Police Technology: Workplace

Program Gives Senior Officials 21st Century Skill Sets

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:03:59 GMT

By Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden

American Forces Press Service

July 1, 2008 - A new Defense Department program for senior-level civilians seeks to develop the skills and competencies needed to lead the 21st century national defense effort. The Defense Senior Leader Development Program, which replaces the current Defense Leadership and Management Program, is the new "premiere executive development program for senior defense civilians and a key component of the department's succession planning strategy," said Patricia Bradshaw, deputy undersecretary of defense for civilian personnel policy.

"Civilians are playing a much greater role alongside our warfighters," she said. "Today, they are on the front lines, and civilians, including [Defense Department] civilians, have a role in reconstruction phases as well as other areas on today's battlefield."

The new program targets already-successful senior leaders needing to strengthen their knowledge of national security and broaden their enterprise view, Bradshaw said. Experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as Hurricane Katrina, shown the need for senior-level training to evolve beyond the Defense Department into the multinational and interagency world of the State Department, nongovernmental organizations and country allies, Bradshaw said.

As the U.S. aids the Iraqi government, for example, civilian teams from the U.S. Defense and State departments are working alongside military personnel assisting in rebuilding Iraq's ministries. Civilians are advising Iraqi officials on areas ranging from rule of law and economics to government and education, she said.

"Civilians are called upon to serve in ways we have not in the past," she said. "So it's not only the basic competencies we need to focus on; it's the ability to lead in our environment and make decisions."

Efforts such as the new training program will give senior civilians the tools they need to be successful in environments such as Iraq, Bradshaw said.

The need for the new program was recognized in 2005, and it was approved in 2007. Nominations for the first class, which begins in February, are due in September, and up to 50 people will be selected by December, said David A. Rude, chief of senior leader development, Civilian Personnel Management Service.

Individuals participating in DLAMP all received a letter last year explaining that the program would end in fiscal 2010. They must complete all program requirements to apply for completion, Rude said.

Graduates from the previous program aren't eligible for the new one; however, supplementary courses, training and seminars are available to help them, as well as those who don't get into the new program, become more competitive, Bradshaw said. Eventually, department employees will be able to go online and see what kind of leadership seminars and courses are available and how they map to a particular leadership competency, she added.

Those selected for the new program can expect four weeklong seminars, participation in case studies and 10 months of military education at one of the five war colleges to give them a broader sense of national security and working side by side with servicemembers, Bradshaw said.

Each service component will implement its own process requirements for how individuals are nominated. Basic eligibility requirements for the two-year program are:

-- Permanent, full-time Defense Department civilian employee at National Security Personnel System Pay Band 3, or GS-14/15 and equivalent;

-- Bachelor's degree as required to attend professional military education at one of the five service war colleges; and

-- One year of supervisory experience, which may be waived upon component recommendation.

An hourlong town hall meeting about the new program will be held at the Pentagon Conference Center at 8:30 a.m. July 8. The meeting will stream on the Civilian Personnel Management Service Web site for those who cannot attend in person.

Barnes & Noble Announces Appearance by Lisa Lockwood, Author of Undercover Angel: From Beauty Queen to SWAT Team…A True Story.

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:37:31 GMT

June 12, 2008 – Author, Speaker and Reinvention Expert, Lisa Lockwood will be appearing at Barnes & Noble (2000 E. Rio Salado Tempe Marketplace in Tempe) on Saturday, June 13th from 6:30 to 8::30pm, signing her newly released book, Undercover Angel: From Beauty Queen to SWAT Team.

Real-life superhero Lisa Lockwood has long since hung up her tiara and gun belt to inspire others with her bold accomplishments by becoming a writer, inspirational speaker and life coach. Her memoir serves as a reminder to readers that they too can get past a life destined for failure by remaining upbeat and optimistic.

“Undercover Angel focuses on my personal achievements and reinvention, as well as showing readers the power of determination and perseverance,” says the former beauty queen.

