My First of Many Posts

I have cultivated my leadership approach through nearly two decades of service leading elite special operations teams on complex missions worldwide. My philosophy is people-centric, understanding that empathy, connection, and earning genuine trust are requirements before any team can advance together to accomplish strategic goals. I believe in empowering teams with ownership, optimizing systems for reliability, and leading the adaptable execution of disciplined plans. Most importantly, I know that leadership is a never-ending journey of self-improvement to drive impact while bringing others along in that mission. I write this blog to share the lessons I’ve learned leading through adversity in service and to keep learning on how I can continue making a positive difference as a leader. Below are topics/ titles I will cover.

1.       Control The Controllable. Influence The Variables.

2.       Listen, Think, Pause, Respond (LTPR)

3.       Balance The Art & Science

4.       Your Not In Charge, Your Responsible For Those In Your Charge

5.       Crawl, Walk, Run vs. Jog, Run, Sprint

6.       The What, Why, & So What

7.       The Triad Of Drive

8.       Faces Of The Team

9.       Understand, Visualize, Describe, Direct, Lead, Assess (UVDDLA)

10.   Professionalism, Walk the Walk

11.   Partnerships/Relationships Are The Life Blood Of Success

12.   Learn, Lead, Inform

13.   Learn From Both Success and Failure

14.   Progressive Elaboration

15.   “Know what you know, know what you don't know, and surround yourself with people who know what you don't know.”

16.   Add Value, if a Seat is Open Fill it

17.   Chane Your Circumstances

18.   Your Strength & Weakness Can Be Interchangeable

19.   The Colors We Lead In

20.   “Your reputation precedes you”

21.   Change your circumstances, you’re stronger than you think….

22.   The Learned Becomes Intuition

23.   The Little Things Add Up To Big Things

24.   Outwitting Our Cognitive Bias

25.   If it wasn’t a challenge it wouldn’t be an opportunity

26.   Who’s your hero? Me in one, two, five, & tens years!

More to come…

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