Managing CNO's maniacs is not an easy job, but somebody has to do it. Join CDR Ben Salazar and me as we talk about some of the back room difficulties and successes of the CRIC, what NWDC actually stands for, and what to expect for the next round of CRIC accessions.

I take a minute to answer listener questions-thank you for your help in making this episode possible!

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What's the difference between the Army's approach to using unmanned aircraft vs the Air Force's? Why does it matter? Join robotics expert Paul Scharre and me as we discuss these issues and why it is going to take a major change in mindset to get the most use of our drones.

For more info on Paul: http://www.cnas.org/ScharrePaul

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At the center of the Naval Warfare Development Command and its innovation mission is a connector who seems to know everyone in the innovation world. My guest today is Lyndsay Westby-Gibson, who has helped connect me with innovators and great guests in the past. We talk about what's going on over on the East Coast, and why MCPON is visiting NWDC later this month (we like to think it's because he loves the podcast).

Links mentioned:

Athena East Registration page: https://navyathenaeast.eventbrite.com Navy Brightwork (CAC enabled): https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/navy-collablab CRICx LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostRecent=&gid=8103283&trk=my_groups-tile-flipgrp An event we are scoping out in September is the Rapid Prototyping Challenge Weekend in Camp Lejeune, NC. http://www.rpcw.org/

Today's episode waxes philosophical as returning guest LT Knudson and I discuss innovation in a bureaucracy and how to change the way we think about the Navy.

Ask the tough questions. Don't be afraid to fail. Make a difference.

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Today's show is just me, talking about how to use sales techiniques to increase your influence at work.

Good ideas are fine, but without the ability to convince others to adopt them, you'll be useless.

How do you answer the question, "sell me this pen"? The answer, and four other great sales techniques, is in this podcast.

Links mentioned:

Shark Tank: http://youtu.be/UnQ5cr6G78g?t=14m12s

How to Talk to Anyone: http://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Anyone-Success-Relationships/dp/007141858X

LT Deward Cummings, EOD Officer, shares with us how he managed to create a low cost solution to prevent Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) from harming local populations.

Check out LT Cummings' website: www.erw-cps.com/

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LT Hughes takes a few minutes out of his Independence Day weekend to talk to us about the idea he had on USS Benfold that was pitched (and accepted) to CNO, how to get your message out there, and what life as a JO was like on the most innovative ship on the waterfront.

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DC1 Nisha Witt shares with me her budding company and how she found a way to apply a decades old technology to help improve our smartphones' battery life.

Check out Nisha's website: ecoaesoptech.com and connect with her!

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CDR Snodgrass stops in to discuss why he wrote his viral 24 page white paper on Navy retention, offers insights on what is keeping people in as well as pushing them out. Which communities have the toughest time retaining folks? Check out this episode and find out!

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