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CAPT Jay Young - Calm Under Pressure, Leadership Lessons from the EDO Divers Aug 17, 2021

Show notes

We are joined by CAPT Jay Young, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving; Director of Ocean Engineering, Naval Sea Systems Command, for a discussion on Leadership Lessons from the EDO Diver Community. GAO Report: (Timely Actions Needed to Improve Planning and Develop Capabilities for Battle Damage Repair)

Book Recommendation:
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey EDO Book Club If you have not yet joined the Slack workspace, join by finding the invite link in the "Book Club Announcement" on EDO Main. ED LDF

Prove That Wrong! - CAPT Hodgson, CDR Biggs, and LCDR Jett Jul 06, 2021

Show notes

We are joined by:

CAPT Sid Hodgson, Major Program Manager, Terminal Defense Systems (PEO IWS 11)
CDR Ty Biggs, Program Manager's Representative, SUPSHIP Newport News, New Construction Aircraft Carriers
LCDR Jessica Jett, Air Dominance Department Officer, NSWC Port Hueneme

for a discussion on Work-Life Balance. Book Recommendations:

(We didn't have time to talk about all of the recommendations from our guests, but the full list is below)

Laying Out Priorities:

"The Last Lecture" by Jeffrey Zaslow and Randy Pausch

How to discover your "why" in difficult times
TED Talk by Simon Sinek

"Destined for War" by Graham T. Allison

"The Kill Chain" by Christian Brose

Building Great Teams:

"Wooden on Leadership" by John Wooden

"Lincoln on Leadership" by Donald T. Phillips

"The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel James Brown

"The Fifth Trimester" by Lauren Smith Brody

Freeing up Bandwidth:

"Essentialism" by Greg McKeown

"Getting Things Done" by David Allen

"One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey" by Hal Burrows, Ken Blanchard, and William Oncken

Attitude is Everything:

The happy secret to better work
TED Talk by Shawn Achor

Leisure:

"The Simple Path to Wealth" by J. Collins

Anything by Stephen King ("The Institute" is a recent one)

Anything by Orson Scott Card (There's a lot more than "Ender's Game"!)

EDO Book Club If you have not yet joined the Slack workspace, join by finding the invite link in the "Book Club Announcement" on EDO Main. ED LDF

David Epstein - The Bajillion Dollar Question May 18, 2021

Show notes

We are joined by David Epstein, the author of #1 New York Times bestseller: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, for a discussion on:

"Wicked" vs "Kind" learning environments, analogical problem solving, differentiating the "Chain of Communication" from the "Chain of Command", and the "bajillion dollar question".

Links to other media discussed in this episode:

David Epstein and Malcolm Gladwell discuss Generalized vs Specialized at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

'Superforecasters' Are Making Eerily Accurate Predictions About COVID-19. Our Leaders Could Learn From Their Approach

Book Recommendations:

Expert Political Judgment (Philip E. Tetlock),

And its more popular treatment:

Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction (Dan Gardner and Philip E. Tetlock)

Educating Intuition (Robin M. Hogarth),

And its more popular treatment:

The Myth of Experience: Why We Learn the Wrong Lessons, and Ways to Correct Them (Emre Soyer and Robin M. Hogarth)

EDO Book Club
If you have not yet joined the Slack workspace, join by finding the invite link in the "Book Club Announcement" on EDO Main.
ED LDF

Make It Happen, Leadership Lessons from the Federal Government's COVID-19 Response - CAPT Durant Apr 01, 2021

Show notes

We are joined by Captain Brian Durant for a discussion on Leadership Lessons from the Federal Government's COVID-19 Response (formerly Operation Warp Speed).

Book Recommendations:

The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Plague in History by John M. Barry

Long Walk to Freedom (Autobiography) by Nelson Mandela

Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness by Scott Jurek

Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins

EDO Book Club

If you have not yet joined the Slack workspace, join by finding the invite link in the "Book Club Announcement" on EDO Main.

ED LDF

No Progress Without Honesty - RDML Okano, LCDR Carino, LCDR Macus Feb 16, 2021

Show notes

We are joined by:

Rear Admiral Seiko Okano, Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems
Lieutenant Commander Christina Carino, Action Officer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy - Ships
Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Macus, Test & Trials Director, Amphibious Warfare Program Office

for a discussion on bias, unique challenges for women, and leadership lessons applicable to all.

