The LEAD Team

The LEAD Team

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The LEAD Team episodes

  • Diversity is not Inclusivity

    In recognition of Black History Month, LEAD representative, Morgan Prigmore, sits down with a Midshipmen panel to discuss the experience of being black at the academy and the impacts this has on the fleet. Additionally, we dive into intersectionality and what it means to be a true ally. 

    42 min
  • Gender Identity: Know Your People

    Morgan Prigmore sits down with LT Kristopher Moore and MIDN 1/C Alexa Jacquitte to discuss the importance of understanding gender identity with constantly changing policies surrounding the LGBTQ+ community. Authentic leadership requires an environment where you can be your authentic self. 

    36 min
  • What is Tribalism?

    Lindsey and Morgan sit down with Major Matt Danielson, a logistics officer and math instructor at USNA, to discuss the dangers of tribalism in the military profession and on the yard. Major Danielson speaks on his time in the Marine Corps and as a midshipmen to highlight the deficiencies of a tribalistic culture.

    41 min
  • Black History Month: A Perspective

    Morgan Prigmore sits down with midshipmen leaders of the Brigade to share their personal experiences in combating stereotypes, finding themselves, and embracing black history in the US military and the world around them. Sydney Barber, Madeleine Cooke, and Andre Rascoe start a conversation about progress and the conversation doesn't end here.

    34 min
  • Leadership Has No Gender

    Lindsey partners with our First Regimental Commander and Naval Academy Women's Network representative, Bray Zimmerman, in an interview with Mr. Colonel Fullwood and Mrs. Colonel Fullwood about their leadership experience navigating some of the challenges women face in the military profession. 

    59 min
  • Back to the Basics

    We kick off 2021 with Major select, Captain Nizhonlii Robinson, as she takes us back to the NL110 curriculum to discuss leadership fundamentals such as growth versus fixed mindset, emotional intelligence, and servant leadership. We might just be able to learn more from the plebes than we think.

    36 min
  • Trust, Confidence, and the USS Cole

    We sit down with retired Master Chief James Parlier to discuss his experiences as a corpsman in the aftermaths of the Beirut Bombings and as Command Master Chief of the USS Cole during the terrorist attacks in 2000. He dives into the importance of trust and confidence within a command and emphasizes the importance of training.  

    34 min
  • Rage On!

    Meet Ryan Chapman, the Brigade Commander at USNA. Dive into the mind of the man who works with senior leadership daily as we discuss his goals for the semester and how we can get the most out of the challenges we face on all levels of the Brigade.

    21 min
  • The Secret to Success
    In this episode, we talk to CAPT Laing about his perspective on how to lead during COVID. As Henry Ford said, “If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own”.
    33 min

About The LEAD Team

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The goal of this podcast is to provide Midshipmen and other listeners with ways to continue to better themselves as leaders. We will be highlighting different guests every couple of weeks where we discuss mindset, character and leadership. Tune in to hear from Midshipmen, Officers and SELs on and off the Yard!