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We sit down with retired Air Force intelligence officer and leadership coach Chris Russell to unpack the leadership lessons behind his book More Than a Mission. We talk followership, purpose, crisis leadership, and why clear communication and real accountability are the difference between task completion and true success. 

• Chris’s path from ROTC to fighter units, Weapon School, special operations support, and command at NSA 
• why leadership success requires skills beyond the job skills that earn promotion 
• learning from both great leaders and toxic leaders, including what not to copy 
• followership as active responsibility, mission understanding, and smart questions 
• delegating authority instead of only delegating tasks 
• leaders as both born and made, with deliberate development and trust 
• finding purpose by leaning into what you love and what you do well 
• alignment, clarity, and buy-in as drivers of morale and retention 
• crisis leadership as calm thinking, not panic reactions 
• training and systems as the real foundation under pressure 
• debrief culture and accountability that improves the whole team 

Reach out to Chris here, and you can purchase "More Than A Mission" here.

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