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E218: Transition Rule #1 – Don’t Do It Alone


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Why Is Transition Rule #1 – Don’t Do It Alone?

When talking about the transition, why did we make Transition Rule #1 -Don’t Do It Alone?  At Cameron-Brooks, we’ve spent nearly 50 years helping Junior Military Officers (JMOs) make this transition successfully. A lot has changed in 50 years, and there is one thing for certain: There is so much information out there. There are a lot of resources and people out there who want to help you.

We’ve developed 6 Rules for the JMO Military to Business Transition to help break through the vast amounts of information and organize it for you. These rules provide a framework and a structure to help you gather information, plan, prepare and help educate you on your options outside of the military.

In this episode, we’re joined by Tim Kirchner, who has spent 20+ years in the recruiting Industry. He’s a key team member and leader at Cameron-Brooks. What is unique about Tim is that he’s seen both sides. He’s been at Cameron-Brooks for the last six years and has helped thousands of JMO’s learn about their options and helped communicate how companies view and understand them. He’s spent the majority of his professional career communicating with Hiring Managers and helping them find, build, and retain talent.

Tim was the main driver behind organizing these rules. He’s a wonderful teammate and leader, and we value that he’s seen a lot, and he brings a fresh perspective and a “different frame” of viewing things.

In this episode, we dove into the crucial first step: finding the right guide. We discuss key insights, practical strategies, and the value of a guide in the transition to help you build a plan, develop a strategy, and start building the foundation for your transition.

We start with Transition Rule #1: Don’t Do It Alone. In other words, Find Your Guide.
Why Should You Find a Guide?

It will highly increase your chances of being successful in the transition, based on how you define success.

When starting something new, the most important thing to do is gather information and get educated on that topic. So naturally, how do we do that? We find information and people who know things that we don’t. We learn from people who have gone before us and from people who have experience.

What to Look for when You Find a Guide?

The first thing that’s important when you find a guide is choosing one that you trust. With trust comes open, candid communication, that goes both ways.

For the JMO, it’s about communicating what’s important to you and thinking about your objectives in the transition. For the guide, it’s about listening and being honest about the realistic nature of achieving those goals based upon the proposed strategy.

We discussed the importance of trust, which stems from the book Trust by Dr. Henry Cloud. The five components of trust:

1. Does the guide understand what is important to you?

2. Does the guide have the expertise?
3. Does the guide have the Integrity and Character to do what they say they are going to do?
4. Does the guide have transparency in their motive to help you?
5. Does the guide have a clear track record?

Transformation over Transaction

Joel left us with some closing thoughts. Our mission at Cameron-Brooks is about transformation, not transaction. We don’t just place JMOs in front of Hiring Managers and Decision Makers for open developmental positions. It goes further than that. We strive to be Counterculture to help JMOs grow, reflect, and step into the next phase of their careers with confidence. We strive to provide confidence in your choice to find a guide.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

Are you ready to follow Transition Rule #1 – Don’t Do It Alone? Want to learn more? Check out our podcast, Cameron-Brooks: PCS to Corporate America, follow us on LinkedIn or check out our website. 

If you want to chat and learn more about your options, let me know. Always happy to set up a no pressure conversation.

Brock Dudley

(210) 874-1495 | [email protected]

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