Elizabeth Stephens

Track: Education & Workforce Development Type: Workshop Format: Interactive 45-Minute Workshop (Engaging and Insightful) Speaker: Elizabeth Stephens

Outcome: - Gain a deeper understanding of military culture, leadership principles, and traits to enhance inclusivity and communication between military and civilian team members.

Benefits: - Attendees will develop a shared language and insight into the hidden communications within military culture, fostering collaboration, reducing conflict, and creating a more inclusive work environment.

Description: - Have you ever struggled to decode the language and expectations of servicemembers? Do you want to bridge the gap between military and civilian team members, making interactions less stressful and more productive? This workshop leverages the Marine Corps Leadership Principles and Traits to provide a methodology for understanding the hidden communications that can impact the success of those with a military background.

• General C. B. Cates once said, "Leadership is intangible, hard to measure, and difficult to describe". By identifying and defining the key traits and principles that underpin personal leadership development, this workshop aims to equip managers, peers, and subordinates with a shared language to engage effectively with servicemembers. Awareness and shared language will promote transparency, clarity, and collaboration in the workplace, leading to increased productivity and reduced conflict.

• The workshop will delve into the 11 Leadership Principles, offering attendees the definition, significance, and practical examples of each desired behavior. These examples will be presented both in a pre-tech scenario and a tech/corporate context, providing insights from both the military and civilian perspectives.

Objectives:

• Understand the Marine Corps Leadership Principles and Traits.
• Develop a shared language for communication between military and civilian team members.
• Evaluate personal strengths and opportunities for improvement using leadership traits.
• Learn from case studies on conflict resolution during military personnel transitions to the tech industry.
• By the end of this workshop, managers and individual contributors will have gained valuable techniques and insights for interacting with military and veteran team members. Armed with a common language and real-world examples, participants will be better equipped to foster inclusivity and effective communication.