WEBVTT

00:00.367 --> 00:02.867
(piano music)

00:03.317 --> 00:05.987
- I think the central theme of today's Operational Pause

00:05.987 --> 00:07.753
for the One MHG Headquarters group really centered

00:07.753 --> 00:09.485
on what the Commandant told us,

00:09.485 --> 00:13.652
^that the Marine Corps is as good as it's ever been.

00:13.774 --> 00:15.272
^But like any championship team,

00:15.272 --> 00:17.267
we are our own harshest critics,

00:17.267 --> 00:19.374
and we think that the important time

00:19.374 --> 00:22.135
for a championship team to look inward to reflect

00:22.135 --> 00:24.757
is when they're at the top of their game.

00:24.757 --> 00:25.974
So some of the things that we did today

00:25.974 --> 00:27.329
with the Operational Pause is,

00:27.329 --> 00:28.735
one, we had to recognize what are the things

00:28.735 --> 00:30.185
that we're doing really well,

00:30.185 --> 00:31.824
so that we can solidify those,

00:31.824 --> 00:34.350
we can build on them and we can keep doing them.

00:34.350 --> 00:36.971
The second part was, what can we do better?

00:36.971 --> 00:40.903
Even if we just did many things one percent better,

00:40.903 --> 00:43.008
we would still be a remarkable unit,

00:43.008 --> 00:45.020
and that's where we really wanted to look inward,

00:45.020 --> 00:46.705
and share best practices.

00:46.705 --> 00:48.482
Not what other people can do better,

00:48.482 --> 00:50.639
what headquarters can do better,

00:50.639 --> 00:52.931
but what can I do better, what can each individual

00:52.931 --> 00:55.179
Marine as a member of this team do better.

00:55.179 --> 00:57.232
So today to achieve the Commandant's instate

00:57.232 --> 01:00.040
of pausing, reflecting on what we're doing really well,

01:00.040 --> 01:02.288
and then building upon that and getting better,

01:02.288 --> 01:03.128
we did a couple of things.

01:03.128 --> 01:04.956
One, we heard from Trevor Hoffman,

01:04.956 --> 01:06.594
a future Hall of Fame baseball player,

01:06.594 --> 01:08.934
who talked to us about a championship mindset.

01:08.934 --> 01:11.132
We centered on the All Blacks rugby team

01:11.132 --> 01:14.127
from New Zealand, who's got a 70% winning record,

01:14.127 --> 01:17.079
and what do they do to remain humble and selfless

01:17.079 --> 01:19.418
in part of that championship spirit.

01:19.418 --> 01:22.318
Most important, we heard from our Marines themselves.

01:22.318 --> 01:24.190
Each one of our Marines brought something to the table

01:24.190 --> 01:28.357
on what we're doing well and what we can do better.