Micromanagement is often the byproduct of a lack of trust. As a leader, if you don’t trust your team, then you believe you have to stay on top of every little detail. This happens when you have a lack of leadership skills, ineffective training and communication and no focus on team mentorship skills. It is rarely the fault of the team being micromanaged. As a leader, I place a heavy emphasis on training and communication. This outlook on leadership is likely due to my experience being focused in technical training, workforce development and most recently, directing the delivery of the 20 courses that taught all of the Air Force’s logistics leaders. I started my USAF career as an enlisted technician. I quickly excelled and learned my craft so well that I was one of the first technicians selected to launch the new F-22 program and then was asked to be a trainer, teaching other technicians their craft. When I became an officer and progressed into higher level leadership roles, I never forgot what it was like to be a technician receiving directives that made no logical sense. I am a strategic thinker and proactive planner who constantly seeks innovative methods and process improvements. I am dedicated and hardworking and bring extensive experience leading, motivating, mentoring and inspiring large diverse teams to achieve results in a high-volume environment with demanding deadlines. As I prepare to wrap up my USAF leadership career in January of 2024 and pursue SkillBridge internships as early as July of 2023, I am looking to leverage my operations leadership experience and team building skills into a new role for the next phase of my career. I can be reached at moe.christopher@yahoo.com to discuss any opportunities.