Build Your Team, Realize Lasting Vision
I work with leaders to craft a long-term vision for their team and build adaptable development programs to help realize it.
The work will rely on invested leadership as a foundation.
I’ve spent most of my career developing and leading high-performance military teams that provide 24/7/365 management of complex systems and enable nationwide emergency response in the event of attacks on our homeland. First and foremost among the lessons I learned was the value of leadership in developing new team members into engaged, empowered decision-makers.
I work with teams to craft a vision based on where they want to be and the value they hope to provide others. Enabling objectives are specific goals developed to ‘move the ball forward’ toward that vision. Objectives are measurable so you know where you stand, and relevant in time so you’re not doing too much too fast.
We’ll look at your organization’s history, core values, and competencies and apply the Teach-Train-Lead™ model to build a development program tailored to each position. Effective development requires a holistic approach to team building and the refinement of skills that ensures each person is ready to lead in their role and contribute to your vision of the future.
“Rome wasn’t built in a day …” If you have in-house training or instructional design specialists, we’ll enable their leadership through specific training and licensed materials aimed to support your development programs long-term.
Even with the tools and training to move ahead, leaders still face uncertainty as they take the leap into the unknown. Allow me to support you one-on-one through your toughest challenges and enable you to make the decisions for your organization and your own personal well-being.
In his 2011 article in the Atlantic , Tim Kane asks: “Why are so many of the most talented officers now abandoning military life for the private sector?” It was a good question. Still is, and applies to thousands of servicemembers who served in both …
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*Question borrowed from Brad Lea , entrepreneur, CEO, and host of the Dropping Bombs podcast.
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I’m an Air Force veteran and former operator of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM). Yep, nuclear weapons. I’ve met many people who didn’t know we still had nuclear weapons in the United States, much less on alert and combat-ready. For the better part of a decade, I deployed throughout the Western U.S. to complex alert facilities and descended 80 feet below ground with one other person to stand ready behind one of the world’s most powerful strategic instruments. The job can be busy with daily maintenance, 24/7 security operations, and constant revision to hardware and software. Yet despite the significant responsibility and unique heritage, my fellow “missileers” and I grew up in “one of the world’s worst cultures” according to author Daniel Coyle. In the last few years, a select group of senior leaders undertook a massive effort to overhaul our professional way of life and rehabilitate the image of nuclear operations in the Air Force. Nevertheless, positive momentum eventually gave way to old patterns of behavior and our persistent failure of imagination. Our own failures in leadership.
As I prepared to leave the Air Force, I struggled (like many veterans) with what my next “mission” would be. Graduate school had long been my plan, to pursue a PhD in the social sciences and teach full time. But the closer I got to applying, the less confident I felt in that path. I wanted to teach, to continue developing others and sharing lessons I’d learned the hard way. Yet I couldn’t shake the feeling that putting my family’s life on hold for 4-6 years and spending the rest of my life as an academic was the right answer. I’d grown up cynical after a rough go during high school and college, followed by the ups and downs of military life. So naturally, when I thought about entering the business world, I was overcome by hesitation and outright fear.
Ready to move forward and lead your team to lasting success? Let’s connect!
