Leadership Principle #1: Invest in Yourself and Serve Your People with Jared Metcalfe, Special Agent for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations

Airmen Helping Airmen

Jared Metcalfe, Special Agent for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, joins the Airmen Helping Airmen Podcast with Kaleth Wright to discuss leadership principles that will help first-time leaders succeed.

Key facts

• Jared’s LinkedIn
• Serving Matters in Leadership Website
• Pre-Order Serving Matter Here
• Air Force Office of Special Investigations Website
• Previously worked for the United States Air Force

Key takeaways

• Follow your passions when joining a military branch and see if you need or not a college degree. If not, don't waste your time. If yes, dedicate yourself 100% to getting it
  
• Compared to the other federal law enforcement agencies, OSI includes civilians, active duty, and reservists and investigates all sorts of criminal activity, including sex crimes, cyber crimes, frauds, and others
  
• Jared wrote Service Matters to teach first-time leaders the leading leadership principles that will help them thrive. His primary message is for new leaders to invest in themselves and serve their people
  
• If you want to be an effective leader, get to know your people, set expectations with your team, and get their feedback to understand where you stand as their leader
  

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Quotes

• “There is no shame in stepping away. It all comes down to what you are truly passionate about and what you really want to do in life”
  
• “Invest in yourself and serve your people. As a leader, that's our main focus. We have to serve our people. Once you take care of the people, they'll take care of the mission”
  

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