The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk - 536: Dave Berke - Leadership Lessons From A Top Gun Instructor (Chief Development Officer, Echelon Front)

Duration: 59m
Broadcast on: 16 Jul 2023
Audio Format: other

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Be on time. It's not okay to be late. As the leader, we have to set the right example.
There is a narrow path to Top Gun, but Dave made it...
Dave served as an ANGLICO Forward Air Controller supporting the Army's 1st Armored Division during extensive urban combat operations on the ground in Ramadi, Iraq in 2006. He led his supporting arms liaison team on scores of combat missions into the most dangerous neighborhoods and accompanied SEAL Task Unit Bruiser on virtually every major operation in the Battle of Ramadi. He was the only Marine selected to fly the F-22 Raptor having served as an exchange officer at the Air Force's 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron as the Division Commander. He became the first operational pilot ever to fly and be qualified in the F-35B, serving as the Commanding Officer of the Marine Corps' first F-35 squadron from 2012-2014.
Balancing courage and confidence with humility - It's a must to surround yourself with others who continue to push you and keep your ego in check.
The attributes of a Top Gun instructor: Willing to learn and Able to teach. Great leaders seem to have those same qualities.
Dave's choice to volunteer to fight on the ground is what led him to meet Jocko Willink and thus change his life. Stepping up and doing a job that others don't want to do, and taking that responsibility can lead to amazing opportunities.
A Top Gun pilot must balance courage and confidence with humility.
You need a great support group around you to keep in check.
Your ego, however, can be helpful at times. "It allows you to do things that others say can't be done."
How to deal with negative self-talk?
- "We all deal with it. Relax. Take a step back. Breathe. Detach from the situation."

How humble are you to listen and to learn and to embrace the lessons they're teaching and how quickly can you incorporate that and when they see someone willing to learn and willing to listen, they know they have someone that is going to get better over time. Welcome to The Learning Leader Show presented by Insight Global. I am your host, Ryan Hawk. Thank you so much for being here, Techs, Hawk, 266, 866, to become part of Mindful Monday. You, along with tens of thousands of other learning leaders from all over the world, will receive a carefully curated email from me each Monday morning to help you start your week off right. You also received details about how my book, The Pursuit of Excellence, will help you become a more effective leader, Techs, Hawk, 26866. Now on to the nice featured leader, American hero Dave Burke as a retired United States Marine Corps officer, fighter pilot and ground combat leader as an F-18 pilot. He deployed twice in combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He spent three years as an instructor pilot at Top Gun, where he served as the training officer. Dave is currently a leadership instructor and speaker with Echelon Front, where he serves as Chief Officer of Development and Curriculum. During this conversation we discussed the importance of showing up early and then Dave shares why he was selected to be a Top Gun instructor, then he tells a story about meeting Jocko Willink in Ramadi and how that relationship has led him to the work he does today with Echelon Front, which is Jocko's company, then he told some great stories about imposter syndrome, especially when he was chosen as a Top Gun instructor, which was fascinating and I think could be very helpful for people who are dealing with that. There is so much here, ladies and gentlemen, this one is so good, please enjoy Dave Burke. Dave, great to have you here on The Learning Leader Show, great to see you again after meeting you at a conference and I'm so grateful that you're here, man. This is awesome, I appreciate it, that conference was a blast, it was great to meet you. You were 10 minutes early to this and I love that so much. I can't tell you how much I love being 10 minutes early. I want to renormalize being early to meetings as opposed to how it's been normalized to be late to meetings. Can you help me on this mission? How can we make this normal again? You have my full support, it's not okay to be late, ever. You should never be late, so if you're on a quest to renormalize being early at on time, I'm going to support you 100%, I'm right there with you, man. Being on time is important and you should never be late. You work at a company, you have lots of meetings, you have kind of a tough boss that people have heard of that's been on the show before, how is your company organized so that you're never late? Well, I think you stated it pretty well, despite what Jocko looks like, he's the easiest boss in the world, partially because he's super detached, he's super chill, but he also sets a really good example and I think it's really easy for the entire company to actually on front and up late because he's never late and I don't want to disappoint him, I don't think anybody does but the way he's gotten our company to believe in that one and several other beliefs as well is he role models it, the guys never relate and I do everything I can so I'm never late either. I love it. So what are the tactical ideas I've had around this actually so that somebody could potentially

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