“The truth this brave woman shared with the world is nothing short of amazing. I believe this book shows us that you can be a beautiful and successful woman at the same time by working towards it ethically,” says one reader, a Drill SGT in the US Military.

Lisa Lockwood is the recipient of numerous law enforcement and military honors.

Media Interviews: CNN Headline News Nancy Grace, CNBC The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, NBC & Fox Business News and over 100 national and local radio shows. Articles about her life, and her inspiring advice for others, have appeared in major newspapers all over the country.

About Lisa Lockwood - Lisa Lockwood is a first Gulf War veteran, former beauty pageant contestant, SWAT team officer and undercover detective. She is now a successful writer, speaker, and reinvention expert. Her latest book is Undercover Angel: From Beauty Queen to SWAT Team…A True Story. Lockwood is currently negotiating potential TV pilots and movie scripts based on her life.

CONTACT:

Lisa Lockwood

Lockwood Entertainment Inc.

(514) 620-4224

Lisa@lisalockwood.com

www.Lisalockwood.com

Contemporary Leadership Issues

Sat, 17 May 2008 07:06:10 GMT

This seminar will help you keep abreast of evolving challenges and administration initiatives involving Federal managers across the Government. You will learn what is most relevant and at the cutting edge in Government management and organizational leadership. An expert author on current leadership and Federal management issues will moderate discussions and answer your questions. Publications are provided in advance to allow you to read, reflect, and develop questions.

A cornerstone of this seminar is a comprehensive review of current administration initiatives. Topics range from the President’s Management Agenda to the latest thinking on succession planning, homeland security, and national defense.

More Information

http://www.leadership.opm.gov/Programs/Policy-and-Initiatives/CLI/Index.aspx

Leaders Growing Leaders

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:07:58 GMT

Building Your Organization by Developing Leaders-At Every Level

Overview

This seminar prepares you for a central task and test of leadership: growing other leaders. Developing new, imaginative approaches to managing succession is critical to successful human capital management, which is drawing increasing Presidential and congressional focus, and is included in the General Accounting Office’s high-risk list of Federal activities. The impending retirement of a large component of senior executives over the next few years is intensifying this interest.

Leaders Growing Leaders is designed to help you understand the leadership gap and to develop innovative approaches to improve the situation in your organization. It draws on years of research that clearly demonstrate that leaders are primarily grown, formally and informally, through challenging job-based experiences and interaction with senior leaders.

How Will You Benefit

Understand the difference between leaders and managers

Learn the best ways to help leaders develop on the job

Discover and demonstrate the essential skills for developing leaders

Learn how to frame your life and work experiences as stories to help others learn leadership lessons

Build and implement an effective succession management plan and initiate other leadership development programs for your organization

Gain experience practicing informal roles as exemplar, mentor, coach, and teacher to help grow the next generation of leaders

MORE INFORMATION

http://www.leadership.opm.gov/Programs/Organizational-Leadership-for-Executives/EXE0044/Index.aspx

Leadership

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:53:36 GMT

A recent Amazon customer review of Leadership: Texas Hold ‘em Style

“I write police promotional textbook exams and assessments for a living [...]. I'm always seeking out new and cutting edge books in the fields of police supervision, management and leadership.

So, I was very pleasantly surprised after I finished reading this unique leadership book. It presents an impressive amount of information on leadership in a fun and interesting format - with liberal use of relevant and humorous quotes, experiences and analogies. Your retention of the material will be extremely high because of the author's unique writing style and the attention-grabbing format. Both authors are highly qualified and experienced to present this material - but that's not the primary reason you should consider this book. If you are in law enforcement, entering law enforcement or looking to advance your law enforcement career, this book not only covers the basic leadership experience in a way that is lively and interesting, it makes you relate to and almost experience the hardcore, daily struggle all law enforcement supervisors and managers have with how to select, train and "grow" quality law enforcement personnel.

