Ed Wendt, my father. As a young boy my family and I grew up in a small village in Waialua Nui, Maui, Hawaii. As a child we worked the taro fields by planting, weeding the fields and harvesting taro to make poi. The work hours were long and my dad and our family worked together to get the job done. Only after the work was done was I able to go fishing at the beach. I loved fishing so I always made it a point to get my job done. My father’s dedication to his family and work ethic had an influence on my leadership. He continues to influence me with his dedication to our Hawaiian culture and to teach the future generation of taro farmers. He is a well-known member of the Native Hawaiian community who has spearheaded efforts to protect and …show more content…
Phillip had a positive impact on my leadership style by his actions. He was a true professional and was able to motivate the deck department to work long hours through his actions. He would not hesitate to work side by side with the crew needle gunning, sanding and spray painting boats into the late hours. His professional knowledge underway on the Motor Life Boats (MLB) in the surf was instrumental in teaching me how to operate a MLB in ocean swells, river current and different types of breaking waves. His uniform was squared away and he always had a positive attitude about the Coast Guard.
-Young men and women entering our service. Numerous Coast Guard men and women had a positive impact in my leadership style. Each person in our organization has the potential to succeed. Therefore, I continually reflect that my actions can promote further success in the Coast Guard and beyond. The basic principle I use is to treat everyone with humility, provide positive reinforcement and to the best of my ability provide a positive work environment for their success.
-Family. My family keeps me grounded. The importance of family allows me to balance work and take the necessary time away to spend it with my loved ones. Balancing professional and personal time puts everything into perspective and recharges my
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My leadership Philosophy. I challenge and expect each person assigned to CG Station Fire Island to adhere to the Coast Guard’s Core Values of: Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty. Together we must strive for SAFETY, and PROFESSIONALISM on and off duty and never take a routine evolution for granted and become complacent. Seek growth for personal knowledge and professional development, and through doctrine and training we will pursue excellence in completing our missions.
My priorities include:
TRAINING: We must be proficient and cross-trained in our job assignments. If we train like we operate; then we will operate like we train. Communication is crucial to a successful unit; all hands must be part of the team and share new ideas on how to make our unit a safe and effective Coast Guard small boat station.
MAINTENANCE: Keep our station and boats running and looking great. Preventative maintenance, material condition, and house-keeping are the responsibilities of everyone.
MISSION: We will be called out to perform many missions from Law Enforcement, Search and Rescue, Marine Environmental Pollution, and Homeland Security. Before performing our missions we will evaluate, weigh our options and use the appropriate risk
Being in the military I have came across a number of different leadership/management styles and tried to adopt some of those that I thought were effective. The values that we hold in the military are expected to be at a higher standard then our civilian counterpart. This is something that I do not take for granted and try to live by our core values. The core values in the Air Force are what guide our organization and something that I have tried to represent my whole Air Force career. “In May 1995, then-Secretary of the Air Force Sheila Widnall, and then-Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. Ronald Fogleman, established the Air Force Core Values: Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do.” If you as a manager can abide by these values while supervising your people, no matter how many that would be, then morally you can feel like you did your best as a manager.
Many people have come and gone through my life. Like a revolving door, but it doesn’t matter how long they stayed in my life. To me, it only matters on how they made an impact on me. I think about Kurt Zuidmulder every day, he was a coach, teacher, and father. He was also a friend to the whole community of Hermantown, MN, and Hibbing, MN. He was the greatest human I have ever met, and I will never forget him. Kurt affected me through his larger than life personality, his incredible sense of humor, and his overall kindness.
Chief Petty Officer Academy offered me the opportunity to reflect on my career in the United States Coast Guard. It afforded me time to recount the years I spent serving with other leaders. The information I have gathered from the academy has helped me to make a conscious decision on what type of leadership style I think will suit me best. The Coast Guard is an unparalleled organization that prides itself on being the most well managed group of members serving this country. As a Chief Petty Officer (CPO) in this organization it is imperative that this standard is upheld in order to ensure the Coast Guard’s success. There were many informative classes that I was able to be a part of while attending the academy and while they
Few things in this world stand out and have a life changing impact to significantly alter the course of one’s own self. The value that the Chief Petty Officer Academy (CPOA) provided was one in which will never be paralleled again. Walking in to a completely new world of opportunity and responsibility as a brand new Chief Petty Officer, there is no better introduction to the depth and magnitude of what is now expected from me as well as my peers and our collective role as a Chiefs Mess. Transitioning from a task driven, managerial minded FS1 to the leader I am now prepared to be, this has truly changed my career path and life in general and I can justly say that I am now ready to be “The Chief”. With plenty of room to grow and a solid foundation
New technology, building inspections, leadership, and administrative duties are just a few of the challenges presented to new company officers in the fire service, stated Turner (2014, para. 1). As the fire service continues to evolve so too must the duties of the first line supervisors. Yet, where does an aspiring crew chief begin his journey to become a better leader, and company officer? In Turner’s (2014) article “Preparing for the Role of Company Officer”, many core values have been presented to help further prepare junior officers in their advancement through the fire service. Let us look further into some of the core principles that are discussed.
