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Maj Gen Brook J. “Tank” Leonard, USAF is an experienced leader in the U.S. Air Force. He has extensive leadership experience with a wide range of organizations of various scales; in several complex and uncertain environments, including combat. He is currently the Deputy Commander and Director of Operations at Combined Joint Task Force - Space Operations, leading planning and operations for United States Space Command. He has flown numerous aircraft, including the F-16 and F-35, with over 3,000 flight hours, including 576 combat hours. Maj Gen Leonard is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, USAF Weapons School and has attained multiple masters degrees throughout his career.
Chapters in this episode include:
- Iron Eagle vs. Top Gun
- Why Fighter Aviation
- Energy-Maneuverability (Agility) Theory
- Navy TOPGUNs Take Boyd to School
- Distributed Leadership, Weapons School (Top Gun) Style
- The Art and Science of the Debrief (Feedback Loop)
- Leadership Lessons from Secretary Mattis
- Bounded Applicability: Effects-Based Operations (Value-Focused Thinking)
- New Domain, New Culture and the Power of Cognitive Diversity
- IOHAI: The Secret Behind Team Orientation
- Red Teaming: Challenging Assumptions and Improving Decision Facilitation
- Leading a Fearless Organization (Psychological Safety)
- F-16 vs. F-35?
- Merging Cultures
- The Space
John R. Boyd's Conceptual Spiral was originally titled No Way Out. In his own words:
“There is no way out unless we can eliminate the features just cited. Since we don’t know how to do this, we must continue the whirl of reorientation…”
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John Boyd’s Conceptual Spiral was originally titled “No Way Out.” In his words:
“There is no way out unless we can eliminate the features just cited. Since we don’t know how to do this, we must continue the whirl of reorientation…”
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