With over twenty-three years of experience navigating complex systems – from military operations and air defense strategy to high-level organizational leadership and sociological academic research and application – I’ve seen firsthand how traditional leadership models often fail the people who actually produce and manage the work.
My journey began in the structured world of the Air Force and Army, where I learned that true authority isn’t granted by a rank on a sleeve, but by the trust of a team. Today, as an author, strategist, and host of the From the Middle series, our mission is to provide high-impact, practical resources for “the rest of us” – the leaders who are managing up, leading down, and empowering teams everyday.
