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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – The command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard recently led a professional development day for enlisted Airmen in the National Capital Region.
Chief Master Sgt. James W. Hotaling gathered members of his office staff, as well as ANG Airmen working in the Pentagon, Arlington Hall and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy, to discuss the new Airman Comprehensive Assessment, as well as leadership, mentorship and how to use them to give Airmen meaningful feedback in the new program.
“This is a fundamental leadership principle,” said Hotaling. “If you expect people to follow you, you’ve got to be out front setting the example and understanding the nuances of whatever you’re trying to influence. The reality is that if we do it together as an office, we set the example for the rest of the field to emulate. As busy as we are in my office, we take the time to do what’s important – and that’s giving feedback.”
The ACA is a written performance feedback that went into effect in July 2014. Because traditional Guard members were not required to have Enlisted Performance Reports (EPRs) in the past, both supervisors and ratees are new to the Enlisted Evaluation System (EES) process. Enlisted ANG Airmen will begin receiving performance feedback through the ACA, which alternates with the EPR in a two-year cycle.
“More than 71,000 of our Airmen have never had this type of performance evaluation done on them before,” said Hotaling. “Think about that. Seventy-one thousand people who have never known in writing if they were doing good, bad or indifferent. So this is going to be a huge cultural shift for where we’re going in the Air Force and the ANG.”
One of the key ideas Hotaling emphasized during the day is emotional intelligence, or the ability to understand and manage one’s own emotions and how they interact and influence the emotions of the people around us. He also talked about the benefits seen in the corporate world from companies that place a high value on those skills.
| Date Taken: | 12.17.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 02.13.2015 13:19 |
| Story ID: | 154481 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MD, US |
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