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- I think the number one thing that

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you need to foster here
is leader development

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across the entire organization.

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I say that because you know

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we believe we're the best leaders

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within the Department of Defense.

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You know, to our very core,

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we believe that.

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We say we are.

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We need to put a lot of our
money where out mouth is,

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and I think we can all,

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I can be a better leader

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and everybody in the division can focus

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on building better leadership,

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individually and leadership teams,

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within the team of teams that

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will allow our marines to be as successful

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as they want to be.

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If we have better leadership teams,

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if our leaders care, really care

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about their marines and sailors

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and they take the time to get to know them

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first as individuals,

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where'd you come from,

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how'd you grow up,

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what do you want out of life,

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where are you going in five to 10 years.

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They know that,

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they can help their marines achieve

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those goals and objective

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either personally or professionally.

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I tell the leaders when I talk to them,

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I'm like, "What I'm asking you to do

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"is touch another person's soul."

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You do that through commitment,

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you do that through passion,

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through caring,

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concern for their development.

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But really, the one thing
you've gotta care about,

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you've gotta love them

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and to do that, you gotta know them.

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It's a time and effort
activity of leadership.

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It's not, you're in the leader billet

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so you are a leader.

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No, a true leader takes the
time to know their marines,

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to develop their capabilities,

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to get them where they wanna go

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either in their profession or personally

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outside of the Marine Corp,

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and if you lead your
marines like you would lead

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your most important possession on earth,

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which is a child,

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that's the kind of leadership I want.

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And that leadership,

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it can be stern and demanding,

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but never arbitrary or mean-spirited.

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This team of teams we have here relies

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on leaders of all shapes and sizes,

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of all levels of experience,

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and if you focus on making them better

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at their leadership roles,

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at their coaching,

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on their mentorship roles,

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you're gonna create teams
that are unbeatable.

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