Leadership to Leadership to SuccessSuccessCapt Jason MelloCapt Jason Mello

Top Ten Top Ten reasons it is good to be reasons it is good to be a CGOa CGO

10. When I make a reservation at the Navy 10. When I make a reservation at the Navy VOQ, I always get a suite and a driver ready VOQ, I always get a suite and a driver ready asking if the CAPTAIN is ready.asking if the CAPTAIN is ready.

9. No one ever questions where I am… 9. No one ever questions where I am… 8. Where else can I wear bars and not have a 8. Where else can I wear bars and not have a

friend named “bubba”friend named “bubba” 7. When I screw up, I always get “He’s only a 7. When I screw up, I always get “He’s only a

Lieutenant”Lieutenant” 6. Right out of college, they let you fly a $90 6. Right out of college, they let you fly a $90

million airplane!million airplane!

Top Ten Top Ten reasons it is good to be reasons it is good to be a CGOa CGO

5. They always think I am prior enlisted5. They always think I am prior enlisted 4. There is always great parking for any LT at 4. There is always great parking for any LT at

the O’Clubthe O’Club 3. At the commissary too! It always says “Any 3. At the commissary too! It always says “Any

General Officer” General Officer” 2. Although it is 9 years long, it feels like 2. Although it is 9 years long, it feels like

college all over againcollege all over again 1. How else do you think I finally got to visit 1. How else do you think I finally got to visit

Nashville!Nashville!

Webster’s Dictionary Webster’s Dictionary DefinitionDefinition

LeadershipLeadership:: n.n. 1. The position or office of 1. The position or office of

a leader. 2. Capacity or ability to lead. a leader. 2. Capacity or ability to lead.

3. A Group of leaders. 4. Guidance, direction:3. A Group of leaders. 4. Guidance, direction:

The leadership of the new president.The leadership of the new president.

Leadership:  the art of getting someone else Leadership:  the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he to do something you want done because he

wants to do it.  wants to do it.  ~Dwight D. Eisenhower~Dwight D. Eisenhower

Leadership is not based on rank or Leadership is not based on rank or objective, but ones ability to influence objective, but ones ability to influence

and persuade people to follow their and persuade people to follow their objectives and tasksobjectives and tasks

Leadership List for Leadership List for SuccessSuccess

Integrity Integrity Understand your AssignmentUnderstand your Assignment Initiatives and RisksInitiatives and Risks Email is EvilEmail is Evil Emotions and WorkEmotions and Work Be PunctualBe Punctual Ensure Effective MeetingsEnsure Effective Meetings Set the ExampleSet the Example Herding CatsHerding Cats Understanding the TeamUnderstanding the Team Do not abuse your leadership position or authorityDo not abuse your leadership position or authority

IntegrityIntegrity

Doing the right thing when no one is Doing the right thing when no one is watching.watching.

Doing the right thing when one is Doing the right thing when one is watchingwatching

If you have integrity, nothing else matters.  If you don't have integrity,

nothing else matters.  ~Alan Simpson

Understand your Understand your assignmentassignment

Understand you job Understand you job dutiesduties

Demand clear Demand clear guidance on your guidance on your dutiesduties

Establish a network Establish a network of people to assist youof people to assist you

Know your Know your surroundings and you surroundings and you will prevent future will prevent future headachesheadaches

Initiative and RiskInitiative and Risk

Do not let a lack of initiative prevent Do not let a lack of initiative prevent you from becoming successfulyou from becoming successful

Understand the risk, then take on Understand the risk, then take on the challenges… even if the risk is the challenges… even if the risk is high the success is higherhigh the success is higher

“Do or Do Not, There is No Try”

-- Yoda

Email is EvilEmail is Evil

Avoid total communication via emailAvoid total communication via email Pick up the phonePick up the phone Walk down to the next cubicle Walk down to the next cubicle

Talk to your office mateTalk to your office mate Read all emails before you send themRead all emails before you send them

Avoid the recall! Remember only people on Avoid the recall! Remember only people on your same system will work with recallyour same system will work with recall

Leadership is not based on the number Leadership is not based on the number of emails in your inboxof emails in your inbox

Keep Your Boss HappyKeep Your Boss Happy

And your Boss’s Boss!And your Boss’s Boss!

Emotions and WorkEmotions and Work

Do not let emotions take charge of Do not let emotions take charge of you or your ability to accomplish you or your ability to accomplish your workyour work

Emotional behavior and reactions Emotional behavior and reactions leads to:leads to: Poor leadership decisions Poor leadership decisions Lack of respect from subordinatesLack of respect from subordinates

“It's not personal, Sonny. It's strictly business.” ~Godfather

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Be PunctualBe Punctual

What else more do What else more do we need to saywe need to say

Ensure Effective Ensure Effective MeetingsMeetings

Start on time/End time… see Start on time/End time… see previousprevious

Ensure that the right players are in Ensure that the right players are in the meeting (know everyone in the the meeting (know everyone in the meeting– PAFB Example)meeting– PAFB Example)

Ensure that all open discussions are Ensure that all open discussions are allowed to take placeallowed to take place

Set The ExampleSet The Example

Someone is always watching you!Someone is always watching you!

USECAF visiting Elementary SchoolUSECAF visiting Elementary School

Understand the TeamUnderstand the Team

Leadership by Leadership by Walking AroundWalking Around Get to know your Get to know your

peoplepeople Understand who Understand who

are the problem are the problem solvers and the solvers and the problem makersproblem makers

Leadership is like Leadership is like herding cats herding cats sometimessometimes

Do not abuse authorityDo not abuse authority

Do not abuse your position of Do not abuse your position of authorityauthority Ex. Executive Officer making decisions Ex. Executive Officer making decisions

for GOfor GO Ex. Using rank and office for personal Ex. Using rank and office for personal

gaingain

The price of success is hard work, The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand. of ourselves to the task at hand. --Vince LombardiVince Lombardi

Leadership:  the art of getting someone Leadership:  the art of getting someone else to do something you want done else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.  ~Dwight D. because he wants to do it.  ~Dwight D. EisenhowerEisenhower

There are no secrets to success. It is the There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. learning from failure. Colin PowellColin Powell

Leadership List for Leadership List for SuccessSuccess

Integrity Integrity Understand your AssignmentUnderstand your Assignment Initiatives and RisksInitiatives and Risks Email is EvilEmail is Evil Emotions and WorkEmotions and Work Be PunctualBe Punctual Ensure Effective MeetingsEnsure Effective Meetings Set the ExampleSet the Example Herding CatsHerding Cats Understanding the TeamUnderstanding the Team Do not abuse your leadership position or authorityDo not abuse your leadership position or authority