Transition from Warrior to Chieftain
 

 

USPS DXO & SXO Training
 
 

                  For more information contact D/Lt Elizabeth Dysart, JN at 925/432-8028 or e-mail dysarts2@earthlink.net

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When: Wednesday 2 February

Where: Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, 1000 West Buena Vista Dr., Lake Buena Vista, FL  32830  ph 407/939-1020

 

Mission: Continue developing District and Squadron Executive Officers as leaders and role models.

Objective: District Officer training that is scalable and repeatable at the Squadron level.

 

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 the Executive Department 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:  Will add a field to indicate completion

Participants: DAO/SAO completion is the prerequisite for attendance. In-coming & sitting District and Squadron Executive Officers will be given preference for attendance and no charge for materials.  Remaining available seating will be open to any member having already completed DAO/SAO, at $50/per student (to help defray printing, materials, etc.). .

Maximum Attendance: 50 (Register Here)

 

Agenda

Introduction and Ice-breaker 9:00am – 9:15am

 

Module 1: 9:15am – 11:15am :  (break included): Leadership Knowledge and Skills – fundamental principles of leadership and management in the USPS setting

  • Leadership Styles
    • Different Styles of Leadership
    • Finding your own style
    • Implications of different styles in the USPS
  • This module will combine lecture and team exercises

 

Module 2: 11:15am - 12:30pm : Teambuilding Techniques - methods for developing and managing high-performance work teams and committees in the USPS environment.

  • Fundamentals of Problem Solving
  • Goal Oriented Leadership: Formulating goals in USPS
    • Goal Development and Setting Objectives
    • Selecting Milestones
    • Measuring performance
    • RACI review
  • This module will build upon the skills learned in the DAO/SAO Training and feature some practical tools for analyzing problem situations with action steps

 

Break: 12:30pm – 1:15pm – Working Lunch (begin Case Study)

 

Module 3: 1:15pm- 2:30pm: Problem Solving - Develop goals and an action plan to address a typical squadron challenge - hands on application using the knowledge and skills gained in DAO/SAO Training as well as Modules 1 and 2 of DXO/SXO

  • Case Study featuring Cdr Grumpy Wilson, SN, his wife, Evil Queen, Lt/C Happy Peters, JN and the other Diamond Mine Squadron characters – This squadron is no longer in Wisconsin, but now in Alabama
  • Solution Report-out - summary of team prepared solution

 

Break: 2:30pm – 2:45pm

 

Module 4: 2:45pm - 3: 15pm: USPS Structure: XO Department, Jobs, Responsibilities and Committees. Brief Review of Operations Training information and Job Descriptions. This module is specifically designed for the XO

  • Resources - USPS websites, Bylaws, Operations Manual, Job Descriptions – Where to look and what to read
  • Organizational structure - National, District and Squadron Committees
  • Looking ahead to the year as Commander

 

Module 5:  3:15pm - 3:45pm: Planning and Executing Effective Meetings – Platform Presence

  • Use your own style
  • Active listening
  • The art of questioning

Module 6:  3:45pm - 4:00pm Closing, Evaluation and Follow-up

 

 

Course Leader: Stf/C Anita F. Walker, JN

 

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 University of Illinois and an MBA in Operations Management from Illinois Benedictine University. During her manufacturing/consulting days, Anita was on the national training team employee faculty for Johnson and Johnson, Coopers & Lybrand, Gemini Consulting and KPMG. Subjects included: Leadership Development, Team Building, Quality, Operations/Supply Chain Improvement, Organizational Structure and Strategy, Organizational Turnaround, Safety and other manufacturing/government topics.

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Please call or email to indicate your interest:

 

We want to offer this new and dynamic training to as many members as possible.  The course will be held Wednesday (2 February).  A complimentary cocktail party for all registered students (& one guest) is being planned for the evening before.  More details on this will be announced shortly.

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Contact D/Lt Elizabeth Dysart, JN at 925/432-8028 or e-mail dysarts2@earthlink.net

 

(Register Here)