1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:10,590 --> 00:00:13,529 OK , I , I think leadership , it in its 3 00:00:13,539 --> 00:00:15,595 core is much more art than science . 4 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:17,767 First off , if you distill what , what 5 00:00:17,767 --> 00:00:19,989 leadership is . So there , there's much 6 00:00:19,989 --> 00:00:21,989 more of an art to it . So with that 7 00:00:21,989 --> 00:00:24,569 said , um I think leadership is um 8 00:00:24,579 --> 00:00:26,770 should be viewed as more situational . 9 00:00:26,780 --> 00:00:29,459 So there is not a single style that 10 00:00:29,469 --> 00:00:31,559 works in all situations or all 11 00:00:31,569 --> 00:00:33,736 circumstances . So I think you have to 12 00:00:33,736 --> 00:00:37,060 be very flexible a as a leader . Um And 13 00:00:37,069 --> 00:00:38,958 really , when you think about and 14 00:00:38,958 --> 00:00:41,180 distill leadership , it's , it's really 15 00:00:41,180 --> 00:00:43,125 about people and how we as leaders 16 00:00:43,125 --> 00:00:46,119 motivate um and get people to work 17 00:00:46,130 --> 00:00:49,110 together to achieve an end state or 18 00:00:49,119 --> 00:00:51,389 objective . Um And so you need to 19 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,567 really understand people , you need to 20 00:00:53,567 --> 00:00:55,678 understand what their strengths are , 21 00:00:55,678 --> 00:00:57,511 what their weaknesses are , what 22 00:00:57,511 --> 00:00:59,567 motivates them um and bring the best 23 00:00:59,567 --> 00:01:01,400 people forward and put them in a 24 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,910 position to succeed . Um And then you 25 00:01:04,919 --> 00:01:07,120 have to be flexible , right ? A a as a 26 00:01:07,129 --> 00:01:09,351 leader , you have to be flexible . Like 27 00:01:09,351 --> 00:01:11,518 I said , it's definitely more art than 28 00:01:11,518 --> 00:01:13,685 science . And so you've got to be able 29 00:01:13,685 --> 00:01:15,796 to read the situation . Sometimes you 30 00:01:15,796 --> 00:01:19,089 need to provide more direct um 31 00:01:19,250 --> 00:01:21,879 actions for , for the , for the group 32 00:01:21,889 --> 00:01:24,319 or the team to , to take , sometimes 33 00:01:24,330 --> 00:01:26,386 you wanna be more hands off and just 34 00:01:26,386 --> 00:01:28,552 provide overall guidance and direction 35 00:01:28,552 --> 00:01:30,760 to the team . But that flexibility is 36 00:01:30,769 --> 00:01:32,699 very important and ties into my 37 00:01:32,709 --> 00:01:34,876 philosophy of situational leadership . 38 00:01:35,089 --> 00:01:37,459 And then I think communication is 39 00:01:37,470 --> 00:01:40,330 important too um both for the team and , 40 00:01:40,339 --> 00:01:42,669 and folks to communicate with you as 41 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,402 well as for you to communicate 42 00:01:44,402 --> 00:01:46,569 everything from what your expectations 43 00:01:46,569 --> 00:01:48,791 are , what the goals and objectives are 44 00:01:48,791 --> 00:01:50,902 and continue dialogue , communication 45 00:01:50,902 --> 00:01:53,124 when things work well , make sure you , 46 00:01:53,124 --> 00:01:55,124 you let folks know when they're not 47 00:01:55,124 --> 00:01:55,120 working so well , make sure they 48 00:01:55,129 --> 00:01:57,680 understand what's not working and how 49 00:01:57,690 --> 00:01:59,912 they may improve on those things . So I 50 00:01:59,912 --> 00:02:01,912 think from understanding people and 51 00:02:01,912 --> 00:02:04,239 working with people um flexibility , 52 00:02:04,250 --> 00:02:07,000 communication and overall , it's that 53 00:02:07,010 --> 00:02:09,121 situational leadership , I think that 54 00:02:09,121 --> 00:02:10,949 really sums up how I would view 55 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:12,720 leadership in my philosophy . 56 00:02:18,190 --> 00:02:20,970 So , so first of all , I , I I'll say , 57 00:02:20,979 --> 00:02:23,090 um I believe fundamentally one of the 58 00:02:23,090 --> 00:02:25,146 things that we're all responsible is 59 00:02:25,146 --> 00:02:27,035 developing the next generation of 60 00:02:27,035 --> 00:02:29,429 leaders for the uh Center for the Air 61 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:31,607 Force and , and for , for the nation . 62 00:02:31,607 --> 00:02:33,718 So primarily that , that's one of the 63 00:02:33,718 --> 00:02:36,169 most important things um that I believe 64 00:02:36,179 --> 00:02:38,346 as a leader in this organization , I'm 65 00:02:38,346 --> 00:02:40,619 responsible for doing is developing 66 00:02:40,630 --> 00:02:42,899 that future generation of leaders um 67 00:02:42,910 --> 00:02:45,889 for , for the nation . Um But with , 68 00:02:45,899 --> 00:02:48,529 with that said , my organization is 69 00:02:48,539 --> 00:02:51,089 responsible for being those independent , 70 00:02:51,100 --> 00:02:54,850 unbiased um impartial assessors of 71 00:02:54,860 --> 00:02:56,749 whether our air force and nuclear 72 00:02:56,749 --> 00:02:58,860 weapons systems are safe , secure and 73 00:02:58,860 --> 00:03:01,440 effective so that we as a nation and it 74 00:03:01,449 --> 00:03:03,505 really is a national level mission , 75 00:03:03,505 --> 00:03:06,690 have a credible nuclear determined . So 76 00:03:06,699 --> 00:03:09,279 it's that independent assessment of our 77 00:03:09,289 --> 00:03:11,511 capabilities that I think is critically 78 00:03:11,511 --> 00:03:13,929 important to the nation's nuclear 79 00:03:13,940 --> 00:03:17,089 deterrent . So that in my mind is , is 80 00:03:17,100 --> 00:03:20,169 extremely important for not just the 81 00:03:20,179 --> 00:03:22,759 center but for the nation . Um And 82 00:03:22,770 --> 00:03:25,529 we're fortunate enough to be allowed um 83 00:03:25,539 --> 00:03:27,761 to have that mission for the nation and 84 00:03:27,761 --> 00:03:29,880 be able to make sure that our systems 85 00:03:29,889 --> 00:03:31,809 are safe , secure and effective .