Debriefing, or the process of analyzing the effectiveness of a recent mission, is an invaluable process of continuous learning. On this episode, I debrief both my website ProjectRise.co and Breaking Red Podcast over 2019 and share my thoughts on how I will continue to create and produce content to better serve my small but growing audience.

Can a “winning” mindset be the cause of team tension or a sign of a selfish leader? Listen to my thoughts on why winning isn’t everything...unless I am running a CONTEST where you can clearly win! Seriously, stay until the end to see how you can be a winner this holiday season.

Another Hot 3 Episode! This time I share my thoughts on why formal leadership courses suck, the core of crisis leadership, and overcoming fear to create opportunities.

Are you a Stress Fountain or a Stress Sponge? Find out in this episode, along with ways to introduce the concept with your teams and lead them through stressful situations and towards success.

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Being an honest leader is important in today’s dynamic work environment, but those efforts can get lost in the daily grind. Darrel Wang is a former Airman and full-time leader that shares his experiences and honest approach to developing rising leaders, both in the military and in the gym. Learn more at www.darrelwang.com and follow his journey at @darrelwg

Achieving Work/Life balance is a difficult challenge all of us must deal with...but I think the overall concept is bullsh!t. This episode offers my counterstrategy where you don’t have to sacrifice anything and continue to rise as a leader.

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Technology isn’t always a given solution to better productivity at work or in life. This episode reviews three “Tactile Productivity Tactics” that unplug you from inefficiencies and help drive yourself and your teams towards purposeful and meaningful success. And Fanny Packs, because they are so...damn...practical.

A disciplined fitness regime is a core element to becoming a successful military leader. This responsibility is yours alone to bear, and you must push yourself and others to stay on the disciplined path towards mission accomplishment and always being ready for the fight.

The “Hot 3” format is where I will quickly tackle three community-provided topics in one episode. Topics on deck for this episode include Managing Expectations, Effectively Using Criticism, and is the I-word a Convenient Distraction? 

I attended Day 2 of the 2019 Air, Space, and Cyber Conference hosted by the Air Force Association at the National Harbor in Maryland. This was my first time attending the conference and I hope to return in the future. After marinating on the subjects covered on the panels I attended, here are my reactions and thoughts.