Book Recommendations:

RDML Okano's "must-read":

The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare by Christian Brose

How to change and adapt to culture:

The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein

Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries by Safi Bahcall

On Empathy:

The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World by Jamil Zaki

EDO Book Club

If you have not yet joined the Slack workspace, join by finding the invite link in the "Book Club Announcement" on EDO Main.

ED LDF

VADM Hill - Evolving Your Leadership and Leaderful Teams Jan 04, 2021

Show notes

We are joined by Vice Admiral Jon Hill, Director, Missile Defense Agency, for a discussion on: Evolving Leadership, his three leadership precepts (Time, Team, Character), developing your leadership philosophy, managing change, and a book recommendation.

Book Recommendations (both by George Friedman):

The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century

The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond

EDO Book Club

If you have not yet joined the Slack workspace, join by finding the invite link in the "Book Club Announcement" on EDO Main.

ED LDF

Transcripts: All available in this Google Drive Folder.

RDML Brown - Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously Nov 16, 2020

Show notes

We are joined by Rear Admiral Scott M. Brown, Director, Fleet Maintenance, U.S. Pacific Fleet, for a discussion on: how “Command at Sea” addresses our targeted attributes (Developing Others and Initiative); mentor group cross-pollination; influencing daily behaviors; and an additional book recommendation.

Book Recommendations:

Command at Sea, by Admiral James Stavridis

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, by Daniel James Brown

EDO Book Club

If you have not yet joined the Slack workspace, join by finding the invite link in the "Book Club Announcement" on EDO Main.

ED LDF

Transcripts: All available in this Google Drive Folder.

VADM Wolfe - Become Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable Oct 01, 2020

Show notes

We are joined by Vice Admiral Johnny R. Wolfe, Jr., Director, Strategic Systems Program, for a discussion on learning how to lead, fostering a learning culture, balancing mission accomplishment and personnel safety in the COVID-19 era, and what Leaders can learn from “The Making of the Atomic Bomb” (EDO Book Club discussion starting on October 5th).

Harvard Business Review

EDO Book Club
If you have not yet joined the Slack workspace, join by finding the invite link in the "Book Club Announcement" on EDO Main.

ED LDF

Transcripts: All available in this Google Drive Folder.

VADM Galinis - Build the Team, Execute the Mission Aug 31, 2020

Show notes

We are joined by Vice Admiral Bill Galinis, 45th Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, for a discussion on how to attract and develop talent, communicating your vision, and building a culture that supports mission execution. So grab a cup of coffee and meet us in, The Wardroom. At the time of this recording, Admiral Galinis was serving as the Program Executive for Ships.

One timeline correction for this episode. The Fiscal Year 20/21 ED Leadership Development Framework attributes have been selected. They are Developing Others and Initiative (supported by Strategic Thinking and Vision)

EDO Book Club: https://edobookclub.slack.com/
If you have not yet joined the Slack workspace, join by finding the invite link in the "Book Club Announcement" on EDO Main.

ED LDF: https://intelshare.intelink.gov/sites/edoschool/EDOmain/LDF/LDF%20Pictures/ED%20LDF%202.0_Final%20Release%20Version.pdf?Web=1

Transcripts: All available in this Google Drive folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dfeBuDGMjXSyi6lQKQysfJ3vOu-HIjw9?usp=sharing

VADM Moore - Avoiding Anarchy Aug 24, 2020

Show notes

We are joined by Vice Admiral Tom Moore, 44th Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, for a discussion on developing future leaders, strategic thinking, and vision. So grab a cup of coffee and meet us in The Wardroom.

EDO Book Club: https://edobookclub.slack.com/
If you have not yet joined the Slack workspace, join by finding the invite link in the "Book Club Announcement" on EDO Main.

ED LDF: https://intelshare.intelink.gov/sites/edoschool/EDOmain/LDF/LDF%20Pictures/ED%20LDF%202.0_Final%20Release%20Version.pdf?Web=1

Transcripts: All available in this Google Drive folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dfeBuDGMjXSyi6lQKQysfJ3vOu-HIjw9?usp=sharing

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