CommissionED: The Air Force Officer Podcast

018 - Improving the unit

January 15, 2020 Colin Slade & Reed Gann
CommissionED: The Air Force Officer Podcast
018 - Improving the unit
Show Notes

The Air Force is a product of innovative officers who looked to the future of what could be. In this episode, Colin and Reed explore that culture of innovation, what it means to improve the unit, and how to know when change is the right thing to do.

05:12 - The Air Force’s culture of innovation
08:06 - Unit’s focused on innovation
11:28 - Problem solving and the OODA Loop
18:18 - Change for change’s sake
23:50 - How to know when change is right
26:56 - Involve your people in the change process
30:51 - Evaluating “improve the unit”

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