Brigadier General (Ret) Doug “Odie” Slocum spent 35 years in the Air Force and is a command instructor pilot with more than 4000 hours in the F-4, F-16 and A-10 aircraft. He has authored more than 250 lessons, textbooks, and professional publications. A proven champion in safety, leadership, resiliency, suicide prevention, sexual assault
Brigadier General (Ret) Doug “Odie” Slocum spent 35 years in the Air Force and is a command instructor pilot with more than 4000 hours in the F-4, F-16 and A-10 aircraft. He has authored more than 250 lessons, textbooks, and professional publications. A proven champion in safety, leadership, resiliency, suicide prevention, sexual assault prevention, and more, he is a world-renowned educator and acclaimed motivational speaker having delivered more than 750 presentations and keynote addresses around the world.
From growing up as a “military brat” to a career as a fighter pilot in the Air Force and Air National Guard, Brig Gen (Ret) Doug “Odie” Slocum chronicles his journey of experiences and lessons that led to his people-centric approach to leadership, which he calls “Violent Positivity.”
During 35 years of innovating programs for safety, organ
From growing up as a “military brat” to a career as a fighter pilot in the Air Force and Air National Guard, Brig Gen (Ret) Doug “Odie” Slocum chronicles his journey of experiences and lessons that led to his people-centric approach to leadership, which he calls “Violent Positivity.”
During 35 years of innovating programs for safety, organizational culture, suicide prevention, resiliency, and more, Odie’s intense passion for fostering encouragement and excellence has made a profound positive impact on individuals and organizations—not only saving lives but also improving military combat capability.
Whether you’re looking to help organizations and people achieve new levels of excellence or you’re looking for a keynote speaker for your next event, Violent Positivity has the expertise and tools to help you succeed. With a variety of services tailored to your needs, Violent Positivity is committed to helping you achieve your goals.
People and organizations thrive in an environment of "violent positivity." Leaders can leverage “Violent Positivity” to tee people up for success. Caring for people, valuing their inputs, and encouraging innovation leads to spectacular results!
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“Violent Positivity” is a fighter pilot’s lifetime of lessons honed to equip readers with rules-of-thumb tools to improve individual and organizational performance and safety. Whether you’re new to the organization or you’re the CEO, “Violent Positivity” arms you with proven approaches to caring for people.
Everyone’s attitude and approach toward dealing with people is an amalgamation of a lifetime of experiences. “Violent Positivity” brings together hard-learned and mindful lessons that we can employ in order to leverage the incredible power of positivity.
Leaders have no higher calling than caring for people. Violent Positivity is an experiential journey in building people-centric programs that truly make a difference by empowering people and inspiring organizations to new levels of performance and safety.
Wingmanship is fighter pilot-speak describing indispensable mutual support, teamwork, and partnerships. A good wingman ensures mutual safety, security, and survivability. It’s a partnership, trust, and a collaborative obligation of support.
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