My Leadership Philosophy is a basic one. Over the last 22 years, I have established a Leadership style that is based the morals, trust, and values of those who I have served with over the years. The military is not easy sometimes. So as Leaders we must understand that influencing our Soldiers to complete the mission by providing motivation, direction, and purpose is very vital. Our leaders do that by showing dignity and respect and building the organization from the bottom up. I realize that the command environment within the organizations is key to the unit’s ability to attain mission accomplishment, it is also paramount for leader development and leader effectiveness.
The most effective commanders through their leadership build cohesive teams. Mutual trust, shared understanding, and accepting prudent risk serve as just a few principles for mission command. Mutual trust is the foundation of any successful professional relationship that a commander shares with his staff and subordinates. The shared understanding of an operational environment functions, as the basis for the commander to effectively accomplish the mission. While my advice for the commander on what prudent risks to take may create more opportunities rather than accepting defeat. Incorporating the principles of mission command by building cohesive teams through mutual trust, fostering an environment of shared understanding, and accepting prudent risk will make me an effective adviser to the commander, aid the staff during the operations process, and provide an example for Soldiers to emulate.
This essay demonstrates leadership qualities along with leader developmental abilities by utilizing leadership fundamentals. Having vast military experience and knowledge over the span of my nine year career in the Army is the reason I am writing this essay about how I have developed junior noncommissioned officers (NCO) and my peers. I have enhanced the leadership skills of my subordinates through various activities by using past experiences and multiple trainings that I have accomplished. Leading by example and always from the front has given me the opportunity to develop junior NCOs. As a Platoon Sergeant (SGT), it is my
The Army defines leadership as “the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization” (ADRP 6-22, 1-1) In other words, the leaders are at the center of the group’s power structure, they keep the group together, they infuses life into it, they move it towards its goals, and they maintains its momentum. These basic guide lines have been implemented very successfully over the years, however, there are certain aspects that influence the overall effectiveness of an individual’s leadership. It is important to note, a leader never stops learning, President John F. Kennedy said, “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other” (brainyquote.com). This means
I interviewed Mr. D on March 20, 2018. Mr. D. is a 23-year-old graduate student at the University of Nebraska at Kearney from which he earned a bachelor’s degree in Organizational and Relational Communications and is currently employed at said university. Throughout his college career, Mr. D. was an active member and president of his fraternity, served as a mentor for the Thompson Scholars Learning community, participated with his home church and helped the university’s recruitment office.
Being a non-commission officer, taking care of ourselves isn’t enough anymore once we accepted the rank of Corporal we must now take charge of those under us. Their physical performance must be measure on a daily basis because their cft and pft is a reflection upon our leadership. The PMEs that we instill on them will not only assist them in getting promoted but allow them to have greater knowledge in the Marine Corps such as orders, mci, and books from the Commandants reading list. The welfare for our subordinates is critical because, if we treat them unfairly then they in respond will continue the same treatment to the next junior Marine that checks-in to the shop. Our subordinates must be supervise and instructed, so that they can carry out the plan
...s and companies have been providing training for the maintenance crew so that they are equipped with the necessary skills.
Over the years I have had many opportunities to work on basic mentorship with my junior NCOs and Soldiers, just like SSG Johnson taught me throughout the 1980’s. I have tried to minimize my mistakes and maximize my time with Soldiers, teaching them how to soldier, teaching them how to lead, teaching them how to live as responsible human beings and Stewards of the Profession. The legacy I would like to leave behind is that Soldiers come first, everything else follows.
Ship maintenance can be divide into two major categories which is preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance. Preventive maintenance is the maintenance taken before the equipment or machinery breakdown, its mission is to maintain a level of certain services of an equipment, while corrective maintenance is the action taken after the breakdown occur, its task is to correct the defects to be found in different equipment.
So what is maintenance? Maintenance is the work performed on assets to ensure their day-to-day functionality. In general, maintenance can be classified into the following categories: