WEBVTT 00:00.370 --> 00:04.050 Leaders . Hello to all of you . I wish 00:04.059 --> 00:06.281 I was able to join you in person rather 00:06.281 --> 00:08.640 than through this video . So accept my 00:08.649 --> 00:11.510 apologies for using this medium . But I 00:11.520 --> 00:13.720 feel strongly about this program and 00:13.729 --> 00:16.139 your participation in it and what it 00:16.149 --> 00:18.799 represents to our future that I had to 00:18.809 --> 00:21.000 take a few moments to share with you . 00:21.010 --> 00:23.319 Why the aspiring leaders development 00:23.329 --> 00:26.069 program matters to me . First . 00:26.079 --> 00:28.799 Congratulations . You've been selected 00:28.809 --> 00:31.450 into this program . It is not for 00:31.459 --> 00:34.369 everyone and it targets a specific 00:34.380 --> 00:37.810 population of people . Two words , give 00:37.819 --> 00:40.959 it away , aspiring and leaders . 00:41.900 --> 00:43.919 This program isn't simply about 00:43.930 --> 00:46.709 rewarding individuals for doing a good 00:46.720 --> 00:50.250 job or a job , well done . It's about 00:50.259 --> 00:53.520 seeing potential and individuals who 00:53.529 --> 00:55.418 show the right kind of ambition , 00:56.389 --> 00:59.610 individuals who want to grow , who have 00:59.619 --> 01:02.290 the capacity to think about the bigger 01:02.299 --> 01:05.529 picture . That's the aspirational part . 01:05.790 --> 01:08.012 And it's about those who show a natural 01:08.012 --> 01:11.919 ability in working with others up down 01:11.930 --> 01:14.330 and across the organization who 01:14.339 --> 01:18.029 motivate and up the others who we see 01:18.040 --> 01:19.929 as having a gift that needs to be 01:19.929 --> 01:22.879 cultivated . And that's the leadership 01:22.889 --> 01:26.639 part you've met a threshold and we the 01:26.650 --> 01:29.589 Department of Defense want to invest in 01:29.599 --> 01:33.550 you . Second , be conscious 01:33.559 --> 01:35.781 of the relationships you are building . 01:36.889 --> 01:39.599 You may find this hard to believe . But 01:39.610 --> 01:42.769 I was in your shoes just a short time 01:42.779 --> 01:46.440 ago and my brain it was short . 01:46.639 --> 01:50.080 But in reality , um my 01:50.089 --> 01:52.519 biography kind of dimes me out and I've 01:52.529 --> 01:54.640 been an army officer for well over 30 01:54.640 --> 01:58.180 years . But I know this , nothing I've 01:58.190 --> 02:00.669 accomplished in life or as a leader is 02:00.680 --> 02:03.459 because of my own hard work . Sure , I 02:03.470 --> 02:06.099 did work hard . I did learn my craft as 02:06.110 --> 02:08.166 a family medicine physician . But my 02:08.166 --> 02:10.166 leadership opportunities came about 02:10.166 --> 02:12.449 because others believed in me . I've 02:12.460 --> 02:15.210 had mentors and colleagues , family and 02:15.220 --> 02:17.910 friends who counseled me all along the 02:17.919 --> 02:21.539 way , build relationships with people . 02:21.550 --> 02:24.639 You trust and admire , ask them about 02:24.649 --> 02:26.871 their principles and their strategies . 02:27.360 --> 02:29.471 Not everyone's approach will work for 02:29.471 --> 02:31.600 you but be mindful of what others can 02:31.610 --> 02:34.690 teach you . Sometimes you're also gonna 02:34.699 --> 02:38.339 learn what not to do , how not to act 02:38.350 --> 02:40.979 from reserving others . Be mindful of 02:40.990 --> 02:44.330 that too , yelling , belittling others , 02:44.339 --> 02:46.899 withholding information early on . I 02:46.910 --> 02:49.077 learned that these behaviors , they're 02:49.077 --> 02:51.077 bad for medicine and they're bad in 02:51.077 --> 02:54.089 life . Keep a list of the principles 02:54.100 --> 02:57.160 and practices that matter to you and 02:57.169 --> 03:00.710 what you want to avoid . Finally , 03:01.320 --> 03:03.376 we are all in the business of public 03:03.376 --> 03:06.160 service . We're not here to turn a 03:06.169 --> 03:08.850 profit for shareholders or simply rise 03:08.860 --> 03:11.559 up a corporate ladder . We're here to 03:11.570 --> 03:14.830 serve the public , our fellow Americans , 03:15.240 --> 03:19.169 our mission matters in the defense 03:19.179 --> 03:21.330 Health Agency . That mission means 03:21.339 --> 03:24.009 keeping our service members ready and 03:24.020 --> 03:26.410 it means delivering exceptional care to 03:26.419 --> 03:29.289 almost 10 million Americans who look up 03:29.300 --> 03:32.580 to us to take care of them . It's 03:32.589 --> 03:35.169 important work that literally can have 03:35.179 --> 03:37.740 life or death consequences . We're 03:37.750 --> 03:39.789 looking up to you to be the next 03:39.800 --> 03:42.630 generations of leaders who can carry on 03:42.639 --> 03:45.490 this mission and our legacy . As I've 03:45.500 --> 03:47.880 said , I've been in the military 03:48.199 --> 03:51.259 medicine business for almost 30 30 03:51.270 --> 03:53.990 years . And it's exciting and it's 03:54.000 --> 03:57.009 still motivating , technology keeps 03:57.020 --> 03:59.149 changing . Medicine keeps changing . 03:59.779 --> 04:01.835 But what will not change ? What will 04:01.835 --> 04:04.001 always remain the same is that we need 04:04.001 --> 04:07.220 leaders ready to step up , step in and 04:07.229 --> 04:09.800 pick up the torch and carry on . Thanks 04:09.809 --> 04:12.839 for being those leaders and thank you 04:12.850 --> 04:16.190 for being part of this program and 04:16.200 --> 04:19.619 proven health and building readiness . 04:19.660 --> 04:23.529 Anytime , anywhere . Always DH 04:23.540 --> 04:24.450 A in support .