It took a lot of guts to write a leadership book in such a unique format. And guts is what you'll need in Poker .. and in Leadership ... and this book, if nothing else, will make you see how you can embody these leadership skills.”

More Information

www.pokerleadership.com

Leadership

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:30:29 GMT

An Except from Leadership: Texas Hold 'em Style

You cannot survive without that intangible quality we call heart. The mark of a top player is not how much he wins when he is winning but how he handles his losses. If you win for thirty days in a row, that makes no difference if on the thirty-first you have a bad night, go crazy, and throw it all away.

Bobby Baldwin on Poker

Morale is incredibly important in any organization; it affects everything. It affects how people treat one another, their work quality and even the way in which they answer the phone. It is elusive in nature but palpable in its impact. If morale is low, it is a problem even if everything else in an organization is strong. Karl Von Clausewitz, a Prussian military general and military theorist, identified morale as a fundamental military principle. Since Clausewitz published On War, morale has developed into a concept seen as critical to organizations. Unfortunately, morale is difficult to define and in many circles has become somewhat synonymous with motivation. But, morale is not about motivation.

READ ON

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Leadership in Film

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:51:08 GMT

A number of courses and seminars use film, movies and television to express leadership concepts. The co-author of Leadership: Texas Hold ‘em Style, Raymond E. Foster, is collecting practitioner, student and academic input on leadership in film. Have you used film, movies or television to teach leadership? Have you viewed something in a leadership course? Or, have you viewed something that expressed a leadership lesson that you would like to share? Share your thoughts on Leadership in Film.

http://www.pokerleadership.com/leadership-in-film/

Strategic Planning Reference and Resource Book

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:27:36 GMT

The Strategic Planning Reference and Resource Book was created by the elements of the United States Army and designed to familiarize you and help you through the strategic planning process in a step-by-step approach. It provides an outline for you to plan, organize and conduct your conference, document and execute your plan, and to monitor and adjust your strategic plan, as needed. While we recommend specific steps, we also provide options and alternatives that allow you to tailor your conference and strategic plan to your unique local conditions.

Download the Book

http://www.pokerleadership.com/strategic_planning_reference_resource_book.html

Tag me

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:57:08 GMT

Greetings:

My new book on leadership is up on Amazon. The book image hasn’t appear yet, but things are moving in the right direction. I would appreciate you visiting Amazon and “tagging” the product. This involves you identifying the product for search engines – words like leadership, leader, leading, business leadership, etc., would be great tags. When it asks you why you have tagged it, you could say something like you are a “friend, business associate, colleague, etc.” and have seen my resume and know I am capable of writing a great book on leadership. Here’s the link:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1419674382/raymonefoster-20

If you want to review my resume you can go to www.police-technology.net/raymond.foster.cv.html.

Thanks,

Raymond

Networking

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 04:31:33 GMT

In addition to the various Yahoo groups, listservs and other networking sites, I have started to use Direct Matches as a means of communicating with business people world-wide. The basic service is free, giving you a chance to look around and see if the site can help you in your business and/or professional career. The site is located at

Direct Match

Raymond

www.police-writers.com

Business Opportunity

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 03:26:10 GMT

My 24 years in law enforcement taught me the importance of maintaining a physical, mental and emotional balance. The streets, the hours and even the supervisors can push you toward an imbalance. I endorse the products and the business model of this organization as a means of restoring personal balance.
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Eleven tactics improve your interview score

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 01:17:38 GMT

1. BE THAT PERSON

2. SHINE OR DIE

3. KILL THE BEAST

4. RECON NOW

5. DON’T LIE – PRETEND

6. KSA OR ELSE

7. SMOKE ‘EM OUT

8. RECOGNIZE, DON’T MEMORIZE

9. IT AIN’T WALL PAPER

10. CLOSE ‘EM OUT

11. THE RAMBLING MAN

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http://www.criminaljustice-online.com/forum9/354.html