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Sector
Upper Mississippi River is LEANing IN - LCDR Kathryn Moretti
and Ms. Christine Woodard
The Mighty Mississippi Metamorphosis is harnessing the power of peer support
while developing leadership best practices by standing up and participating
in a Lean In Circle.
Be the Dumbest Person in the Room -
LCDR Neil Orlich
“If you always hire people who are smaller than you, we shall become a company of dwarfs. If, on the other hand, you always hire people who are bigger than you, we shall become a company of giants.”
Marketing & Motivation: Telling the Coast Guard Story -
CAPT Gregory Stump
Cardboard cutouts -- those life-sized photos marketing an actor, athlete, or
other personality -- are they able to provide a greater good?
Little Erroll:
A Children's Book on Courage and Determination -
LCDR Shameen E. Anthanio-Williams
Through every challenge faced and victory attained, the leader’s willingness
to evolve and adjust her personal leadership philosophy is contingent upon
the rigidity of her personality.
Leadership
Equals Diversity -
LDCR Richard Angelet
Leadership equals Diversity? Really? Absolutely! Well, let me give you my
personal story and maybe you will agree that leadership good or bad impacts
individuals, thus affecting Diversity within an organization.
Mission
Command Develops Better Leaders -
CDR Andrew Campen
“Where’s the Chief?” This is a question I have heard a lot, and wondered
myself from time to time.
Watchstander
Woes Worksheet: A Performance Improvement Tool -
LT Gordon A. Hood
The United States Coast Guard, like many 24x7 response-oriented
organizations, relies heavily on the watchstander – the person on duty any
given minute of the day to take the call, maintain the equipment, or ensure
the security of a facility.
Confidence
Part 2 -
LCDR Steve Bird
In an earlier paper, I discussed the value of being confident yet humble,
and certainly not arrogant.
Apprentice
Leadership Program: Molding the Future Leaders of the Coast Guard
-
PA3 Frank Iannazzo-Simmons
The duty of a Coast Guardsmen can range from one extreme to another and vary
far and few between. Each day has a different struggle, a different mission
and concludes with a different outcome.
What is Leadership? -
Destini R. Baldwin
Congratulations to the Junior Council and Sexual Assault Prevention and
Response (SAPR) Focus Group Coordination Team on receiving a Meritorious
Team Commendation from Vice Admiral M.K. Brown for their Junior Council
Report: SAPR Focus Group Results.
Civilian Leadership in Government -
Dr. Ken Malmberg
There is a tendency to think of leadership as an independent, public, and
sometimes heroic manifestation of traits like charisma or decisiveness. A
more honest picture reflecting leadership in a non-crisis situation is more
sublime.
The Leadership Journey: A Cycle of Continuous Improvement -
ISCS Joe Melton
Leadership is a continuous journey of improvement. Much like the Deming
cycle of PLAN • DO •
CHECK • ACT used in business to ensure
continuous improvement of processes, leadership too can be visualized in an
improvement cycle.
Plans Change -
Mr. Michael P. Smith
You know how you come into work every day with a plan?
Dealing with Lots of Information -
Dr. Ken Malmberg
Today in the federal government everyone has to deal with a growing need for
organizing bits and pieces of data coming into the workplace.
The Even Numbered Chief -
YNC Jeff C. Wheater
I know what you’re thinking, “What is that?” Well, he is the least known
member of the chief’s corps and one of the most important, yet
underappreciated, members in our service. The even numbered Chief is the E8;
commonly known as the Senior Chief Petty Officer.
We Should Lead Our Children Like We Lead Everyone Else -
LT
James A. Crockett
Recently, I’ve had cause to consider how differently I led my children and
my fellow Coastguardsmen. As a Coast Guard enlisted and as an officer, I
have striven to apply leadership principles gleaned from innumerable
courses, books, training, presentations, and trusted leaders over a 25-year
career.
A Coast Guardsman First - Chief Warrant Officer Kimberley
N. Angel
Although we all come to the Coast Guard through different accession points,
we’re united by our core values of "Honor, Respect and Devotion to Duty." I
would submit these words are not hollow leadership talking points; it’s
essentially the moral compass of our service.
Non-Selected - Anonymous
Then came anger….rage to be more exact. How could the Coast Guard do this to
me? I’d given over 11 years of my life to this organization. I’d checked all
the boxes – qualifications, graduate degree, even been selected (twice) for
educational opportunities funded by the Coast Guard.
True Confidence -
LCDR Steve Bird
Truly confident leaders are secure enough to embrace and share their
humility. In the long run, their humility makes them stronger; for without
humility, our strengths disappear to others due to our arrogance.
Diversity Leadership: Sponsoring Our Future Leaders -
CDR
John Imahori
As a senior officer within the Coast Guard and a first generation Asian
American I am proud to be part of the current leadership initiatives that
promote diversity within our maritime service. As our nation changes so too
must the Coast Guard, so that we continue to represent those people we
protect.
Home is Where the Heart Is -
Veronique Freeman
As I knock on the end of my first month here at the new home of U.S. Coast
Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., St. Elizabeths, I wanted to share
some reflections. My initial reaction to this move was admittedly not a
happy one.
The Presence of Leadership -
CAPT Drew Tucci
“One must be present to lead.” A friend and I were discussing leadership
challenges as he prepared for his first Command. We were thinking about how
to create and maintain a command climate that truly promotes our Core
Values, keeps our people safe, and our mission on trackline.
Lessons Learned from Training Center Yorktown's Chief Warrant
Officer Pre-Board - CDR Doug Simpson
Training Center Yorktown (TCY) typically has 50 enlisted members request to
compete for Chief Warrant Officer commissions annually. These candidates
come from various divisions and branches, posing the potential for numerous
chains of command to request “highest recommendation” for any given warrant
officer specialty from the commanding officer.
