For those of you who do not know me, my name is Jake Fletcher, and I am a captain in the United States Air Force Reserves in Las Vegas. I spent five years on active duty before making the transition to the Reserves so that I could ultimately pursue a career in the drilling industry, which is my passion. Before I begin, let me make clear that my views and opinions are solely my own and do not reflect the views of the U.S. Air Force as a whole.
Now that we have the formalities out of the way, I can speak freely. I could take some page space to explain how fellow National Driller writer Brock Yordy became one of my best friends and how he introduced me to plenty of other great people in the drilling community, but I would rather get to my topic this week and save the fun stories for future videos and other pieces. When Brock asked if I wanted to contribute to National Driller, I naturally said yes — and that I would love to write about leadership. I thought a good starting point would be to discuss the dangers of leaders who strive to appear that they know more than they really do, or “blind” leaders as a like to call them. I am sure there are much more colorful terms out there to describe these types.