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💯 "A lot of our training is focused on ethics and character building, and that’s all important. But that next step is how do you transform an organization? What can I do? What can I say? That’s the kind of training I think we need to get a little bit more into," CAPT Chris “Chowdah” Hill . #WarriorLeadership #BestDamnShiplnTheNavy #MightyIKE

The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was caught off guard by the situation. Senior enlisted personnel must advocate vigorously for the well-being of their junior Marines. Rather than excusing the oversight of Marines at the training facility by attributing it to disinformation or highlighting the construction of a new firehouse, he should be holding accountable all enlisted personnel and officers who failed in their duties. Leadership should prioritize professional courage over merely being executive figureheads or yes-men. Authentic leadership requires action and integrity.

Kathleen Hogan - Thanks for the post. Benchmarking Microsoft’s Growth Mindset journey added confidence that the Navy learning transformation was on a solid vector. Navy leaders recognize there is no finish line to this challenging journey and lead with these lessons to impact both outcomes and people’s underlying beliefs about how the Navy works, what is rewarded, and what is effective - the foundation of culture. Accelerating Navy’s performance advantage with transparency, collaborative problem-solving, focused barrier removal, and valuing learning as an outcome… ‘Lead, don’t manage’ in action.

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My main portfolio and focus during my tour at CG Office of defense ops and strategy Conceptually it’s come a long way and may be our best bet if things go sour with PRC

Such a good read! Another phrase to live by: Get Real, Get Better. The article talks about the importance of embracing the power of data in generating important insights of the real constraints inhibiting performance. It also explains further the importance of good and effective leadership in enabling the people to perform at their best, and be the self-managing individuals that they could possibly be; guided, encouraged, and led by their leaders, with these five (5) routinely asked questions during "learning and barrier removal-centered discussions": Where did we predict we would be now? Where are we actually? What did we learn from any gap between the two? What are the most consequential barriers to meeting the goal (and how do we know)? Who owns the decision rights on them? In result, as the author of the article stated, "over time, these conversations became psychologically safe as leaders kept the focus on collaborative problem-solving – what are the biggest barriers we face today, how do we know, and how do we solve them?". #data #leadership #culture

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This is Space Force Junior ROTC Encouraging Future "Leaders of Character" for the Nation The entire Space Force JROTC enterprise wants to send its best wishes to the graduates in the Class of 2024 from all the high schools of the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFJROTC), which includes the current program of ten #SFJROTC units, who are going through their basic cadet training now as a member of the Class of 2028 at the United States Air Force Academy. The mission of the Air Force and Space Force JROTC programs is to create "citizens of character" for their communities. The mission of the Air Force Academy is to create "leaders of character" for the United States Air Force and United States Space Force and the nation. #CharacterAboveAll #IntegrityFirst

“If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.” I read this book. Fortunately this video, which gets me in the feels every time, sums it up. It doesn’t matter your nationality, gender or country of origin; this applies to you. This short video, from one of the most decorated 4 star admirals and former navy seals in history, is incredibly important for anyone, in any industry, bent on setting goals and executing tasks. It’s a message of perseverance and hope. “If you make your bed every morning you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride, and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another. By the end of the day, that one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed. Making your bed will also reinforce the fact that little things in life matter. If you can’t do the little things right, you will never do the big things right. And if by chance you have a miserable day, you will come home to a bed that is made. That you made. And a made bed gives you encouragement, that tomorrow will be better!” #leadership #goals #discipline #focus #training #priorities #construction #engineering #occupationalhealthandsafety #risk #ohs #hse #infrastructure #majororojects #management #militaryleadership #usmc #usnavy #navyseals

Developing our nation’s next generation of warfighters! Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC) Commanding Officer, CAPT Joseph Baggett, meets with RADM Pete Garvin, President, Naval War College (NWC) to discuss efforts as warfighting enablers by the two premier training and education organizations located onboard Naval Station Newport. NWC and SWSC regularly collaborate, supporting each other’s leader development programs designed to ensure decisive advantage in a complex and rapidly changing global security environment. Both organizations are vital to the Navy’s strategic focus on increasing naval competitive advantage to effectively deter aggression and succeed in long-term competition that challenges our national security, and to prepare our naval forces to succeed across the full spectrum of conflict. U.S. Naval War College Naval Education and Training Command U.S. Navy