[D-plan-net] Leadership Development Workshop

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Leadership Development Workshop

1 January 2008

 

District Commanders,

 

The Planning Committee wholeheartedly thanks you for your support of USPS by
your participation in the Leadership Development Workshop (LDW).  We believe
that improving local leadership will enable our squadrons to maintain their
programs and begin to grow.  You most likely have read that 22 districts
sent 55 representatives for this training.

 

Our highest praise goes to those of you that have begun plans to conduct
squadron LDWs.  Aligning with the original process, you might consider using
the "invitation only" approach: your squadron commanders would invite
special members deemed best qualified and committed to assume leadership
roles in their squadron.  Also, consider that those who will be trained may
someday move into district positions.

 

Ask your Planning Committee and your Operations Training Committee to begin
working on a plan to offer the LDW to as many squadron members as possible,
and on an ongoing basis.  We know that some districts and squadrons have
little trouble getting good leaders.  God bless them!  Many however, are not
so blessed.  The LDW training, offered on an ongoing basis, will help.

 

For various reasons eleven districts; D25 (CA), D3 (NY), D7 (OH), D15 (LA),
D18 (MA), D19 (NH), D8, D22, D23 (FL), D26 (SC), D33 (PR) did not send a
representative to the regional LDW.  At this time we strongly recommend
these districts consider sending a representative to the next LDW offered in
a neighboring participating district.  Please contact a neighboring district
not included in the list above to find LDW schedule information and to make
arrangements for your representative(s) to attend!  We, of course, are
asking districts that participated in the regional LDWs to help their
neighboring districts.

 

Interestingly, none of the districts in Florida attended the regional
workshop in Atlanta.  We are not sure if these districts were uninterested,
didn't have monetary support or couldn't find an enthused members to make
the commitment.  We will consider offering a regional LDW in Florida if we
have the promise of attendance by these districts.  Florida districts,
please let us know.

 

All D/Cs, please share this information with your DXO and your Bridge as
they also have a stake in helping the squadrons improve leadership.  If you
need basic information on the LDW to copy or pass along, please visit the
National Planning Committee home page
(http://www.usps.org/national/plancom/) on the National web site.  You will
find the announcement and brochure for the 2007 LDW as originally posted.

 

Regards,

 

     R/C William M Bellinger, SN, PlanCom Chair

     Members of the National Planning Committee

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