1. Building a Great Unit by Building a Terrific Staff
4/11/2019
Building a Great Unit by Building a Terrific Staff
Bruce Johnson,
DCAPT Sector MD-NCR
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Bruce Johnson, DCAPT, Sector MD-NCR

2. So you’re a new Flotilla Commander
What now?
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3. Do you know what your members want?
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4. How do you find out?
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5. Ask them!
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6. Ask them!
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7. Ask them!
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8. Ask them!
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9. What did they tell you?
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10. Ask the current FSOs what they think
Organize the survey results by position:
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11. FSO summary observations
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12. Review your staff options
How did last year’s staff do?
What was last year’s FC’s & VFC’s appraisal?
Did staff get on-going coaching?
Did staff have clearly stated expectations?
Did staff have goals?
Were those goals reviewed?
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13. Can you improve the staff?
Which staff should be retained?
What is your appraisal of them?
What do they say about the future?
Who else is available?
Are there newer members? Younger members?
What is the best fit for moving the group forward?
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14. Gather your options / Make a selection
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15. Make the appointment
Speak to the person directly, either in person or over the phone.
Follow up immediately with an .
Mail a letter of appointment within 24 hours with the following:
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16. Cover letter
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17. Get the Position Description
Auxiliary Flotilla Procedures Manual
Chapter 6
Auxiliary Manual
National department websites for the newer jobs, e.g. Diversity, Marine Safety, Food Services
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18. Get the Position Description
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19. Outline your expectations
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20. Generate an appointment certificate
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21. Thank those who aren’t reappointed
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22. Importance of Planning
“The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, and is not preceded by a period of worry and depression.”
‐‐ John Perton
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23. Hold a Planning Day Ice breaker Greetings / introductions
Fall member survey results
Environmental scan
Develop a vision for the unit
Develop tactical goals
Plan a calendar to implement the tactical goals
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24. Ice breaker
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25. Environmental scan Common part of strategic analysis
There are internal elements & external elements
All interrelate
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26. Develop a vision – Where is the unit going?
Who are we?
What are we trying to accomplish?
Don’t be afraid to be successful.
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28. What are tactical goals?
Goals that define the outcomes that divisions and flotillas must achieve for the Auxiliary to reach its overall goals.
Reaching the second floor is a strategic goal – either walking up the stairs or taking the escalator or taking the elevator or scaling the outside of the building are tactical goals.
You must do the tactical (task) in order to achieve the strategic outcome within a certain amount of time.
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29. I think you should be more explicit here in step two
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31. SMART Goals Develop 2‐3 SMART goals for your department or flotilla
SPECIFIC
MEASURABLE
ACHIEVABLE
REALISTIC
TIMELY
Be sure to identify who the stakeholders are for each goal
Progress will be tracked quarterly
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32. Planning calendar
Identify specific events that need to be completed this year
Identify when these events need to be completed
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33. Planning calendar
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34. Track your results
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35. You can do it!
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