AMSC's Mr. David Howey meets with AMSC instructors Mr. Larry LaRoe and MAJ Ryan Cornell-d’Echert to discuss self-awareness and its importance within the Civilian Education System (CES) Intermediate Course and Advanced Course. Talking points include the definition of self-awareness, course activities and instruments that focus on self-awareness, and how self-awareness relates to leadership and leader development. For questions, suggestions, or feedback, write us at usarmy.leavenworth.tradoc.mbx.a...
Oct 17, 2022•46 min
AMSC's Mr. David Howey meets with Dr. David Culkin, AMSC Director of Innovation and Strategy, to discuss the importance of Army Civilians in overall Army readiness, efforts in place to address a shortfall of supervisors attending their grade-specific Civilian Education System courses, and ways in which senior leaders and other stakeholders can prioritize civilian leadership development. Dr. Culkin published an Army.mil article in May 2022 titled “The Civilian Education System and Total Army Read...
Sep 28, 2022•40 min
AMSC's Mr. David Howey and Mr. Lyle Adams discuss various aspects of the Civilian Education System (CES) Advanced Course to include student goals, course themes, learning activities, and more. Whether you're a prospective student, a graduate of the course, or a supervisor of eligible employee, this conversation has something for you. The Advanced Course prepares upper grade Army Civilian leaders (GS 13-15) to assume increasing levels of responsibility and leadership within organizations. The cou...
Sep 06, 2022•38 min
AMSC's Mr. David Howey meets with Ms. Sally Pfenning, Director of Resources Integration for the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9, to hear her perspectives on leadership, career progression, and other topics relevant to Army Civilian Professionals. Ms. Pfenning has served as a member of the Senior Executive Service since September 2018. Learn more about the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9 (Installations) at: https://dcsg9.army.mil/ For questions, suggestions, or feedback, write us at usarmy.leavenworth.trad...
Jul 07, 2022•45 min
The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) is back! For the first time since 2019, the annual government-wide employee engagement survey will be conducted in full during its traditional window -- and this year, more Army Civilians are eligible than ever before. In this episode of Leader Up, AMSC's Mr. David Howey meets with Ms. Maria Ciepiela, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civilian Personnel (DASA-CP), and Mr. Patrick Curran (DASA-CP Support), to discuss the FEVS and...
Jun 06, 2022•39 min
AMSC's Mr. David Howey meets with Mr. Thomas F. Greco, Senior Executive Service, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, to discuss today’s global security environment and the importance of Army Civilians in Multi-Domain Operations. Learn more about TRADOC G-2 at: https://www.tradoc.army.mil/g2/ For questions, suggestions, or feedback, write us at usarmy.leavenworth.tradoc.mbx.armyu-amsc-podcast@army.mil To learn more about the Army Management Staff College, visit ou...
Apr 29, 2022•34 min
AMSC's Mr. David Howey meets with Mr. David Brinkley, Senior Executive Service, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1/4, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, to discuss future initiatives regarding the Civilian Education System (CES), the value of CES, and how members of the Army Civilian Corps can enable the U.S. Army to fight and win in a Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) environment. Learn more about TRADOC G-1/4 at: https://www.tradoc.army.mil/g14/ For questions, suggestions, or feedback, write us at u...
Apr 08, 2022•36 min
AMSC's Mr. David Howey and Mr. Mark Schmidt discuss various aspects of the Intermediate Course to include student goals, course themes, learning activities, and more. Whether you’re a prospective student, a graduate of the course, or a supervisor of eligible employees, this conversation has something for you. The Intermediate Course prepares current and aspiring Army Civilian leaders (GS 10-12) to become more innovative, self-aware, and prepared to effectively lead and care for personnel and man...
Mar 15, 2022•42 min
AMSC's Mr. David Howey meets with Ms. Kate Kelley, Chief Human Capital Officer at Army Futures Command, to discuss the power of the Army Civilian in modernizing the Army and to hear her perspectives on leading at the enterprise level within the Senior Executive Service. Learn more about Army Futures Command: https://www.armyfuturescommand.com Follow Army Futures Command on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/armyfutures For questions, suggestions, or feedback, write us at usarmy.leavenworth.t...
