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John F. Kennedy once said, “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” Taking this to heart, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s (NSWC PHD) Michael Horton will hone his skills January 2018, during the Federal Executive Institute’s (FEI) Leadership for a Democratic Society (LDS) program.
As one of several development courses offered by the Office of Personnel Management, the LDS program provides Senior Executive Service and GS-15 executives the opportunity to embrace a broader perspective of governance and new leadership capacity to better serve and support the American people.
Upon notification of acceptance to the program, Horton, who is the Senior Systems Engineer for NSWC PHD’s Air Dominance Department, took advantage of the opportunity, believing people in influential positions should continually develop their skills in all areas.
“I have an obligation to not only grow my competencies in the leadership that I provide to all of the teams I work with,” he said, “but to help groom and set up those who will eventually take my position. One good way to do that is through programs like this.”
Along with 25 to 30 other federal service representatives, Horton will spend a total of four weeks at the FEI training center in Charlottesville, Va., where he will learn more about the U.S. Constitution as the basis for federal service, enhance his leadership skills, learn to leverage the diversity of his team at NSWC PHD, and expand his professional networks. In addition to the core curriculum, participants, through a selection of learning environments and topics, tailor their learning experience to meet self-determined goals and interests. Each executive completes several introspective assignments, at least one action learning project, and produces plans to transform themselves and their organizations.
Horton began his more than 28-year career as a Mark 41 Vertical Launching System Instrumentation Test Planning and Execution engineer for the station. He came to the command with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from San Jose State University. A few years later, he earned a master’s in systems engineering from the first cohort to be offered by the Naval Postgraduate School before completing an 18-month Management Succession Program hosted by the government.
“One thing I’ve learned working for the government,” he said, “is that as long as you have a desire to apply yourself, get involved, and take on leadership activities, the door for opportunities will open. The opportunities are there, it's just a matter of people desiring and preparing themselves adequately to take them.”
NSWC PHD is a field activity of Naval Sea Systems Command and provides the global United States Navy fleet with integration, test and evaluation, life-cycle logistics, and in-service engineering for today’s and tomorrow’s warfare systems. Located at Naval Base Ventura County, Calif., NSWC PHD employs more than 2,500 personnel.
| Date Taken: | 10.03.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 10.03.2017 15:24 |
| Story ID: | 250442 |
| Location: | PORT HUENEME , CALIFORNIA, US |
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