Leadership
Leadership & Culture
Whether you are a manager or not, anyone can all be a leader and have a positive impact on workplace culture!
Professional Development
The NWS CLC is a Learning Management System (LMS) which provides one location for training and professional development. The site provides access to all NWS training including web-based training and instructor led training.
The NWS Leadership Academy demonstrates a commitment to leadership as a vital part of advancing how we serve our partners and the general public. While their team is located in Kansas City, MO, at the NWS Training Center, they provide in-person and remote training support across the country.
Mentoring benefits everyone across the NWS at every stage in their career, from employees just starting out to employees looking to grow within the NWS. The local mentoring program is designed to better welcome and train our new staff in addition to helping develop an organizational culture based upon continual learning.
Individual development planning benefits the organization by aligning employee training and development efforts with its mission, goals, and objectives.
Applying for a Job? What you need to know through a one hour video facilitated by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
NWS launched a unique and exciting opportunity for employees outside its headquarters (HQ) offices in Silver Spring, MD to shadow and interact with NWS HQ employees and leadership.
NOAA’s L·A·N·T·E·R·N (formerly NOAA’s Rotational Assignment Program (NRAP)) is a development program to promote employee growth, networking, and collaboration.
Leadership & Development Programs
NWS Residency Courses
NWS Foundations Course (New Employees)
NWSTC Field Operations Management (GS 13, bargaining unit)
NWSTC Management & Supervision (GS 13-15, non-bargaining unit)
Regional Leadership Programs
"Developing leaders who foster healthy cultures to excel at our mission."
POC: Todd.Lericos@noaa.gov
POC: Leslie.Waite@noaa.gov
POC: Scott.Tessmer@noaa.gov
POC: Jason.Franklin@noaa.gov
NOAA Leadership Programs
DOC Courses
DOC Aspiring Leaders Development Program (GS 7-12),
DOC Executive Leadership Development Program (GS 13-14)
DOC & NWS Mentoring (GS 5-14)
Want to build a Local Office Leadership Summit?
Are you interested in hosting an office leadership summit where you can help your colleagues and management team thrive by working better together? If so, then check out the document below!
Here are the top ten tips for creating a successful Leadership Summit at your office!
For more information on how to go about this,
reach out to Ryan Ellis, SOO WFO MHX.
Curriculum For Leadership & Culture Development
Developed by the SOO Culture Team!
Introduction to Culture
Intro to Human Factors - The Human Constant: What They Didn't Teach You While Deriving Equations
Employee Satisfaction - This is What Makes Employees Happy at Work
How Do You Lead Up? - 4 Step Process for Leading Up
Section 1: Introspection
Start With Why - Simon Sinek: Start With Why
Identify Your Biases - Valerie Alexander: How to Outsmart Your Own Unconscious Bias
Goal Setting and Planning - How to set S.M.A.R.T Goals
Time Management - David Allen: Getting Things Done and The Art of Stress Free Productivity
The Power of No - Greg McKeown: Essentialism and the Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Productivity Through Habits and Systems - James Clear: Atomic Habits
Emotional Intelligence - Mitchel Adler: How Good Leaders Become Great
Mental Health - WR/CR Mental Health Tips; WR/CR Mental Health Awareness
Fear of Failure - Ruth Soukup: One Simple Trick to Overcome Your Biggest Fear
Ownership - Jocko Willink: Extreme Ownership
Perfectionism - Charly Haversat: Perfectionism Holds Us Back: Here's Why; Jon Bowers: We should aim for perfection -- and stop fearing failure
Mentors - Tim Ferriss: Why did I write Tribe of Mentors?
Personality Type Training - Myers Briggs and DISC Assessment Training
Adaptability - Jennifer Jones: How Adaptability Will Help You Deal With Change
Vulnerability - Brene Brown: The Power of Vulnerability
Authenticity - Irving Washington: Authentic Leadership for the Future
Section 2: Developing Relationships
Collaboration - Claire Madden: Creating a Culture of Collaborative Innovation
Active Listening - Susan Cain: The Power of Introverts
Building Trust - Simon Sinek: Trusting Teams: The 5 Practices
Inclusiveness and Stereotype - NWS Belonging, Inclusion, and Diversity Portal
Networking - Rosan Auyeung-Chen: Building Connections -- How to Be A Relationship Ninja
Communication - Celeste Headlee: 10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation
Section 3: Leading Teams and Developing Ideas
Create a Safe Environment - Simon Sinek: Leaders Eat Last
Building a Diverse Team & Exploiting Strengths - Rocio Lorenzo: How diversity makes teams more innovative; Tom Wujec: Build a Tower, Build a Team
PIE Model - Performance, Image, Exposure
Marketing Your Ideas - Seth Godin: Getting Your Ideas to Spread
Getting Buy-In: Law of Diffusion of Innovation - Simon Sinek: How to Make a Cultural Transformation
Seeking Criticism and Understanding Skeptics - Jay Johnson: How to Deal With Difficult People
Leadership Resources
Check with your local library or the NOAA Library to see if any books are available for free.
The NOAA Library is now available via OverDrive & Libby - your local library may be available there, too!
Students and participants in the NWS Mentoring Program have recommended the following podcasts for those who prefer to digest their leadership topics audially.
Download one on your preferred podcast app, listen to it on a walk, and find someone to discuss it with!
Below are links to numerous short videos that NWS employees have recommended over the years.
If you have any suggestions of other videos you think others would find useful, or any other feedback please let us know!
