THE NAVY RESERVIST - Royal Australian Navy

NAVY RESERVIST 3
NEW Generation Navy has entered a new
phase, with the focus now on culture change,
leadership and the way Navy does business.
NGN - making the change
“Navy’s Leadership Framework reflects the
ethical foundation and unique requirements
of leadership,” CN said after the launch of
the Navy Leadership Framework at the Navy
Symposium in September.
“This Framework is centred on the Navy
Values, and includes the Signature
Behaviours, and other time-tested leadership
principles. It is the basis for training all
leaders, regardless of rank.”
The Framework is being implemented through
Navy’s existing Leadership, Management and
Personal Development Training Continuum
for junior officers and sailors, and via new
Leadership Development workshops for
middle and senior - rank officers, senior
civilian managers and WOs.
These workshops will address leadership in
terms of the impact that individual behaviour
has on team effectiveness and on Navy’s
culture. Participants will also be able to
access a voluntary ‘360 feedback’ program
to receive ‘real’ feedback on their personal
leadership impact. Participation in the
workshops is voluntary for Reserve personnel
but is strongly encouraged for people
undertaking regular periods of Reserve
service.
The Leadership and Ethics Project has
delivered a number of pilot “leadership
development” workshops and modules. The
full program will be rolled out in 2010.
The work on culture change also continues,
with the “Making the Change” (MTC) program
now embedded in Navy.
The program commenced with a series of
MTC ‘Train the Facilitator’ sessions aimed at
personnel who were identified as suitable
facilitators, and they have begun to present
the engagements with their staff or in their
Division. Attendance at the four workshops is
compulsory for all Navy personnel, and they
are to be completed by June 30, with the
results recorded on PMKeyS.
CMDR Gary Brown is conducting the “Train
the Facilitator” sessions for MTC around the
country, and has met with Navy members of
all ranks, both permanent and Reserves.
“Under the total force, the Reserves are an
important component,” CMDR Brown said.
“They must also comply with the Behaviours,
and are strongly encouraged to get involved in
the MTC engagements where possible.”
The program will reach all Reserves currently
on CFTS or completing diary days, as part of
their divisional meetings. With the amount of
ground covered by the “Train the Facilitator”
team, there will be officers and senior sailors
in every area in Navy that can provide the
MTC training.
“Getting the training to all Reservists is
challenging, especially when they are
geographically dispersed,” he said. ‘We will
reach them through the Divisional system
so that everyone in Navy is engaged in
the interactive and inclusive way the MTC
program provides.”
Attendees at the workshops also receive a
copy of the new booklet “Navy Values: Serving
Australia with Pride”, and an ID card-sized
plastic card that lists on one side Navy’s
vision, motto, mission and values and the
Signature Behaviours on the other.
“They have been enthusiastically accepted
and have been a great way to engage
constructive conversation on the Signature
Behaviours,” CMDR Brown said.
“It’s positive to see acceptance across all
ranks, and all who have participated in the
workshops so far are looking forward to rolling
out MTC in their divisions.”
Further information on the NGN program,
including the Leadership development
workshops and “Making the Change” is at
http://intranet.defence.gov.au/navyweb/
sites/NGN/
MTC will encourage, through a series of four
engagements, how to better live by the Navy
Values and Signature Behaviours through
scenarios and discussion in a group setting.
The four interactive engagements examine
the Signature Behaviours generally, and
then more closely in the context of People,
Performance and Professionalism.
Senior personnel aboard HMAS Stuart braved heavy weather to do their first MTC tasks.
Photo: LEUT Stuart Cayzer.
The Navy Reservist - ISSUE #2