✨ Workforce Development Opportunities ✨
🗓️ Upcoming Training & Workshops
Here’s the August lineup of professional development events. New classes are added regularly, so check back often for updates. Updated 19 August, 10:15
Date | Time (CST) | Event Title & Description | Action |
20 Aug | 1200-1400 | Resume Writing Using Generative AI. The use of Generative AI in developing and refining resumes. | |
21 Aug | 1230-1430 | When our workforce practices Strategic Empathy, communication silos collapse. We stop treating other directorates as "roadblocks" and start treating them as partners who are fighting the same under-resourced battle we are. It changes the conversation from "Why are they doing this to me?" to "What is driving their constraint, and how can we solve this together? | |
24 Aug | 1130-1300 | Artificial Intelligence: PHASE II - Active Engagement. This workshop will launch an exciting series of new Workforce Development activities designed to help every member of our workforce transition from simply knowing about AI to actively using it in everyday tasks. | |
26 Aug | 0800-0900 | Interview Preparation Training. This session provides practical guidance on how to prepare confidently and effectively for job interviews. Participants will learn how to anticipate common interview questions, communicate strengths clearly, highlight relevant experience, and present themselves professionally in both virtual and in‑person settings. For deeper preparation, explore interview strategies. | |
27 Aug | 1230-1430 | Basic Excel. Join us for a hands-on session designed to build confidence and practical skill with the software you use every day. In this class, you’ll learn how to navigate the interface, enter, and format data cleanly, apply simple but powerful formulas like SUM and AVERAGE, sort and filter information for quick insights, manage multiple worksheets, and create fast, effective charts. We’ll also share time‑saving efficiency tips, AutoFill, basic shortcuts, and simple print setup, to help you work smarter and get more done with less effort. This is a great opportunity to strengthen your foundational skills and boost your productivity. | |
🚀 Special Announcements (See your WFD POC or call me directly for more info)
📝 Two Page Resume: Click Here:2-Page Federal Resume Guidebook.pdf
🔍 Take our Needs Assessment Survey: https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/pa2WWa7aTn?origin=lprLink
📍Garrison Workforce Development Points of Contact
Fort Buchanan: Perkins, Robert Lee (Rob) CIV USARMY ID-WH (USA) robert.l.perkins4.civ@army.mil
Fort Campbell: Nakutis, Kristine V CIV USARMY ID-WH (USA) kristine.v.nakutis.civ@army.mil
Devens / Dix: Millan, Luis CIV USARMY ID-WH (USA) luis.millan.civ@army.mil
FHL / Parks: Wesley, Talia S CIV USARMY USAG (USA) talia.s.wesley.civ@army.mil
Fort Bragg: Hilliard, Emma F CIV USARMY USAG (USA) emma.f.hilliard.civ@army.mil
Fort McCoy: Kletzien, Nicholas Scott CIV USARMY ID-WH (USA) nicholas.s.kletzien.civ@army.mil
Miami: Melendez, Samuel CIV SOUTHCOM USAG (USA) samuel.melendez18.civ@mail.mil
Fort Stewart: Imus, Tonya E CIV USARMY USAG (USA) tonya.e.imus.civ@army.mil
Harris, Adam Q CIV USARMY ID-READINESS (USA) adam.q.harris.civ@army.mil
Soto Cano: Galbraith, Scott B CIV USARMY IMCOM (USA) scott.b.galbraith.civ@army.mi
Leadership Development Workshop: Reading List
Character (Authentic Leadership)
Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
The Leadership Challenge: James Kouzes & Barry Posner
The Power of Authentic Leadership by Alan Shelton
Start with Why by Simon Sinek
True North by Bill George
Commitment (Motivation)
Get It Done by Ayelet Fishbach
Drive by Daniel Pink
Grit by Angela Duckworth
Culture of Trust (Psychological Safety)
The Fearless Organization by Amy Edmondson
The Right Kind of Wrong by Amy Edmondson
Development
Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen
Mindset by Carol Dweck
Call me anytime! Scott Galbraith, 931-539-6199