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ALEXANDRIA, VA – A Transition to Veterans Program Office (TVPO) Research Psychologist graduated from the 2019 Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) in a special ceremony held at the Pentagon, June 7.
Miliani Jiménez, Ph.D., concluded a 10-month immersion into Department of Defense (DoD) culture as one of 60 graduates from the 33rd ELDP class. ELDP supports the DoD civilian leader development continuum at the “lead people” level and is designed to equip participants with the warfighter perspective.
“This truly was the best DoD leadership training I’ve received thus far in my career,” said Jiménez. “ELDP helped us reflect and learn about ourselves as teammates, leaders, and followers through exposure to numerous self-assessments that equipped us with the necessary tools to continue progressing as leaders in the DoD.”
The Secretary of Defense directed the development of ELDP in 1985 to provide deliberate, experiential leadership development opportunities for future leaders. ELDP combines hands-on/experiential military training to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of the mission of the warfighter and the national security environment.
The program provides exposure to senior military officers, civilian executives, and introduces new concepts along the development continuum. ELPD also offers virtual sessions for continued learning and practical application for an unparalleled and challenging leadership training and professional development experience.
“This program provided me a vast knowledge of the DoD mission through exposure to Combatant Commands (e.g., U.S. Forces Korea, Central Command, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Army Special Operations Command) DoD agencies (e.g., Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Defense Contract Management Agency), and sister agencies (e.g., House Armed Services Committee, National Security Council, Department of State). It also gave me a greater appreciation for the training our service members undergo to become elite and lethal war fighters through exposure to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Air Assault Training, medical training conducted by the Special Warfare Medical Group, and the work conducted by our Joint Counterdrug Task Force,” explained Jiménez.
Throughout her 10-month ELDP experience, Jiménez simultaneously continued leading an interagency body in the development and implementation of Transition Assistance Program (TAP) interagency evaluation strategies, to include the execution of the TAP curriculum participant assessment, the key outcome metric for assessing satisfaction of the program and learning delivered to over 200,000 transitioning service members each year.
ELDP also offered its participants a chance to improve programs across the DoD.
“I was able to collaborate with seven other elite DoD civilians in the execution of a DoD program by assisting Air Force Materiel Command to better understand their workforce’s current perspectives on the Individual Development Plan (IDP) and provide recommendations for improving training and developing a communication strategy to make the most of the IDP.”
Jiménez, who obtained her B.A. in Psychology from The Pennsylvania State University and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Central Florida, is an accomplished researcher with eight publications and 42 conference presentations. She received the 2014 American Psychological Association Early Career Achievement Award based on her achievements and demonstration of astute leadership in the field of psychology. Furthermore, her organizational culture research has been featured on the Society of Industrial and Organizational (IO) Psychology website, “IO at Work.”
Her previous work with the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences focused on mitigating the effects of negative workplace behaviors such as sexual assault, sexual harassment, bullying, hazing, and suicides through the development of positive organizational climates (i.e., development of inclusive organizational climates, resilient units, and effective teams and multi-team systems).
While she has accomplished much, Jiménez looks forward to the next phase of her career.
“I can’t wait to continue down this leadership journey as a DoD civilian. I’m looking forward to the next challenge, which will allow me to continue honing the skills I’ve acquired through ELDP,” she concluded.
| Date Taken: | 06.07.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 07.26.2019 14:10 |
| Story ID: | 333259 |
| Location: | US |
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