Office Call Podcast

In this episode of Office Call, we share a session from the Financial Management Leadership Series. Mr. Dave Weinberg discusses why it is important for one to lead their life and practice self-care. Mr. Weinberg is a Senior Partner with the Kearney Company, owner and sole proprietor of DaveSpeak. He is a retired Colonel from the United States Air Force. Mr. Weinberg was formerly the Comptroller, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. He was responsible for providing the $8 billion financial resources required to recruit and assess Air Force personnel and provide them military, technical, and flying training to replenish Air Force combat capability. A veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, he served as the A-8, Director, supporting the warfighters and responsible for the $1.5 billion spent throughout the 38 sites within the area of responsibility. He has a BS in Accounting from Clemson University, SC, and a MA in Public Administration from Troy State University, AL. His comptroller assignments include nine years in finance, ten years in budget, five years as a commander, and five years as a comptroller at all levels of staff. He is an active member of the American Society of Military Comptrollers, having served as past president to four separate chapters, and has a CDFM. He is married to Marty and has two great kids, Matt and Allison (almost off the payroll).

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower famously said, “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” Additionally, in Barbara Tuchman’s book, The Guns of August, she illustrates the importance of building flexibility into a plan. In this episode of Office Call, Nesta Garner and John Forbes conduct an after action report to evaluate how the 90 Day Command Plan survived the first contact. They discuss what went well, what did not go so well, and what changes to make for the next plan.

Accelerate Change or Lose - Linking to Financial Management

Description: In this episode of the Office Call, hosts John Forbes and Nesta Garner discuss General Charles Q. Brown’s, the 22nd Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Accelerate Change or Lose paper and the linkage to Financial Management.

Podcast mentions:

Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel-Kahneman

The Economist Morning Briefing

Work Life with Adam Grant

Net Assessment

Key Battles of the Revolutionary War

Key Battles of the Civil War

In this episode of the Office Call, we introduce the Pulse series for the first time in Season 2. The Pulse aims to get Airmen’s perspective about the financial management career field from a technical perspective. Guest host Capt Eric Artman interviews MSgt Abbey Oladiti, the DEAMS SME on the HQ USAFE-AFAFRICA staff at Ramstein AB, Germany.

In this episode of the Office Call, Lt Col John Forbes interviews MSgt Sam Spaethe and TSgt Lakindra Favors to see what progress the Resource Training Center (RTC) has made over the past year. Also, they discuss tools and resources the RTC has developed, such as the Financial Information Collaboration Space (FICS), Debt Management Tool, and Money As A Weapon System (MAAWS) training, to name a few, they have delivered to the field. Additionally, the RTC team gives a sneak peek of future tools coming to a Comptroller Squadron near you!

In this episode of Office Call, Lt Col John Forbes and Capt Shawn Hempsey interview Brig Gen Michael Greiner, Comptroller, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command. This is part of Office Call’s leadership series where we have conversations with senior leaders from the Air Force Financial Management community to get to know them better as individuals, gain insights into lessons learned from their successes, as well as challenges they have overcome.

As AFMC’s Chief Financial Officer, Brig Gen Greiner responsible for more than 35% of the Air Force appropriated budget. This includes the financial planning and fiscal execution of the Air Force’s research, development, test, acquisition, and sustainment programs. He serves as principal financial adviser to the AFMC Commander, and as such, is responsible for command policies regarding Chief Financial Officer Act compliance. He is responsible for identifying funding requirements; building the command’s budgets; administering the Air Force Working Capital Fund; executing AFMC’s annual budget program of $60 billion and providing military, civilian, and contractor pay service to 89,000 personnel. He also oversees 3,000 professional financial managers providing vital services supporting the command’s units worldwide, including 10 major bases.

Brig Gen Greiner received his commission from the Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program at the University of Portland as a distinguished graduate. He is also a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Institute of Technology. He has served in operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, Unified Response, and Freedom’s Sentinel. Prior to his current assignment, Brig Gen Greiner served as the Director, Budget Operations and Personnel, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Budget.

In this episode of the Office Call, hosts Lt Col John Forbes and Maj Nesta Garner discuss season two and what is in store for listeners.

In this episode of the Office Call, we introduce a new series called  Let’s Get Fiscal, hosted by Capt Garrett Custons and Lt Matt Chumaceiro. The two interview our Financial Manager experts to hear their stories of innovation and help FMers solve problems. Their guest in this episode is Lt Col Jared Mitchell, and they discuss how he helped install electric vehicle chargers on Travis AFB.

In this episode of Office Call, we share another WebEx event hosted by CMSgt Kendall Briscoe, the Executive for Enlisted Matters to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller. In this WebEx, CMSgt Briscoe hosts a panel of airmen to share their perspective and hear what is on their minds to better serve them.

In this episode of the Office Call, Capt Shawn Hempsey is back with the Pulse series. The Pulse aims to get junior airmen's perspective about the financial management career field and key issues impacting our Air Force. His guest in this episode is SSgt Laurence Limlengco from Hill AFB.