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Perspectives on strategic communications, executive messaging, and leadership — drawn from 25 years of service and practice in the federal, healthcare, and Veteran sectors.

March 20, 2026 Leadership

What 25 Years of Military Strategic Communications Taught Me About Leadership Messaging

From writing speeches in a tactical operations center in Iraq to earning a Change Leadership certificate at Cornell during the Defense Health Agency's electronic health record deployment — the lessons I learned about leadership messaging were forged in high-stakes environments where words carried real consequences. Here's what those 25 years taught me about the intersection of strategic communications and change management.

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