WEBVTT 00:10.340 --> 00:13.470 So I'm from small town northeast 00:13.470 --> 00:16.280 pennsylvania again , very blue collar , 00:16.280 --> 00:18.450 hardworking community , a lot of 00:18.450 --> 00:21.360 farming community , industrial uh , in 00:21.360 --> 00:23.780 that that environment really showed me 00:23.780 --> 00:26.360 the value of people and family and 00:26.360 --> 00:28.416 because everybody looked out for one 00:28.416 --> 00:31.290 another and , and was really interested 00:31.290 --> 00:34.450 in in helping each other . 00:35.340 --> 00:37.480 I'm not a very adventurous or daring 00:37.480 --> 00:39.480 person , but one of the most recent 00:39.480 --> 00:41.570 things is is I made a goal to hike 00:41.570 --> 00:43.737 mount fuji from the bottom all the way 00:43.737 --> 00:45.681 to the top and it was one of those 00:45.681 --> 00:47.848 things that creating a goal for myself 00:47.848 --> 00:50.200 and kind of reaching that goal and 00:50.210 --> 00:52.377 seeing all the people along the way on 00:52.377 --> 00:54.800 the mountain . If you talk about the 00:54.800 --> 00:57.022 red tail legacy , if if you learn about 00:57.022 --> 00:59.022 it , you understand that that was a 00:59.022 --> 01:01.110 really powerful team , right ? And 01:01.110 --> 01:03.120 that's what we want to get after is 01:03.120 --> 01:06.200 creating very powerful teams . The 01:06.210 --> 01:08.377 first thing you need to do is focus on 01:08.377 --> 01:10.650 the people around you . So if you focus 01:10.650 --> 01:12.928 on and invest in the people around you , 01:12.928 --> 01:16.070 they will in turn focus on and invest 01:16.070 --> 01:17.530 in that mission and do it 01:17.530 --> 01:19.350 collaboratively as a team , 01:23.940 --> 01:26.100 general Messer and I are absolutely 01:26.100 --> 01:29.280 invested in you . We are relentlessly 01:29.280 --> 01:31.910 driven towards your personal growth , 01:31.910 --> 01:34.850 your professional growth . Again , my 01:34.860 --> 01:37.082 my rank doesn't belong to me . The star 01:37.082 --> 01:39.193 of my chest doesn't belong to me . It 01:39.193 --> 01:40.971 belongs to you . And that's the 01:40.971 --> 01:43.193 mentality that we have going forward in 01:43.193 --> 01:46.960 this organization . Yeah , so I think I 01:46.960 --> 01:50.560 could use a lot of words to , to say 01:50.560 --> 01:53.040 what I want out of a leader , being 01:53.040 --> 01:56.100 consistent , being authentic , reliable , 01:56.100 --> 01:58.560 accountable . Um but for me really what 01:58.560 --> 02:00.850 it comes down to is leading with your 02:00.850 --> 02:03.150 heart , If you lead with your heart 02:03.160 --> 02:05.400 every day , I don't think you can go 02:05.400 --> 02:07.630 wrong and honestly it comes down to 02:07.630 --> 02:10.070 caring for people , uh not only just 02:10.070 --> 02:12.237 caring for their basic health , morale 02:12.237 --> 02:14.570 welfare because that's the bare minimum , 02:14.570 --> 02:16.737 right ? It's , it's really getting out 02:16.737 --> 02:18.959 there and understanding who your people 02:18.959 --> 02:21.070 are in caring for their investment in 02:21.070 --> 02:22.903 their growth as people . Because 02:22.903 --> 02:25.014 ultimately when you do that , there's 02:25.014 --> 02:27.070 so many doors that open for you as a 02:27.070 --> 02:29.070 leader . There's so many walls that 02:29.070 --> 02:31.181 will start to come down at the end of 02:31.181 --> 02:33.403 the day , leaders grow leaders , you're 02:33.403 --> 02:35.626 gonna hear that a lot . And if you're a 02:35.626 --> 02:37.514 leader , if you think you're in a 02:37.514 --> 02:39.626 leadership position , that's , that's 02:39.626 --> 02:41.792 what I want . I want our leaders to be 02:41.792 --> 02:44.014 invested in the growth of our people so 02:44.014 --> 02:46.126 they can be leaders as well and don't 02:46.126 --> 02:48.348 wait for a position title or rank to do 02:48.348 --> 02:50.403 it because I think leading with your 02:50.403 --> 02:52.570 heart goes for everybody , right ? And 02:52.570 --> 02:52.450 at the end of the day , if you're gonna 02:52.450 --> 02:54.860 micromanage anything micromanage the 02:54.860 --> 02:57.027 hopes , the dreams and the passions of 02:57.027 --> 02:59.193 your airmen and I think that will go a 02:59.193 --> 02:58.530 long way