1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:09,767 My leadership philosophy has obviously 3 00:00:09,767 --> 00:00:12,010 changed over time as I have more 4 00:00:12,020 --> 00:00:14,800 experience um and more experiences . 5 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,410 But um basically , I'm relatively 6 00:00:18,410 --> 00:00:22,100 people focused , kind of leader and a 7 00:00:22,100 --> 00:00:25,030 team focused leader because I grew up 8 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:27,780 interacting and playing on teams . And 9 00:00:27,790 --> 00:00:29,920 since I've started my career , I've 10 00:00:29,930 --> 00:00:32,740 been part of a team and I find that 11 00:00:33,090 --> 00:00:34,990 cohesive teams or what is most 12 00:00:34,990 --> 00:00:36,980 successful . So my , my leadership 13 00:00:36,980 --> 00:00:39,450 philosophy often focuses on ensuring 14 00:00:39,450 --> 00:00:41,228 that teams are operating really 15 00:00:41,228 --> 00:00:43,770 efficiently . Um I also strongly 16 00:00:43,770 --> 00:00:46,420 believe in second chances . Um I don't 17 00:00:46,420 --> 00:00:49,460 think that the Air Force should be a 18 00:00:49,470 --> 00:00:51,692 one mistake kind of Air Force . I think 19 00:00:51,692 --> 00:00:53,920 that second chances are important and I 20 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:55,920 think some of our best leaders have 21 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,142 made mistakes early on in their careers 22 00:00:58,142 --> 00:01:00,142 that they grew from and shared with 23 00:01:00,142 --> 00:01:02,309 those around them . Um and have , have 24 00:01:02,309 --> 00:01:04,420 grown into incredible leaders because 25 00:01:04,420 --> 00:01:06,476 of some of the mistakes that they've 26 00:01:06,476 --> 00:01:05,600 made early on 27 00:01:13,380 --> 00:01:15,380 The most important lesson . I don't 28 00:01:15,380 --> 00:01:17,491 know that I can just pick one because 29 00:01:17,491 --> 00:01:19,602 there have been many , of course over 30 00:01:19,602 --> 00:01:22,840 the last 20 plus years , but I started 31 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:24,840 out as a missile earlier , I I am a 32 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,520 missile earlier . Um Many of the things 33 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,820 that we do in missiles and nukes in 34 00:01:30,820 --> 00:01:33,450 general is very black and white . Um , 35 00:01:33,460 --> 00:01:35,571 as I've progressed in my career , the 36 00:01:35,571 --> 00:01:37,460 lessons that I've learned is that 37 00:01:37,460 --> 00:01:40,910 rarely is anything , um , a yes or a no 38 00:01:40,910 --> 00:01:43,770 or a black or a white answer . And so I 39 00:01:43,780 --> 00:01:46,670 think understanding that things are 40 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,680 complicated , problems are complicated . 41 00:01:49,690 --> 00:01:51,746 There's often different solutions to 42 00:01:51,746 --> 00:01:54,480 the same problem set and learning to be 43 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,820 flexible with . That is one of the 44 00:01:56,820 --> 00:01:58,190 biggest lessons that I've learned .