CommissionED: The Air Force Officer Podcast

013 - Executing the mission

December 11, 2019 Colin Slade & Reed Gann
CommissionED: The Air Force Officer Podcast
013 - Executing the mission
Show Notes

Lucky Thirteen! Colin and Reed follow up on CSAF Gen David Goldfein's memo to wing commanders from earlier this year. Kicking off a short series of episodes on the values outlined within the memo, Colin and Reed focus on the importance of executing the mission as an Air Force officer.

02:17 - What is meant by mission in "mission first"?
06:38 - What is meant by first in "mission first"?
11:53 - Why focus on "mission first"?
15:06 - Reed explains the relationship vs outcome matrix (see Reed's "whiteboard" lecture in the Facebook group)
27:22 - Colin and Reed share experiences with mission failure/success

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