Feb 04, 2022•58 min
AMSC’s Mr. David Howey meets with Mr. Daniel Klippstein, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9, to learn about the G-9 and to hear Mr. Klippstein’s perspective on leading at the enterprise level within the Senior Executive Service. Learn more about the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9 (Installations) at: https://dcsg9.army.mil/ For questions, suggestions, or feedback, write us at usarmy.leavenworth.tradoc.mbx.armyu-amsc-podcast@army.mil To learn more about the Army Management Staff College, visit our w...
Jan 13, 2022•47 min
In this episode, AMSC’s Mr. David Howey meets with Ms. Heidi Stoetzel and Dr. James Daugherty to discuss Project Athena, an Army-wide initiative to enable self-awareness, encourage self-development, and promote leader readiness, managed by the Center for the Army Profession and Leadership (CAPL). CAPL website: https://capl.army.mil Project Athena Leader Self-Development Tool https://capl.army.mil/athena/ Army Enterprise Assessment System (where to launch Leader 180 or Leader 360 event) https://a...
Nov 17, 2021•26 min
In this episode, AMSC's Dr. John Laudun visits Brigadier General David S. Doyle, Commanding General, Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and Fort Polk, to discuss his experiences and viewpoints on strategic leadership. For questions, suggestions, or feedback, write us at usarmy.leavenworth.tradoc.mbx.armyu-amsc-podcast@army.mil To learn more about the Army Management Staff College, visit our website at https://usacac.army.mil/organizations/cace/amsc No DoD or U.S. ARMY ENDORSEMENT IMPLIED. An...
Oct 19, 2021•30 min
In this episode, our host Mr. David Howey meets with Mr. Michael DeYoung and Ms. Karla Langland to discuss the Army Civilian Career Management Activity (ACCMA) and the Army's renewed focus on career management in the Army Civilian Corps. Army IgnitED: https://www.armyignited.com/ Army Career Tracker: https://actnow.army.mil/ ACCMA Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ArmyCivilianCareerManagementActivity For questions, suggestions, or feedback, write us at usarmy.leavenworth.tradoc.mbx.armyu-a...
Sep 23, 2021•37 min
In this episode, our host Mr. David Howey meets with Dr. Charles (Chuck) Brandon, Office of Business Transformation, and Dr. Larry Wilson, Army Management Staff College, to discuss how Business Transformation is important to the Army, as well as how the Continuing Education for Senior Leaders - Business Transformation (CESL-BT) course helps senior leaders learn how to manage effectively. Dr. Brandon can be reached at charles.t.brandon.civ (at) mail (dot) mil. Dr. Wilson can be reached at lawrenc...
Jul 16, 2021•47 min
In this episode we meet with Mr. David P. Cavaleri and Dr. Davin V. Knolton to discuss their co-authored article "One Profession, Two Communities, and the Third Rail We Cannot Ignore." We discuss the Army's two distinct communities of practice (the Profession of Arms and the Army Civilian Corps), underlying friction points contained within, and steps we can take to achieve positive cultural change. Read the associated article at Military Review: https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-...
Apr 13, 2021•42 min
In this episode, we meet with Mr. Steve Banach, Director of the Army Management Staff College, to discuss the importance of developing a contemporary and relevant grand strategy for the United States that will win the Nation's wars. We also highlight a Global Entanglement and Multi-Reality threat that is becoming increasingly invasive, and if left unchecked, threatens the U.S. Army, the Constitution of the United States, and our very way of life.
Dec 09, 2020•47 min
In this episode we meet with Mr. Michael D. Formica, Deputy to the Commanding General, Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to discuss the current and future state of Army Civilian Professional Development.
