1. Building On Past Experiences: Enhancing My Role As The Director Association of State Correctional Administrators April, 2011

3. Porpoise and Sea Lion Trainer Marine Corps - 5831 MOS Correctional Officer - Texas Sergeant Lieutenant Captain Major Assistant Warden Warden Senior Warden Superintendent - Oregon Assistant Superintendent Director - Wyoming

4. Joe Ponte – 42 Years Corrections

5. John Wetzel – 41 Years Old

6. Lupe Martinez – Intern to Director

7. Kim Thomas – CO/Atty/Commissioner

8. Tom Clements – Adult Institutions to Executive Director

9. Tom Roy – P&P to Regional Corrections

10. Gary Mohr – Warden to Consultant to Director

11. Gary Hamblin – Sheriff to DOJ to Secretary

13. Building On Past Experiences: Enhancing My Role As The Director

15. Presentation Outline … Take Stock Be Prepared Know Thyself Remember The Little Things Set Priorities

16. Do you know what you stand for?

19. Set Your Own Vision and Values Then Walk the Talk

20. Know Thyself What are your strengths? How can you build on them? What are your weaknesses? How can you improve upon (or work around) them?

24. Know Thyself What was your first lesson in management? What was your worst business crisis? How did you resolve it? You have life and work experience – build on those!

26. Presentation Outline … Take Stock Be Prepared Know Thyself Remember The Little Things Set Priorities

27. TAKE STOCK (Assess Your Environment)

28. “What I need is a list of specific unknown problems we will encounter.” (Lykes Lines Shipping)

41. SET PRIORITIES

44. Many times, no matter what you do, no matter the merits of your goals or your intentions, there always seems to be someone – or many – who are willing to tell you that you are going the wrong way …

45. “This project is so important, we can't let things that are more important interfere with it.” (McKinsey & Company)

46. BE PREPARED (For the Unexpected)

50. BE PREPARED (To Make Mistakes)

57. BE PREPARED (To Be Challenged)

61. ‘My people are so loyal they will follow me off a cliff.’ ‘My people are so loyal they keep me from jumping off a cliff!’

68. BE PREPARED (To Leave a Legacy.)

71. REMEMBER THE LITTLE THINGS

72. Its The Little Things … How do you interpret or assess your boss? How do you stay in touch with line staff? How do you manage the different stakeholders? What information are you accessing? How do you see the forest for the trees? What are some ways to stay sharp? How do you take care of you (and yours)?

73. Reinvent Yourself… Learn from mistakes, start anew Be willing to say “I don’t know” Trust those in leadership roles around you Provide vision – make decisions – and gain respect Effect change and make a difference