2. Course 1C – Personal Development

3.  Jim Roberts – Detachment Assistant Adjutant  Squadron 4 Lakeland  35 Years of Service  Past Detachment Commander  Past National Vice Commander  Past National Commander  Ed Sheubrooks – Detachment Adjutant  Squadron 40 Fort Pierce  38 Years of Service  Past Detachment Commander  Past National Vice Commander  National Assistant Adjutant  John Jennings – National Vice Commander  Squadron 72 Mulberry  19 Years of Service  Past Detachment Commander

4. The objective and purpose of the Florida SAL College System is to increase, improve and enhance the administrative and managerial skills of current and future leaders of the Florida Sons of The American Legion through education and direct skill development.

5.  Name  Squadron Number and Location  Current Position or Title  Years of Membership in the SAL  What was the best thing you got out of Course 1 or 2?

7.  Course 1 - Communications ◦ Written Communication ◦ Speaking Effectively ◦ Delivering Presentations  Course 2 –Personal Administration ◦ Organization ◦ Planning/Scheduling ◦ Prioritizing ◦ Manage Execution ◦ Work Efficiently

8.  Building Action Plans for results  Driving for results  Develop Oneself  Acting with Integrity  Thinking Strategically

9.  What’s good planning ? ◦ Planning is organizing the tasks to be done ◦ Planning is identifying scheduling/coordinating ◦ Planning is understanding all elements affecting the task to be done ◦ Planning is working out the method or details. “A Plan of Attack”

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11.  Start with all the elements of good planning  Have Specific goals and objectives  Are time bound and defined  Measurable against the plan  Combine talents and energies of all team members  Have Conclusions and Ends !!

12.  At the beginning of a project to establish clear direction and goals  When established objectives are not being achieved  To ensure results above expectations can be achieved  To accomplish results

13. To Achieve results Be effective Accomplish the goals they set Always be the best they can To be great leaders !

14.  Course 2 we discussed Planning  Course 2 we discussed Organization  We just discussed “Action Plans” Now……how do we pull it all together ?

15.  Effective leaders focus on achieving results through and with others  Effective leaders persistently go after goals and measure their success in terms of results achieved  Effective leaders accomplish results beyond the ordinary

16. And Win Big !!

17.  Strengthening your sense of purpose  Putting a Top priority on Getting results  Conveying a sense of Urgency  Persisting in the face of difficulties  Bringing issues to closure

18. Effective leaders persistently focus on what is important to the organization and work to achieve those goals

19.  Determine what is most important to you -- what do you want to achieve  What results do you value and believe in ?  Consider the importance of achieving your goal - for yourself and your team  Develop a statement of the results to which you are committed

20. Getting results is critical for our organization’s survival and growth. As a leader, you must be perceived as putting a high priority on getting and achieving results. With a strong sense of purpose, and a priority for results, you will be driving for results !

21.  Make sure your team has measurable goals and objectives. Then focus on results, not only the activity  Monitor results frequently and give feedback  Keep your team focused on the goals they deem important and critical

22.  Challenge yourself, and your team, to do better without minimizing what has already been accomplished  Communicate with your team about organizational successes  Persistently and positively work to solve problem  Be there when your team needs you !

23.  Everything is Important!!  Nothing is Important  Why isn’t it done yet!!  Don’t worry….be happy!!  Its urgent -- must be done now!  JUST DO IT!!!!!!!!!!

24.  Seek feedback from your team -- what is their impression of the projects status and needs  Determine which projects and parts of the projects are urgent and less urgent  Communicate those priorities to your team  If it is important to you, it will be important to them

25.  Some goals are difficult to achieve!!  Yet, successful leaders are persistent, even with difficult tasks  Despite evidence to the contrary, persistence does not mean banging one’s head onto an obstacle until one or the other gives way. That just causes more pain!

26.  Use pre-established checkpoints to judge success. If not being achieved, develop a alternate plan  Involve anyone/everyone in solving the problem  Re-evaluate future targets and goals - maybe they were not realistic  Step back - examine it from a new angle, a fresh perspective

27.  Nothing saps energy faster than constantly dealing with the same problem!  Closure must be achieve in order to keep driving for results!  Sometimes closure means negotiation, and sometimes it means change of plans  It always takes leadership

28.  Bring all people together and insist on a resolution!!  Value all opinions, but establish that issues must be resolved  Rely on the people who do the work the best to accomplish the tasks  Review the goals and current status to get the best results possible

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102.  Change continues to intensify in today’s business environment. Our Organization is no exception.  Continued development of one’s skills is not longer optional  Success in one’s career now requires a serious commitment to learning and self-development