Sep 10, 2020•42 min
In this episode we meet with John Dwyer and Judit Sandor to discuss their learning experiences in a virtual classroom offering of our Civilian Education System Intermediate Course. Conducted completely online, this 12-week version of the Intermediate Course afforded our students some unique opportunities and benefits. Note that future course offerings may be adjusted to take less time. You may notice a difference in audio quality because this episode was recorded remotely.
Jun 15, 2020•41 min
In this episode we meet with Kelly Foster and Amanda Pommerenck to discuss their leader development and learning experiences in our four-week Civilian Education System Advanced Course.
Apr 01, 2020•26 min
In this episode we meet with AMSC Advanced Course facilitator, Mrs. Christina Love, to discuss our Senior Executive Service (SES) Engagement Program. We talk about what it is, how it benefits our students, and more.
Jan 24, 2020•20 min
A completely new form of warfare is upon us. Currently, great power competition exists in physical battle space. But who is conceptualizing and addressing great power competition in virtual battle space? In this episode of Leader Up, we meet with Army Management Staff College Director, Mr. Steve Banach to discuss winning wars and educating a Hybrid Army, to effectively conduct Multi-Domain Operations, by moving beyond legacy physical war theory and embracing revolutionary virtual warfare theorie...
Dec 16, 2019•33 min
David Howey meets with Mr. Chuck Schrankel, Mission Command Division Chief, U.S. Army Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, to discuss the popular topic of mission command and how it is addressed in the July 2019 update of Army Doctrine Publication (ADP) 6-0 “Mission Command: Command and Control of Army Forces.”
Dec 02, 2019•45 min
David Howey discusses recent updates to Army Doctrine Publication (ADP) 6-22, "Army Leadership and the Profession," with LTC Greta Railsback and Ms. Judith Price from the Center for the Army Profession and Leadership (CAPL).
Nov 01, 2019•24 min
David Howey and Larry Wilson discuss the topic of followership to include what it is, why it's important, and how it relates to Army doctrine and the process of leadership.
Sep 24, 2019•45 min
James Cameron and John Kotzman discuss the tenets of learning organizations. Learning organizations facilitate the learning of its members and continuously transform themselves. The concept was coined through the work and research of Peter Senge and his colleagues. The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization, and The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies and Tools for Building a Learning Organization, describe five disciplines that must be mastered when introducing l...
Sep 23, 2019•36 min
James Cameron and Dr. Larry Wilson discuss Full Range Leadership. The full range model of leadership was developed by prominent leadership researchers Bernard Bass and Bruce Avolio in the 80’s and 90’s and has been the subject of extensive research ever since. This episode focuses specifically on: Transformational Leadership, Authentic Leadership, and Servant Leadership.
Sep 20, 2019•55 min
Tony Bohn and John Kloeker discuss the theories of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and how this concept better determines one's success more than IQ. Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional Intelligence Theory, Emotional Intelligence – Why it can matter more than IQ Bradberry T & Greaves J. (2009). Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Howard Gardner's Frames of Mind (1983) The Theory of Multiple Intelligences introduced the idea that traditional types of intelligence, such as IQ, fail to fully explain cognitive abi...
Sep 19, 2019•44 min
James Cameron and Larry Wilson discuss Full Range Leadership. The full range model of leadership was developed by prominent leadership researchers Bernard Bass and Bruce Avolio in the 80’s and 90’s and has been the subject of extensive research ever since. This episode focuses specifically on: Transactional Leadership, Contingent Reward, Management by Exception, Contingent/Situational Leadership, Path-Goal, and Leader-Member Exchange (LMX)
Sep 18, 2019•37 min
LTC CM Dyer and James Cameron discuss the building consensus. Consensus is a cooperative process in which all group members develop and agree to support a decision that is in the best interest of the whole.
Sep 17, 2019•23 min
Dustin Ashton and James Cameron discuss the basics of Army Design Methodology (ATP 5-0.1). Army design methodology (ADM) is a methodology for applying critical and creative thinking to understand, visualize, and describe unfamiliar problems and approaches to solving them (ADP 5-0). ADM includes interconnected thinking activities that aid in conceptual planning and decision making.
Sep 16, 2019•36 min
