![]() This also puts the onus back on us to know our jobs and do them right to get precise, desired results. This guidance has given us the latitude to incorporate continuous process improvement and innovation into our daily operations-to work smarter and more efficiently. Air Force Secretary, Heather Wilson was clear in her Air Force directive publication message in August 2017, “We trust you can make the right decisions based on our values, your training, the mission and your experience … The focus will be identifying best practices and concentrating on values, mission and results.” ![]() We have been empowered by our most senior leaders to make the best decisions possible to get the job done. ![]() In the operational environment, the phrase really means “fake it ‘til you break it” and we can’t afford to accept this mindset. Rather than ask for help or admit a lack of knowledge, they wing it and hope that if it’s wrong, someone else will fix it or that it will not be caught until they are long gone. More often, it’s stated by someone who doesn’t know how to do a task or answer a technical question. When used to describe pretending to have an optimistic, confident mindset to get past self-doubt or insecurity, it can be right on target. – “Fake it ‘til you make it.” This is a popular saying I have heard throughout my Air Force career and it honestly scares me sometimes. ![]()
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