• The Enlisted Force Structure, Duties & Responsibilities (Leadership)
Do you want to fire up the troops? Are ready for a passionate, dynamic and fun filled presentation? Well here it is. What’s the matter with the military today? Our NCOs have lost their ability to function as NCOs. Here is how to fix that problem.
• Are you an E-9 or a Chief? (Leadership)
A class taken from the Air National Guard Chief’s Executive Course, learn the difference between a slug and a slugger. An E-9 is a pay grade, being a Chief Master Sergeant is a challenging and rewarding honor.
• Professional Military Education Requirements and Why (Self Improvement)
For too long, PME has been tied to promotion when it should have been tied to professional performance. PME gives an individual more tools and skills in order to be more effective at whatever level they are at. PME is NOT simply a requirement for promotion, it is a requirement for better performance.
• Disciple and Documentation (Leadership/Management)
Lazy managers don’t solve problems, they move them. Learn how easy it is to fix the problems people create by being poor performers. It is our responsibility to correct misbehavior and improve performance. Here is how to do that correctly and defend yourself against complaints of discrimination.
• Retention – Keeping the Best (Leadership/Management)
Recruiting is a problem for the recruiters. Retention is the job of the supervisor in the work place. Pride and challenge keep more people in uniform than any thing else.
• Promotions – A Privilege Not a Right (Leadership/Self Improvement)
If you are an effective leader you understand that promotions are not a guarantee. They SHOULD be a reward for doing your best and being your best – Not just showing up.
• Leadership vs. Followship – A Double Edged Sword (Leadership)
The person that can not take orders should never be able to give orders. It is a military standard. We all look up to the leader for direction. But do we give that leader our allegiance, our respect or do we talk about him/her instead of to him/her.
• Project Management Training (Leadership/Management)
Mission Capability, give the Commander what he/she requires and you are the hero. If you don’t, you are dead. Here is how to do what most say cannot be done.
• Taking Care of Your People – It’s Not an Option (Leadership/Management)
Effective Leadership is nothing more than effective parenting. Taking care of your people does not mean fixing their problems. It means teaching them how to fix them themselves, or even better how to avoid them altogether. Our job is not to teach Airmen how to be good NCOs and Officers. More importantly, it is to teach them well enough so that they can teach the next generation, how to be good NCOs and Officers.
