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National Professional Development Institute

American Society of Military ComptrollerUNCLASSIFIED

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Presented in San Diego, CA on 1 Jun 2017

UNCLASSIFIEDOverall Classification of this Briefing is

Maximize the Value of Your

Resource Management

Experience



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• Workshop Panel Members

• Who Am I? Ms. Heidi H. Grant

Ms. Kathy L. Watern

M/Gen (R) Al Flowers

Mr. Todd L. Schafer

• Discussion and Questions

Agenda

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Workshop Panel Members

Mr. Todd L. Schafer

Senior Executive Service

Executive Director

and Director of Staff,

U.S. Pacific Fleet

(808) 471-8050/

DSN 315 471-8050

[email protected]

Ms. Heidi H. Grant


Deputy Under Secretary

of the Air Force,

International Affairs

(703) 695-7262/

DSN 312 225-7262

Heidi.H.Grant.civ@

mail.mil

Ms. Kathy L. Watern


Executive Director,

Air Force Life Cycle

Management Center

(937) 255-3229/

DSN 312 785-3229

[email protected]

M/Gen (R) Al Flowers

Corporate Chief

Operations Officer

(334) 549-9911

[email protected]

B r e a k i n g B a r r i e r s … S i n c e 1 9 4 7

WHO AM I?

Ms. Heidi Grant

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27 years in

DoD:

Wife of 29years

Mom of 19years

2 COCOMs (AFRICOM & CENTCOM)

2 Services(Navy & Air Force HQs)

2 Joint HQ(Joint Staff & OSD)

3X

Marathoner9/11 Pentagon

Survivor

Talent

Passion

SAF/IA


Ms. Heidi Grant’s Insights

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Leadership Lessons Learned

1. Find Passion for Mission

2. Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

3. Build Your Network

4. Continue to Learn

5. Adapt to the Culture/Environment

6. Find Balance Between Self, Family, Community and Career

PARTNER Values

P roactive

A ccountable

R espectful

T ransparent

N etworked

E mpowered

R epresentative


Audit Ready for Mission Success

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Establishing a process to account for billions of US money found in Iraq

Initial meetings in Iraq to establish Commanders Emergency Response Fund (CERP)

Iraq Inter-agency Financial Assessment Team

Initial meetings in Iraq to establish Commanders Emergency Response

Fund


Ms. Kathy L. WaternExecutive Director

Air Force Life Cycle Management CenterCareer Summary

Various Staff and Program Office Assignments:

-F-22 CFO

-SAF/FMC

-Executive Director, AFLCMC

Honors/Degrees:

-Industrial College of the Armed Forces

-Executive Leadership Development Program

-SES Presidential Rank Award

What got me to where I am today:

-Diversity of Experience

--multiple assignments

-Openness to change

-Never over stayed “My Welcome”

-Positive attitude

-Learned from mistakes

What’s on my mind: If you take away one thing from this brief:

(Or maybe two…)

-Allow for exceptions—they will happen

-Seize the moments & opportunities—set yourself

apart

-Workforce Development – we need a new model!

(Throw away the pyramid)

-How do today’s senior leaders plan for “Next Gen”

leadership

-We aren’t fully optimizing our talent

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Alfred K. Flowers

M/Gen (R), USAF

Corporate Chief Operations Officer

What is on my mind most days

- People

- Diversity

- Embracing Change

- How we prepare people for life after

Government Service

Wing / Staff Career - Finance Officer

- Budget Officer

- MAJCOM Staff

- Air Staff x 3

- Joint Staff

- SOCOM J-8

- Center Commander

- NAF Commander

- AF Budget Director

Success Enablers

- People

- Performance

- Passion

- Humility

Are You Leading With HEART?

H - Humility

E - Enthusiasm

A - Attitude / Positive

R - Respect

T - Trust

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UNCLASSIFIED Continuity for the FleetWhere it Matters, When it Matters, With What Matters

Who AM I?

Mr. Todd L. Schafer (Months, %)

194, 58%

21, 6%

30, 9%

82, 24%

9, 3%Affiliation

Air Force

Army

Navy

Joint

NATO

71, 21%

166, 49%

17, 5%

72, 22%

10, 3%Focus

Stratigic

Operational

Tactical

Acquistion

PME

17, 5%

18, 5%

54, 16%

75, 22%82, 25%

71, 21%

9, 3% 10, 3%

Level Base

ProgramOffice

Center

MAJCOM

Joint

MILDEP

NATO

PME

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Senior Leader Attributes

• Exposed to Different Missions (DoD/Interagency)

• Able to Allocate Time, Money and People (Resource

Management Core Competencies)

• Trained in Military Doctrine

• Experienced in a Wide Range of Assignments (Base,

Center, Lab, MAJCOM, MILDEP Staff, Joint)

• Strategic Vision, Proven Leader, High Level Staff

Experience

• Educated Through Academic Institutions and PME/PCE

• Integrated with the Total Force

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It is Your Career

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Take Responsibility!!



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Discussion & Questions?

Continuity for the FleetWhere it Matters, When it Matters, With What Matters

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