U.S. Air Force, Twitter meet to discuss professional development

TRAVIS AFB, CA, UNITED STATES

02.05.2018

Story by Airman 1st Class Christian Conrad 

60th Air Mobility Wing

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Members of both the U.S. Air Force and Twitter met at Twitter Headquarters Nov. 9 in San Francisco, California to exchange professional development ideas and management strategies to improve and modernize both organizations.
Hosting two respective one and a half hour seminars, both the Air Force and Twitter taught each other strategies employed by their separate organizations in an effort to foster cooperation as well as maximize each other’s workplace competencies.
During their seminar, Twitter outlined the importance the principles of intersectionality and diversity had in interacting with others in the workplace. The seminar also covered what it meant to acknowledge the differences between us and how to utilize those differences to our best advantage while also bringing us together through shared interests and qualities.
The Air Force’s seminar included a lesson on leading and understanding different temperaments also known as “Leading the Four Lenses.” Splitting the Twitter workforce into different colors representing their own, unique personality types, Senior Master Sgt. Scott Piper, 60th Air Mobility Wing career assistance advisor, asked the Twitter employees, or “tweeps,” to brainstorm qualities their specific color had in respect to their preferred work environments. Using this information, Piper outlined the ways in which each color tended to interact with one another and by what means the company could motivate each type of personality.
“The value this lesson presents to members is that it fosters a more inclusive environment, and it enables us to embrace diversity despite our personality differences,” said Piper. “Our overall goal with this initiative was to develop, inform, mentor, educate and share, or “drop DIMES,” with members within our extended community. Team Travis is about no bounds, and that includes the Professional Development Program.”
Both Col. John Klein, 60th AMW commander and Chief Master Sgt. Steve Nichols, 60th AMW command chief, were present for the day’s meetings and were happy with the lessons gleaned during the seminars and with the connections created between members of both organizations throughout the visit.
“The Air Force was honored by its opportunity to collaborate with Twitter,” said Nichols. “Moving forward, we hope to secure and strengthen this relationship and, through it, make both of our organizations stronger through our shared insight.”
The Air Force is currently in talks to invite Twitter onto base within the next six months.

• Date Taken: 02.05.2018
• Date Posted: 02.05.2018 17:35
• Story ID: 264808
• Location: TRAVIS AFB, CA, US