Taking Care of Your Own Part 2

Published: March 18, 2020, 4 a.m.

b"About this Episode\\nIn this special series released on Wednesdays, we are honored to have Brigadier General Tom Draude. Callsign Sage, Tom commissioned in June 1962 after graduation from the Naval Academy and served in the Marine Corps for 30 1/2 years. He served three combat tours in Vietnam as an infantry officer and was the Assistant Division Commander of the 1st Marine Division during operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm.\\xa0 Sage is the recipient of two Silver Stars, the Purple Heart Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry Medal with Palm.\\nKey Points of Discussion\\n\\n \\tSage\\u2019s concept of taking care of own in civilian life\\n \\tAvailable and accessible to others\\n \\tHow to be a great boss\\n \\tLearn from JERK\\n\\nKey Milestones of this Episode\\n[01:10] Concept of taking care of your own in civilian life\\n\\n[04:05] Making yourself accessible and available\\n\\n[08:20] Characters of Leader\\n\\n[12:08] Trick for being great boss\\n\\n[15:46] Giving confidence to students\\n\\n[17:46] Guest speakers in Class\\nKey Quotes by Tom Draude\\n\\n \\t\\u201cIf I'm demonstrating I care about you because you're one of mine and I care about the things that are most important to you or ought to be most important to you that is your wife and your children.\\u201d\\n \\t\\u201cYou can pretend to care but you can't pretend to be there.\\u201d\\n \\t\\u201cIf you care about your people, then you're going to go where they are and give them a chance to share with you the things that they think I want to be sure in a confidential environment.\\u201d\\n \\t\\u201cA leader has a solemn obligation to be a person of integrity and character, all the things to the people that have privilege to lead, but also demonstrate that he genuinely cares about them.\\u201d\\n \\t\\u201cAbsorb all of the things that allow your leadership to pour examples.\\u201d\\n \\t\\u201cYou have a jerk learn from that jerk and then make the choice you can become bitter or better.\\u201d\\n\\nAbout Our Sponsor:\\xa0 American Forces Travel\\nAmericanForcesTravel.com is a new website for your toolkit that can save you money on travel plus support your military community at the same time.\\n\\nAmericanForcesTravel.com is a DOD partnership with Priceline powered by Priceline and built for veterans and active-duty,\\xa0 American Forces Travel can save you money on flights, cars and hotels and support your branch of the military at the same time.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nActive-Duty, Reserve, Veterans and more can use this restricted website. You\\u2019ll save money on flights, cars and hotels.\\xa0 Additionally, travel company commissions go to your service branch to be reinvested into your military community. Check out AmericanForcesTravel.com and see for yourself.\\nAbout Our Guest Tom Draude\\nBrigadier General Thomas V. Draude is a retired Marine Corps officer. Since retirement, Draude served with USAA and the Marine Corps University Foundation. He is currently an adjunct faculty member of St. Leo University in Florida, teaching on The Vietnam War, The Middle East and Modern Wars, and The Gulf Wars. He is also an adjunct faculty member at University of South Florida, teaching Why We Fight and How We Fight U.S. Wars.\\n\\nTo hear more about Tom\\u2019s journey, download this episode now.\\nDon\\u2019t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you!\\nDownload Joe Crane\\u2019s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.\\xa0\\nJoin the Veteran on the Move on Facebook!\\nCheck out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It\\u2019s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.\\xa0 Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship.\\n\\nVeteran On the Move podcast has published over 250 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship."