Ep. 3: Retired Chief Master Sergeant David Staton talks how to be successful leader and ways to mentor
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Chief Master Sergeant David Staton, Retired, is the former Command Chief Master Sergeant of Air Education and Training Command. His other leadership roles in the military included Command Chief of Second of Air Force, First Sergeant, and Military Training Instructor. Chief Staton served in the Air Force for nearly 30 years and knows a thing or two about leading.
00:30 Intro
1:40 Trying to be successful as a leader
3:23 Importance of being approachable
4:48 Making of a great mentor
6:00 Everything you say and do has the potential to really help someone with you even knowing
7:45 Funny story about random encounter
9:40 Lt Col Mark Schwalm
10:50 The more responsibility given, the more that is expected from you
12:05 Balancing needs of the organization with needs of the junior ranking
13:00 Do not forget where you came from
16:22 Leading people versus building leaders
17:40 Who mentors Command Chiefs?
18:58 Peer mentorship
20:30 Getting mentored by junior enlisted
21:30 Trying new things in order to grow
23:24 Failure setting you up for later success and personal story
29:54 Personal message on giant billboard
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