Hit the brew button on the coffee pot! Capt. Fletch manning the cockpit of my DC-8 (desk, chair and eight drawers, for those unfamiliar with that famous Air Force joke). Last month we took a pause to discuss mental health and the importance of truly knowing your people — and how to avert the worst day in any leader’s career. This month we turn to a favorite topic of mine: training!
As many of you know, I spent a good part of my time in the Air Force developing the training programs for well drilling teams, as well as other specialty engineering capabilities. What many people may not know is, I had never led or established a training program before taking that role. This made it par for the course. Many things I have done in my career started with the commander saying, “Figure it out!”