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USPS®
Leadership 101 Leadership in the 21st Century |
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For more information contact D/C Edwin G. Kridler, SN, 843-762-3986 or ekridler@bellsouth.net
(Register Here) (Faculty Resumes)
When: Friday, 19 April 2013
Where: Lake Murray Power Squadron's Facility Flotilla Island, 2390 Johnson Marina Road, Chapin, SC 29036
Mission: Continue developing District and Squadron members as leaders and role models.
Objective: District & Squadron Officer training that is scalable and repeatable at each level.
Prerequisites: None. This is the first of three Leadership seminars which must be taken in sequence.
Goals:
- Provide leadership training consistent with USPS strategies
- Utilize courses/programs previously developed (Leadership Development, Operations Training and Instructor Development)
- Build new material designed specifically for members at the District and Squadron levels
Duration: 7 hours
Media: PowerPoint presentation
Materials: Detailed course notes provided to each student
Activities: Team exercises and practice case studies
Certificate: Successful students will receive a certificate
DB2000: Successful completion will be indicated on DB2000
Participants: All USPS members are encouraged to attend.
Fee: All students will be charged $75.00 to help defray the cost of printing materials, coffee breaks, lunch, and Facilitator Travel.
Maximum Attendance: 50 (Register Here) Minimum Attendance: 15
Agenda
Introduction and Ice-breaker 9:00am - 9:30am
Module 1: 9:30am - 10:30am: Leadership Knowledge and Skills - fundamental principles of leadership and management in the USPS setting.
- Definition of Leadership
- Leadership vs. Management
- Principles of Leadership
- Cycle of Change
Break: 10:30am - 10:45 am
Module 2: 10:45am - 12:00pm: Teambuilding Techniques - methods for developing and managing high-performance work teams and committees.
- Attitudes
- Art of Delegation in a USPS Setting - RACI (responsibility, accountability, consult, inform)
- Building and Managing Teams (Committees and other USPS work teams)
Break: 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Working Lunch (begin Case Study)
Module 3: 1:00pm - 2:30pm: Problem Solving - Conflict Resolution, Growth, Member Involvement, Preventing Squadron Dissolution - hands on application using the knowledge and skills gained in Modules 1 and 2.
- Case Study featuring P/C Grumpy Dwarf, SN
- Solution Report-out - summary of team prepared solution
Break: 2:30pm - 2:45pm
Module 4: 2:45pm - 3:15pm: USPS Structure, Jobs, Responsibilities and Traditions (Uniforms, Etiquette, Flags) - Brief Review of Operations Training: Leadership Summary Part 1 - USPS Application
- Squadron, District, National Organization Structure and Meetings
- Symbols
- Communications and Etiquette
Module 5: 3:15pm - 3:45pm: Planning and Executing Effective Meetings - Rules of the Road for General, Committee, Dinner, Council, District and other USPS meeting settings Summary Part 2 - USPS Application
- Meeting Protocols
- Qualities of a Good Meeting - How Good Leaders Conduct Meetings
- Self-study Appendix – Reference material on Parliamentary Procedure
Closing, Evaluation and Follow-up 3:45pm - 4:00pm
What Students Say about this course:
- Leadership versus Management was very informative.
- I will be able to use the RACI model in my job and squadron position.
- The Case Study was great. I really enjoyed working with other members on my team.
- The Operations Training module was a good review.
- I learned some new tips on conducting meetings.
- I will be able to immediately apply the skills learned in this class.
- On a scale of 1 to 5, members rate the value for money they received from participating in this training an average of 4.5 based on their costs for attending i.e. time, travel, hotel, meals, and course fee where 5 is the highest.
Course Facilitators: Stf/C Anita F.
Walker, JN or D/Lt/C Andy C. Hyman III, SN
Anita is a member of the
National Leadership Development and Membership Committees, a Certified
Instructor, and an Operations Training Program presenter. She teaches Instructor Development and the
Public Boating Course. Anita has a BS in
Economics from the
Andy is a member of the National Leadership Development Committee, and serves as the District 26 Administrative Officer and Leadership Development Chairperson. A member of USPS since 2005, he served Lake Murray Power Squadron as Commander, Executive Officer and Squadron Education Officer. Andy is an Instructor, a Vessel Safety Examiner, a member of the National Squadron Development Committee and the National Boat Operator Certification (BOC) Committee. He is a BOC Certified Inland Navigator (IN), Coastal Navigator (CN), and Advanced Coastal Navigator (ACN). Andy is also a BOC Certifier Trainer for Inland Navigation, Coastal Navigation and Advanced Coastal Navigation. Andy has taught Public Boating, Seamanship and Piloting courses, On-the-Water (OTW) and Practical on the Water (POWT) courses, various Seminars and has conducted OTW training in several USPS Districts. Andy is also a licensed 50T Masters Captain by the United States Coast Guard.
Andy presently owns an industrial packaging company serving the southeastern United States. As a retired senior operations manager in the telecommunications industry, he enjoyed a successful career with BellSouth Corporation and AT&T. He has a history of serving many civic organizations and volunteer activities supporting boating and on the water safety. Andy attended Georgia State University and is a graduate of the Executive Management Institute at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Andy enjoys boating with his family and friends on beautiful Lake Murray and on the many lakes and coastal waters of South Carolina.
Please call or email to indicate your interest:
We want to offer this dynamic and highly rated training to as many members as possible. The course will be held Friday, 19 April 2013.
Contact D/C Edwin G. Kridler, SN, 843-762-3986 or ekridler@bellsouth.net