Today’s guest, JV Venable, has done some pretty amazing things during the course of his life. He is a graduate of the USAF’s Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun anyone?), and he’s flown fighter aircraft all over the world. He has led individuals, teams, and organizations as large as 1,100 people at the highest ends of performance and risk in both peacetime and combat, including serving as the commander and demonstration leader of the USAF jet demonstration team, the Thunderbirds. I know, right? He is also an inspirational speaker, seminar leader, and coach on building high-performance teams, and his new book is Breaking the Trust Barrier: How Leaders Close the Gaps for High Performance. Join in on our chat below Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher | RSS In today’s episode, JV and I discuss: How he responds to those who suggest leading in the military and inside a company can’t be easily compared The concept of “drafting” and how you can effectively close the gaps within your organization The key components for developing Commitment, Loyalty and Trust And a lot more…” This Episode is Sponsored By FreshBooks FreshBooks is currently offering a month of unrestricted use to to all RtLP listeners – totally free right now. And, you don’t need a credit card for the trial. To claim your free month, click here and be sure and enter ReadToLead in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. If your business uses Freshbooks, and you’d like to share your experience with the Read to Lead audience, click the contact tab at the top of this page and let us know. Be sure and include “FreshBooks” in the subject line. JV’s Latest Book You can order your copy of Breaking the Trust Barrier: How Leaders Close the Gaps for High Performance right now. JV in Action Books JV Recommends Teamwork: What Must Go Right / What Can Go Wrong by Carl Larson and Frank M J Lafasto Leading Change by John P. Kotter Seven Came Through by Eddie Rickenbacker South: The ENDURANCE Expedition by Ernest Shackleton JV’s Resources The best place to find out more about JV is at his website. Here, you can pick up a copy of JV’s new book. You might consider booking JV to speak at your next event. Connect with JV on Twitter and LinkedIn.