Thanks to my friend and fellow F-14 Tomcat alumni Brian “Ponch” Rivera for the opportunity to talk about leadership on his No Way Out Podcast.
I have known Ponch for decades. We had the great pleasure of being F-14 Tomcat instructors in Fighter Squadron 101, The Grim Reapers, in the early 2000-ish timeframe. “Ponch” is a great podcast interviewer, and we had a few laughs completing this spirited and informative pod.
Some topics that we covered include:
- Leading in conditions of uncertainty
- Building exceptional teams
- Actions, not words: SHOW THEM YOU CARE
- Nuclear Navy. Regular Navy. Fighter Aviation.
- You are NEVER mission-less
- Lead by walking around not by being on Outlook
- Plan-Brief-Execute-Debrief (PBED): Focus on the D
- TOPGUN Maverick started on my couch
- Leadership lessons from the making of TOPGUN Maverick
Hope you enjoy and please send me any feedback you have. I have thick skin, so do not hesitate to be brutally honest with your feedback.
Keep showing them you care.