Leadership in Defense

By the end, the learner can

• Project sub-team guidance: leads a small group of engineers or technicians through photonic component testing cycles, coordinating task assignments and resolving blockers
• Violation follow-through: leads follow-up conversations with policy violators, ensuring corrective understanding is achieved and non-recurrence is documented
• Security project coordination: coordinates small-scale security configuration changes across team members, tracking progress and resolving blockers

Session plan

1. 10 minThe assignmentWhere this shows up: military installations and field operations, working with technical teams, commanders, unit members. Conditions to expect: high-consequence, mission-driven, protocol-heavy. Entry roles this maps to: Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers, Security Guards, Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians.
   • leads follow-up conversations with policy violators, ensuring corrective understanding is achieved and non-recurrence is documented
   From Information Security Analysts (15-1212.00)
2. 15 minRun the taskWork the task on your own first. Support is available, but ask for it out loud so the group hears what got you stuck.
   • Tools in play: Spreadsheet software, Office suite software, Electronic mail software.
3. 10 minObserved checkpointsScored live against the four levels. The scorer marks what they saw, not what they assume the learner could do on a better day. Developing is the target for this point in the program: Moving in a positive direction in a professional career. Still learning, with room to grow around the skill.
4. 10 minWhat the calls costClose the loop: what changed between the first attempt and the last, and what would have to be true for leadership to hold up on a bad day.