I'm only maybe 20% recovered.

I'm still a really bad fixer.

I mean, I'm a good fixer.

I think my ideas are amazing.

Traditional male characteristics are things like aggression or decisiveness.

Traditional female characteristics are things like patience, empathy.

We don't actually need more female leaders.

What we need is more leaders who act like females.

And women just happen to be better at that.

Which is why I'm excited to talk to Dee Dee Halfhill.

She is a powerhouse and a badass.

She was in the Air Force for over 25 years, and she advised some of the most senior leaders

in the military, from the chiefs of staff to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs.

She was a leader in a profession dominated by men and machismo.

As she was learning to be a leader, she could have followed their model, but she didn't.

She forged her own, one built on clarity, vulnerability, and a deep understanding

of what truly inspires people to follow. This is actually not about men versus women.

This is about finding the right traits that make any of us, all of us, better leaders.

This is a bit of optimism. You and I have known each other a very long time.

A long time. Too long. No, not too long. In fact, I met you probably three years before

start with why it was a TED talk or a book or anything like that. In fact, I think you are more responsible for my relationship with the military than almost

anybody else.

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