December 23, 2025
S4:E133 LIVE with Professor Casey Lucius, PhD, US Navy (Vet)
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S4:E133🎙️LIVE with Professor Casey Lucius, PhD, US Navy (Vet) Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ — Season 4 | Episode 133 “If you want to be extraordinary, be willing to do what no one else wants to do.” “Strategy without execution is just theory. Execution without strategy is just motion.” “In national security, the cost of poor decision-making is measured in lives, not headlines.” “Local government is the front line of democracy.” “Leadership is stewardship. You borrow authority—you don’t own it.” Mark your calendars for a special full-circle leadership conversation with Professor Casey Lucius — scholar-practitioner, public servant, and one of the most impactful educators I’ve had the privilege to learn from. 📌 Personal note: Dr. Lucius was my professor for Joint Professional Military Operations: Theater Security Decision Making (TSDM) at the Naval War College hosted at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA back in 2011. More than a decade later, her lessons on decision-making, strategy, and servant leadership are more relevant than ever. ⸻ 📅 Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025 ⏰ Time: 6:30 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 9:30 PM ET (Naples, FL) 📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → RSVP & Join the Discussion ⸻ 👤 Meet Our Guest Professor Casey Lucius, PhD is a former U.S. Navy Naval Intelligence Officer, U.S. diplomat, Naval War College professor, elected city council member, and Interim City Manager. Her career spans national security, diplomacy, academia, and local government—where leadership decisions have real, immediate consequences. She is also the author of Vietnam’s Political Process and Scrappy Campaigning, blending academic rigor with lived leadership experience. ⸻ 🎯 What You Will Learn ✔️ How great leaders make decisions under pressure and uncertainty ✔️ Lessons from military intelligence and diplomacy that apply to business and tech ✔️ Why local government is the front line of leadership and democracy ✔️ What servant leadership looks like when systems fail and people are counting on you ✔️ How to balance strategy, values, and execution when the stakes are real ⸻ 💬 Join the Conversation! 🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments 🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today? 💬 Got leadership or decision-making questions for Dr. Lucius? Post them below — we’ll answer them LIVE! ⸻ 👇 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 would benefit from this conversation ❤️🙏🏾 ⸻ #LeadershipAndSuccessPodcast #CoachBZ #ServantLeadership #DecisionMaking #NationalSecurity #PublicService #MilitaryLeadership #TechLeaders #NavalWarCollege #LeadershipDevelopment #FITS