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DeDe Halfhill

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Founder and Principal Consultant at TAIOH Partners
📍 Austin, Texas, United States

DeDe Halfhill is a retired U. S. Air Force Colonel with 25 years of experience, including advising the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Now the founder of TAIOH Partners, she is a leadership strategist and a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator. People often call her authentic, insightful, and a master storyteller.

Following her extensive military career, DeDe is candid about her current focus on personal growth. She has shared that she is now actively on the hunt for new hobbies and learning to intentionally make time for joy outside of her professional life, an aspect she previously hadnt prioritized.

Her leadership story about identifying loneliness, not just exhaustion, in her airmen was featured in Dr. Brené Brown’s bestselling book, "Dare to Lead. "

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Founder and Principal Consultant
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Austin, Texas, United States
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Human Dynamics
Her core philosophy, "Master the Unseen™, " focuses on recognizing the unspoken emotional undercurrents that drive team success or failure.
Courageous Leadership
As a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator, she champions vulnerability and having difficult conversations, framing courage as a daily, practical skill for leaders.
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Career

Work history

3-2020
Founder and Principal Consultant
TAIOH Partners
10-2019 - 10-2020
Special Assistant for Public Affairs to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States Department of Defense
5-2019 - 10-2019
Director, Department of Defense Press Operations
United States Department of Defense
7-2018 - 5-2019
Director, Air Force Global Strike Innovation, Analyses and Leadership Development
United States Air Force
7-2016 - 7-2018
Commander, 2d Mission Support Group
United States Air Force
In the press

Media appearances

You Oughta Know – Episode 3: Improving productivity starts with understanding … (featuring DeDe Halfhill, Founder & Principal Consultant, TAIOH Partners). Featured in CBRE Insights Podcast
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Education
Certification
Georgetown University
Master of Arts (M.A.)
American Military University
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