103.  Capitalizing on Opportunities for learning  Creating a Plan for Learning and Self- Development  Implementing your Development plan  Find/Be a mentor

104.  Employ the strategies of successful people/successful learners  Broadening your learning experiences  View mistakes as learning opportunities  Expand the scope of your knowledge base  Leveraging your areas of strength

105.  Analyze your skills portfolio  Focus on Your Development Objectives  Create a plan for personal growth  Ask for feedback from a respected mentor/colleague  Identify barriers to your development and plan to overcome them

106.  Spend time each day on your plan  Seizing On-the-job Development Opportunities  Involve Others in your Development Efforts  Seeking honest feedback from others  Eliminating defensiveness when receiving feedback

107.  Find a Mentor who represents the best in the skills you want  Be a mentor!  Partner your needs and plans with him  Get feedback, give feedback  Reflect on what you have learned

108.  Review the questions on the hand out  Decide/ Analyze if you are or are not doing these things.  No right or wrongs, just a chance to establish a “base line” of where your at.

109. Develop Oneself

110.  What are your thoughts ?  How much is realistic, and how much is BS !  Is it possible to enact the points made ?  Will it help develop you ?

111.  What is Integrity ? ◦ Being respected ◦ Knowledge of right and wrong ◦ The ability to avoid the wrong ◦ Willingness to stand up for what is right ◦ Having trust and being trusted ◦ Being consistent between your words and actions

112.  Establishing Trust and Integrity  Working to Increase your Integrity  Developing Organizational Integrity

113.  Make realistic promises and keep them ?  Give honest answers to questions/ challenges ?  Protect confidential information ?  Admit when you made a mistake ?  Consider truth and confidence to be important ?  Foster open, honest & sincere communication ?  Encourage others to question practices they cannot support ?  Words and actions are the same ?  Allow others to ask questions ?

114.  Honest Communication ◦ Open, sincere statements ◦ Admit to mistakes ◦ Seek feedback  Realistic Promises and Keeping them ◦ Trust is built on fulfilled promises ◦ Avoid statements that can be misinterpreted as promises ◦ Follow through - be responsible

115.  Modeling the Behavior  Working with Confidential Information  Making Decisions

116.  Establishing the Organizations Ethics  Developing a “Code of Ethics”  Protecting the Organizations Reputation

117.  Establishes a Trust relationship with your team members  Allows for a growth environment  provides honest vision and supports the goals you are driving to achieve  increases effectiveness and results

118. The Real Voyage of Discovery consists not in seeking new lands but in seeing with new eyes.  Marcel Proust, 18th Century Philosopher

119.  Effective leaders think Strategically  They analyze opportunities and problems from broad perspectives  They focus team energies on key activities  Strategic thinking is required for long-term and short term planning  To think strategically, you must first have a “Strategic Mindset”

120.  Developing a Strategic Mindset  Applying Strategic-Thinking Skills

121. Lets evaluate our current strengths

122.  Enhance your strategic thinking  Recognize the Implications of Issues  Developing a Strategic Perspective  Analyzing Factors Outside the Organization

123.  Identifying Key Strategic Opportunities  Capitalizing on Strategic Opportunities  Developing Strategic Alliances to Increase Competitive Advantage

125.  Course 1 - Communications ◦ Communication Skills ◦ Public Appearances  Course 2 – Personal Administration ◦ Time Management ◦ Personal Administrative Skills  Course 3 – Personal Development ◦ Action Plans/ Driving for results ◦ Develop Oneself ◦ Acting with Integrity ◦ Thinking Strategically

126.  Based on the 3 courses you have completed, create a Florida SAL College System Mission Statement  Should be focused on what the end objective is (for FSCS), and how it should be achieved  Each group has 30 minutes to complete  Should be in “Bullet Point” statements

127. The Natural Conclusion to the process of growth and discovery !

129. As we stated in the opening – the objective of the Florida SAL College System is to increase, improve and enhance the skills of current and future leaders of the Florida Sons of The American Legion. It is not intended, nor designed, to create leaders. That, as always, must come through dedication to the ideals of the Sons of The American Legion and The American Legion Family.

130. Let the us know what you thought of this program. We need your feedback to make this successful. Please fill out the Evaluation Form & turn it in to an instructor. Other comments or questions send us an email. Jim Roberts – jim.robertsfl@gmail.com Ed Sheubrooks – Fishermn9@aol.com John Jennings – jjennings22@tambay.rr.com

131. You have just completed the Florida Sons of The American Legion College

133.  Congratulations on graduating the Florida SAL College.  There is one more class function and that is GRADUATION.  This will take place at the Detachment Convention.  So look nice for the class picture (coat, tie and cover).

134. THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING