Leadership Launchpad – Team Development, & Performance Improvement for Aerospace & Technology Managers

In this episode of Leadership Launchpad, guest Rhet Turnbull, a senior solutions architect at Leidos with extensive experience in military operations, and program management, discusses strategies for enacting change within large organizations. Reflecting on his career from the Air Force Academy to leading within Space Systems Command, Turnbull emphasizes the importance of understanding one’s blind spots, fostering organizational trust, and navigating entrenched bureaucratic processes to facilitate meaningful change. Key topics include the value of process mapping, the pitfalls of electronic suggestion boxes, and the necessity of undertaking unscalable efforts to achieve impactful results. Through specific examples, Turnbull illustrates how leaders can remove blockers and improve organizational performance.