The RF Factor Roll-up
October 25, 2021
(Repost due to a tech issue…)
In case you missed any of The RF Factor’s content over the past two weeks, here is a quick roll-up for you to further explore and enjoy. We continue to push content aimed at helping aspiring leaders prepare for the future, and for current leaders to grow in their present roles.
In the Chill of the Night, Episode 12 - Toby Muse
Toby Muse is a journalist, author, and documentary filmmaker. His work has appeared in major news outlets across the globe. We had the opportunity to speak with him last week about his latest book: Kilo in which he follows a kilo of cocaine from its production in a clandestine laboratory to the smugglers who ship it abroad, he paints a picture for us of the human lives behind the drug’s complicated legacy.
Check out the preview of this In the Chill of the Night Episode 12 here. The full episode will be out soon for you to enjoy.
Ghost guns, PMFs, and 80-Percenters?: Things that go Bang in the Night
Recently, there has been a lot of public attention directed to the subject of “Ghost Guns” -referring to homemade guns, often assembled from a kit containing various parts. The “Ghost” moniker was applied because these firearms do not bear serial numbers which are needed in order to track their origin and history. For greater awareness of these types of guns and their impact on public safety check out this informative article.
A Shared Purpose Wins Every Time!
Seeking justice for victims, resolution for their families, and peace for the communities impacted by gun violence requires the alignment and coalescing of the energies and capabilities of the investigators in the street, the technicians in the lab, and the prosecutors in the courtroom, all while carrying out what the public expects from law enforcement when addressing gun violence. Strategies needed to combat the blight of gun violence can sometimes be hampered by the unintended consequence of the specialization that underpins law enforcement in general. Specialization can often result in silos that prevent communication, coordination, and collaboration. Advancing robust crime gun intelligence strategies requires many “handoffs and handshakes” among partners and the public who must have trust in one another to leverage each other’s capabilities.
Success in this arena will require that we all think and act together so that armed and violent criminals cannot operate with impunity.
The RF Factor Podcast, Episode #14
Engine out - the “helo” was going down. The SEAL Team remained silent as they plummeted toward their death. In that darkest of hours - seconds really - one exclaimed: At least we won’t have to clean our guns tonight. Laughter broke out in the cabin. It was made more memorable by the uniquely skilled pilot who was able to get them down to live another day.
Watch and listen to David Cooper, former SEAL Team Six Command Master Chief, as he shares his thoughts on the “natural order of things” transferring his military experience working in Seal Teams to solving problems within complex systems and environments. He speaks of the importance of finding meaning and fun in every task one undertakes no matter if you are a busboy in a restaurant, a Navy SEAL, or a CEO.
The RF Factor Podcast, Episode #13 - Chris Bellavita
So how does a flock of birds know when and where to fly? In this recent RF Factor Podcast Episode, Chris Bellavita PhD, Director of Programs for the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security shares some simple yet profound thinking on the subject of developing leaders.
If you’re hoping to learn the secret ingredients that make a good leader, you may not hear it in such clearly defined terms. In fact, the professor will tell you that: “It just works”.
Highly animated and a supersonic wit, the professor tells his RF Factor interviewers, that: “We don’t teach people things, they learn things.” Listen how he turns the tables on his hosts, challenging them to explain their closely held RF Factor concept of “Relentless Follow-up” in order that they too - “learn things”.
Turning back to the birds in the opening question, come watch and listen to Chris discuss the “Concept of Emergence” and you may learn the answer.