Afloat Managers Needed -
LT Mark Rawls
The cutter fleet is aging rapidly and help has been hindered by dramatically
cut future budgets. Now, more than ever the cutter community needs its
leaders to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty to help preserve
the aging fleet.
Crossing the Cultural Barrier: Leadership Learning for an
International Audience - LCDR Erin Williams
Teaching self-awareness to a group of Coast Guardsmen with varying
backgrounds can be challenging. Teaching this to an international audience
raises the challenge to an entirely new level.
First AA Female Helo Pilot (MH65): An Up-Close Interview with LT LaShanda
Jones - Mr. David S. Rosen
Check out this interview with LT Jones to learn: Why the Coast Guard? Why she
became a pilot? What was the hardest part of her training? And, what is the
greatest challenge of being an MH-65 pilot at LA AIRSTA?
Richard L. Burke: The Coast Guard's Most Famous Forgotten Aviator
- William H. Thiesen, Ph.D, Atlantic Area Coast Guard Historian
The pantheon of famous Coast Guard aviators includes such 20th century
luminaries as Elmer Stone, world’s first aviator to pilot an aircraft across
the Atlantic Ocean; Frank Erickson, foremost aviator in the development of
the helicopter; and Donald MacDiarmid, considered the Coast Guard’s “. . .
recognized authority in open sea landings and ditchings in seaplanes, and
procedures for maritime aviation search, rescue and survival.”
The Power of a Signature: Making the Watch Qualification System
(WQS) Work! - LCDR S. E. Ramassini
Given advances in today’s underway qualification procedures, a person’s
signature remains significant to the validity of the qualification process.
To maintain viability, it is important to stratify the roles and
responsibilities of those responsible for exercising the system to keep the
qualification process meaningful and effective.
Coast Guard Environmental Sustainability Awards Program
- Dr. Ken Malmberg
The Environmental Sustainability Awards Program is designed to promote
awareness and action on the part of Coast Guard personnel to comply with
environmental requirements while being good stewards of the environment.
What a Dollar Bought Me -
CDR Paul Fawcett
This article is a sequel to the article “My First Salute Opened a Door”,
published in the Leadership News in the fall of 2000 and in The Reservist in
2002.
GET OUT (and about) - Mr. Michael P. Smith
Are you a Leader and Manager? Getting out and visiting your workers in their
workspaces is one of the best ways to build trust, understanding, and esprit
de corps. Taking the time to visit your folks informally in the spaces where
they work shows that you really care about them and the work they do.
The Coast Guard's Dirty Laundry: Should We Air It or Bury It?
- CDR Mike Dolan
The Coast Guard is an organization of tens of thousands of people.
Collectively, we take immense pride in our service and we live by the Core
Values. However, any large organization has a few individuals who commit
dishonorable, illegal, and even evil acts. They are rightfully and routinely
discharged and sent to prison.
Cutterwomen - MKC T. Claflin
Holding in its fury, is a beauty and mystery unlike any other natural force
on earth. With settled calmness, it can soothe the most troublesome of souls
but its sporadic impulsiveness will slap a mariner with a rogue wave when
least expected…it is the sea! The sea holds no prejudice to the unfortunate
souls that are taken to the depths of their fate nor does the sea
discriminate against the saviors of those souls.
The Leadership Journey: How Great Leaders are Made - Mrs. Carla Carlton
For more than 45 years, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM)
Federal Executive Institute and Management Development Centers has trained
federal managers, executives, public service career employees and military
personnel to be effective government leaders.
What's Your Contribution? - LT Fred Bertsch
We tend to think about personal conduct in terms of individual actions and
behaviors as they relate to misconduct and disciplinary issues. While
clearly an aspect incorporated in the concept, personal conduct is a much
broader idea that includes self accountability for performance, actions, and
contributions.
Effective Leadership -
YNC Jeff C. Wheater
Looking around, one can see that leadership is everywhere. However, people
often disagree with each other as to what constitutes good leadership. "It
is determined by how effective it is." "No, it is based on how efficient it
is." "No, no, no, it is both, plus how happy the workers are at performing
their respective tasks." Leadership is sophisticated and how it is
interpreted influences others perspective of work as well as the way their
success is measured.
Personal Conduct: A Systems Thinking Approach - Mr. Nelson Torres
The aforementioned epigraph illustrated the employee’s recognition that his
Personal Conduct mattered and that his actions and performance aligned with
the aims, mission, and strategy of the organization.
The Learning Leader: A New Perspective on Coast Guard Leadership
Culture - LCDR Meridena Kauffman
The Coast Guard is facing a leadership dilemma. It has enjoyed, and
deserved, the reputation as a world leader across its many programs, from
Search and Rescue and Law Enforcement to Marine Environmental Response.
Semper Paratus is ingrained in Coast Guard culture and has led to an
organization that tries to answer the call regardless of increasing stress
placed on its personnel and systems.
Building Leaders of Character...One Protege at a Time -
Captain Andrea Marcille and Dr. Laurel Goulet
Leadership means different things to different people. Most would agree that
a leader has a vision and builds upon it. There may not be as much agreement
about how that is accomplished. Strong leadership usually means a leader who
is charismatic and decisive.
Personality Typing and Leadership - CDR Richard J. Wester
The Strategic Leadership style highlighted in LAMS curriculum is typically
very effective since different styles of leadership may be more appropriate
for certain types of decision making and people involved. But one very
important difference among people that is often overlooked is the
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality type.
Lessons From a Leader - Master Chief Mark Allen
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