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Chapter 12:  A Capstone for your Career Chapter 12 of my new book, From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military to Industry Leadership is all about “A Capstone for your Career.” I open the chapter with a story that I was told in my transition class that proves exactly how out […]

Chapter 11:  Taking the Helm in a Crisis Today, I want to share with you about Chapter 11 of my new book, From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military to Industry Leadership. I spend a lot of time in the book talking about the need to hit the reset button when […]

Chapter 10:  Defending a Legacy Every organization is structured to defend itself. Sometimes you’ll find yourself in a difficult situation where you need to defend your organization against false blame. What should you do? I address that scenario in Chapter 10 of my book, From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military […]

Chapter 9:  Leadership vs. Management Did you know there’s a profound difference between leadership and management? I address that in Chapter 9 of my book, From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military to Industry Leadership. You lead people but manage things, and understanding this could be the difference between success or […]

Chapter 8:  The Remaking of a Leader Do you think your military title will be a help or a hindrance when you enter the civilian workforce? In Chapter 8 of my book, From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military to Industry Leadership, I talk about the remaking of a leader and […]

Chapter 7:  Mastering New Skills Today’s video covers Chapter 7 from my new book, From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military to Industry Leadership. I share a personal story from my service that highlights a stark contrast between the Army and Navy. But as many differences as there are, those branches […]

Chapter 6:  Getting Hired In this video, I share about Chapter 6 from my new book, From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military to Industry Leadership. This chapter covers the mechanics of searching for a job, preparing your resume, interfacing with recruiters/head hunters, applying for the job, interviewing, negotiating compensation and […]

Chapter 5:  Exploring Career Options In today’s video, I share from Chapter 5 of my new book, From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military to Industry Leadership. Want to find out if my new book, From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military to Industry Leadership, is right […]

Chapter 4:  Targeting the Right Company In today’s video, I share from Chapter 4 of my new book, From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military to Industry Leadership. This chapter is focused on targeting the right company. I share the difference between public and private companies, profit and nonprofit organizations, and […]