Worth Following is the result of more than four decades of leading, learning, teaching, reflecting, and serving across military, government, business, board, and nonprofit environments.
Retired Air Force brigadier general, USAF Fighter Weapons School graduate, combat experience, command, and strategic leadership. These environments demanded preparation, distributed judgment, disciplined execution, and trust before the challenge arrived.
Chief executive, president, chief revenue officer, chief of staff, board advisor, and international business leader. This work reinforced how deeply organizational performance depends on culture, leadership systems, and the capability developed throughout the organization.
Executive advisory, leadership development, board counsel, speaking, and published writing on character, life, and leadership.
My perspective has been shaped through fighter aviation, combat, senior command, executive responsibility, boardrooms, international work, fatherhood, writing, and the privilege of learning from exceptional people.
My Air Force career provided unusually deliberate preparation for leadership through demanding education, trusted mentors, candid debriefs, increasing responsibility, and constant examination of judgment under pressure. My business career showed me that many highly capable executives are asked to lead complex organizations without the same depth of preparation or leadership development. That realization helped define the work I want to do today.
Across those experiences, the same themes continued to emerge: character, competence, trust, preparation, judgment, responsibility, reflection, and a belief in people. Over time, those lessons became the Worth Following philosophy, doctrine, and Leadership Model.
Every organization is different. Its people, purpose, culture, history, challenges, and aspirations must be understood on their own terms.
I do not arrive with a formula to impose. I listen, observe, ask questions, study the organization as it actually operates, and bring experience and perspective to help leaders determine a sound way forward.
No leader should have to do it alone.
If you're building something that matters—an organization, a leadership team, a culture, or a legacy—I’d welcome the opportunity to learn what you're trying to accomplish and explore whether I can help.