Leadership Academy kicks off in November Published Oct. 28, 2011 By Jenny Gordon 78th Air Base Wing Public Affairs ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- A new Leadership Academy will be introduced in November which will enable all Robins military leaders and civilian supervisors an opportunity to learn from current leaders here. In keeping with the Center's vision of being a World-Class Center of Acquisition and Sustainment Excellence, a series of leadership sessions was formed to develop leaders of the future. "Once you are a leader, everything that is accomplished is by and through other people," said Deryl Israel, the Center's executive director. "We are going to ask our senior leaders from across the Center to provide classes - which are mentoring and coaching sessions - that relay part of their own personal journeys in developing as a leader so that others may learn from them," he explained. "Everyone has to develop a leadership style of some kind when they moved into a position," he added. "Our leaders are out front coaching and teaching other leaders. That's what the Leadership Academy is about." Israel will kick off the new classes with an overview of the leadership framework, including vision, mission, goals and objectives; communication; positioning and empowering the organization for success; and measuring and reviewing progress. The first session will be Nov. 7 from 9 to11 a.m. in the Aircraft Maintenance Group's large conference room in Bldg. 125. Ongoing weekly classes will be offered on various topics within the leadership framework to include core and fundamental competencies, and lean principles, and will be presented in an informal setting by O-6 and GS-15 leaders. All current supervisors are welcome and highly encouraged to attend. There are more than 1,000 supervisors across the center, noted Israel. "With 1,400 active leaders, you want them to act uniformly and consistently so that their approach to a challenge in one place is the same as in another," he said. Leaders lead and supervise employees, managing resources under them, Israel said. "What we want to do is create an environment where they understand what is expected of them leadership-wise," he explained. Leadership Advisory Notes, which address leadership coaching and teaching situations, are also currently emailed to supervisors, who are encouraged to read the monthly newsletter.