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S5:E41 🎙️ LIVE with Dana R. Gordon, USN (Ret.) ⚓✈️📘** LeadershipAndSuccess Podcast with Coach BZ - Season 5 | Episode 41 “You have to give the group what it needs — not what you want to give.” “Leadership is about serving the mission and developing the people at the same time.” “Training prepares you for today. Education prepares you for tomorrow. Mentorship prepares you for life.” “A strong team is built intentionally — not accidentally.” “Empowerment is not stepping back — it is lifting others up.” “Legacy is not what you accomplished. It’s who you developed.” “Leaders multiply themselves by developing others.” “You don’t supervise potential — you cultivate it.” 🚨 Mark Your Calendars 🚨 📅 Tuesday, February 24, 2026 ⏰ 9:00 AM PT (San Francisco) | 11:00 AM CT (Jacksonville) | 12:00 PM ET (Washington, DC) 📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → RSVP & Join the Discussion ⸻ 🌟 Who Is CAPT Dana Gordon? From flying 3,500+ mishap-free hours in the SH-60B Seahawk… To commanding USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) and leading 3,250 Sailors and Marines… To serving in the Pentagon… To leading crisis response for five major hurricanes… To directing engineering operations in industry… To authoring leadership books that develop the next generation… CAPT Dana Gordon is the definition of mission-focused, people-centered leadership. He is also the author of: 📘 TEAM: Training, Education, and Mentorship 📘 LEAD: Leading, Empowering, and Developing And he joins us LIVE to break down what leadership truly looks like — in the cockpit, on the bridge, in crisis, and in corporate boardrooms. ⸻ 🎯 What You Will Learn… ⚓ The difference between managing and commanding ✈️ How to make calm decisions when everything is urgent 🧠 Why training, education, and mentorship are not interchangeable 📈 What empowerment really looks like at the executive level 🔥 How to build high-performance teams that win the Battle “E” — and retain their people 🏢 What translates from warship to warehouse (military → corporate) 💡 The leadership behaviors that multiply impact across generations If you are: •A Naval Junior Officer aspiring to command •A senior engineer transitioning into leadership •A cybersecurity or technology executive •A leader responsible for developing others This episode is for YOU. ⸻ 💬 Join the Conversation! 🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country below! 🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today? 💬 Got leadership or networking questions for CAPT Gordon? Post them below — we will answer them LIVE! ⸻ Leadership is not positional. It is developmental. Legacy is not rank. It is multiplication. Let’s learn from a Captain who has done both. ⸻ 👇 Your Turn: ➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode? ➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week? ➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation ❤️🙏🏾 #CoachBZ #LeadershipDevelopment #NavalAviation #CommandLeadership #Mentorship #ExecutiveLeadership #VeteranLeaders #MilitaryToCorporate