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SEMINAR WORKS TO DEVELOP MORE EFFECTIVE NAVY LEADERS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News December 19, 2006 The U.S. Navy issued the following press release:

By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mandy McLaurinFleet Public Affairs Center Atlantic Leaders from The Naval Personnel Development Command (NPDC) and the Center for Personal and Professional Development (CPPD) gathered Dec. 14, at the Navy College Office on Naval Air Station Oceana to attend the Franklin Covey seminar “7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” and discuss the best way to bring the information to the fleet.

NPDC and CPPD signed a contract in September 2006 with Franklin Covey for the production of an online version of their popular “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” for Sailors and their families.

“We’ve invited the leadership from Navy Leadership Continuum (NLC) and CPPD to attend this session to explore how we’re going to enable a facilitated in-classroom kind of session just like what we’ve witnessed here today and how we’re going to make them available to a larger slice of the Navy,” said Capt. Will Dewes, Commander, CPPD. here 7 habits of highly effective people

Mike Wuergler, a senior consultant with Franklin Covey facilitated the session and explained the habits as: be proactive; begin with the end in mind; put first things first; think win-win; seek first to understand then to be understood; synergize and ‘sharpen the saw.’ According to Dewes, the Navy is actively seeking ways to make the seminar more easily available to Sailors and their families.

“First of all, we (CPPD and NLC) are the two learning centers in the Navy that are focused on the less technical kinds of skills that we need all of our Sailors to have. One of the main competencies that we’re trying to promote at CPPD is individual character,” said Dewes. “We need Sailors of high character in our Navy because we never know when we’re going to be called upon to make a decision and when we are called upon, we need to make sure that it’s the right decision. site 7 habits of highly effective people

“To be able to do that, the Sailor needs to have some tools. They need to have a mental model; a decision making model. This course allows them to do that,” added Dewes. “I think the main thing that people will get out of this (class) is how to become a more effective person by adopting a set of habits that allow you to be more effective.” Information Systems Technician Petty Officer 1st Class (AW) Sandra Vancott, NLC, learned a lot of valuable information from the seminar.

“You learn a lot about yourself during the class. There is a lot of inside insight. I know that I have some minor imperfections I can work on and I can also work on them with other people,” said Vancott. “There are great benefits in that, not just in the military, but also in my personal life. I think the class is definitely worth it.” The CPPD and NPDC is currently looking at ways to get the training out to the fleet.

“We’re in the process of figuring out how we’re going to be able to give access to Sailors. We’re actually thinking about what is the right point in a Sailor’s career to get the course and then how we will follow up with that later on in the Sailor’s development,” said Dewes.

Dewes also said a series of messages will be released with information regarding the availability of the courses, as soon as the decision is made.

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