About this episode

David Brannan discusses the importance of mentorship and critical thinking in leadership.

David Brannan, Program Director at the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School, joins us for a conversation on staying in the fight—both professionally and personally. He discusses the importance of mentorship, succession planning, and developing the habit of challenging your own biases to become a better critical thinker. He explains why we should "train for the known and educate for the unknown," recognizing that leadership is full of challenges no amount of training alone can fix. It's a conversation about continuous learning, leadership, and why sometimes the best advice is also the simplest: "You gotta say yes," and "Kill your television and read books."

People in this episode

Host: Berlin Maza

Guest: David Brannan

Topics covered

• leadership
• mentorship
• critical thinking
• continuous learning
• succession planning

Keywords

• leadership
• mentorship
• critical thinking
• succession planning
• continuous learning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Naval Postgraduate School

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