While many in the military have (finally) learned about the OODA Loop and the man that created it, it's still an understudied approach...

Which path will you follow?Shortly after I entered the U.S. Air Force in 2005, I began searching for inspiration to keep moving forward...

Sometimes you need to look at the dark things in life and figure out how to giggle at them.

COVID-19 has created a new abnormal, but not everything is bad! The U.S. military has a long tradition of formal ceremonies marking...

Failure is critical to learning. Why do so many of us get this one wrong? I have failed. I cannot even begin to count all of the times I...

Informal feedback is vital, but it must be employed consistently to be fair.

The Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force represents all enlisted Airmen, but what does that mean? What is our core identity?

"If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long...

The U.S. military services have rapidly changed working uniforms over the last several years, forming a litmus test for adaptability.

The U.S. military is a long-standing institution with a unique set of beliefs, social values, and standards. It's shocking how quickly...

Having served in the U.S. Air Force while Secretary Robert M. Gates was overseeing the Department of Defense (DoD), I have been eager to...

Since the sad death of George Floyd, our nation has been given much to think about regarding both where we have come from - and where we...

"Carrying an assault rifle and wearing tactical armor no more makes you a 'soldier' than carrying a wand and wearing a robe makes you a...

Expanding on his amazing 2014 University of Texas commencement speech and the resulting book, Make Your Bed, McRaven chronologically...

I recently finished reading Atul Gawande's The Checklist Manifesto and thoroughly enjoyed it. Having worked professionally in a field...

When we come to hard decisions in life, everyone has a variety of techniques to deal with them. One of the most common is to talk to other..

Malcolm Gladwell explores the David and Goliath trope, revealing that maybe we've been learning the wrong lesson

Fostering both professional growth and personal growth to build a balanced team

Recently, I discussed how I recorded my own classes for my teammates on effective communication. I had a lot of fun learning how to do it...

As part of the grassroots Air Force Quarantine University page, I recorded a 3-part video series on effective communication.