Guest: John Crewdson

Episode Description: Welcome to the first episode of Lead On: Lessons from Military Leaders! Today, David is joined with John Crewdson, a retired Navy Command Master Chief, to discuss his thirty year long career, navy culture, addressing the invisible middle, and much more. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to like, comment, and subscribe to stay up to date on our new episodes! Learn more about the Enlisted Leadership Foundation at https://www.enlistedleadershipfoundation.org/. 

Time Stamps & Show Notes:

(0:00 - 1:04) Intro 

(1:05 - 2:13) Best Leadership Advice

(2:14 - 8:06) John’s Thirty Year Career/ Navy Culture

(8:07 - 10:57) The Invisible Middle

(10:58 - 13:43) “Periscope”

(13:44 - 15:30) What You Can Gain From The Military

(15:31 - 16:18) What John Misses About Serving

(16:19 -  18:28) Bad Leadership Decision With A Positive Outcome

(18:29 - 18:46) Outro

Keywords & Phrases: operation specialist before command master chief, dont throw your rank around- inspire ppl to follow you based off your actions and ability, 30 years in the navy, wanted to go for 4 years- air traffic controller, longer he was in the more he enjoyed it, more than 10 yrs might as well make it a career, focused on how to excel, #the10yearmark, chief petty officer at 13 year mark, second son rare genetic disease- navy came together to help- bone marrow transplant, #navyfamily, mentorship became more important as he ranked higher, experience is so invaluable, misses comradery