Any Info About Navy Takes New Tack On Leadership Development Training ?

Q: any info about Navy Takes New Tack on Leadership Development Training ?

A:ROTA, Spain (NNS) -- The Navy Leadership Continuum course is taking a new direction in training tomorrow's leaders to include Sailors in pay grades E-3 and E-4 in setting an earlier standard in leadership training. Now called the Leadership Development Program, the local Mobile Training Team at the Center for Naval Leadership Learning Site (CNLLS), Rota, Spain, formerly known as the Navy Leader Training Unit detachment Rota, hopes to provide maximum availability of the courses to remote commands/sites, as well as servicing commands here. Master Chief Sonar Technician (Surface) Jim Stone, director of CNLLS, said the Navy is trying to get away from across-the-board training for everybody, some of whom do not need it, opting instead to focus on those who will need the training, and providing it before it is needed. “If I’m going to make you the workcenter supervisor,” Stone said, “shouldn’t I give you the tools to succeed in that job? Previously, you may have had that stellar E-3 or E-4 who was placed in a position of leadership but could not get leadership

training because it was the second-class petty officer’s course. Now, the Navy recognizes that they are the frontline leaders even at E-3 or E-4.” Sailors fittin... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it in full today, 11 Mar 2004, at the following URL. (COMBINE the following lines into your web browser.) The subject/content of this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided for your information and discussion.