Comments on: 300 is Not a Training Film http://cmm.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/03/20/300-is-not-a-training-film/ Don\'t let the weasels get ya down... Tips for being a better manager and dealing with the insanity of the workplace Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:24:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Wally Bock http://cmm.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/03/20/300-is-not-a-training-film/comment-page-1/#comment-24650 Wally Bock Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:05:22 +0000 http://cmm.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/03/20/300-is-not-a-training-film/#comment-24650 Gosh, Wayne, if I'd known that you wrote that piece, I'd have read it on Management-Issues, but I tend to avoid commentary in a place where commentators seem to think it requires three 1500 word articles to cover the basics of motivation. But I digress. Great piece with good points about the training and culture of the Spartans. The Spartans, like the US Marines or Wellington's infantry won battles because they had a culture that rewarded loyalty to each other and training that made execution details jot-and-tittle perfect under high stress conditions. There aren't many companies out there providing that kind of training or culture. Gosh, Wayne, if I’d known that you wrote that piece, I’d have read it on Management-Issues, but I tend to avoid commentary in a place where commentators seem to think it requires three 1500 word articles to cover the basics of motivation. But I digress.

Great piece with good points about the training and culture of the Spartans. The Spartans, like the US Marines or Wellington’s infantry won battles because they had a culture that rewarded loyalty to each other and training that made execution details jot-and-tittle perfect under high stress conditions. There aren’t many companies out there providing that kind of training or culture.

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