Bio - Chief Master Sergeant Roger A. Towberman is the Chief Master Sergeant of the United States Space Force (CMSSF) and serves at the highest enlisted level of leadership, and as such, provides direction for the enlisted force and represents their interests, as appropriate, to the American public and to those in all levels of government. He acts as the personal adviser to the Chief of Space Operations and the Secretary of the Air Force on all issues regarding the welfare, readiness, morale, proper utilization and development of the U.S. Space Force. Chief Towberman is the first Chief Master Sergeant appointed to the highest noncommissioned officer position in the United States Space Force.
Background – CMSSF Towberman entered the Air Force in September 1990 and his career has included various duties as a ground and airborne cryptologic language and intelligence analyst.
Show Notes:
• Intro
• Describing why life is great right now
• Reflecting on his career, a memory that stands out
• Advice for making people feel significant in the moment, especially in a crowded world
• 2-3 book recommendations based on listening and connection skills
• On what THREATS are most concerning and people are not paying enough attention to
• Advice for leaders who are struggling on how to lead and influence up, along with taking time to think strategically
• Something new Chief Towberman learned as CMSSF that he did not expect
• Where Chief Towberman falls on the vulnerable versus thick skin continuum
• Helpful tools for anxiety
• Childhood coping method he unknowingly developed only to realize later that it was not normal, but critical to adulthood success
• On moving to California to become a rockstar, molding his public speaking skills, describing a movie image that depicts leadership, and something he is world class at that people don’t know
• Stories and storytellers that make him break out into applause, the book currently on his nightstand
• Placing a billboard anywhere in the world with his message for the world see and read, where would it be and what would it say
• What the hero of his story wants and outro
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