my name is frank and I'm an american
soldier and I'm proud to be the 17th
Commanding General of the United States
Army training and doctrine . Command
leader of Development is a fundamental
to our army . It is the deliberate ,
continuous , sequential and progressive
process grounded in the army values
that grows soldiers and army civilians
into competent and competent leaders
who stand ready to fight and win our
nation's wars . According to FM
6-22 . Leader development can be broken
down into three domains , institutional ,
operational and self development . The
self development domain is what I'm
here to talk about to you today . Self
awareness is the cornerstone of our
self improvement and that is what
Project Athena is all about . Project
Athena is simply put is a
series of tools and resources to help
you become more self aware , to help
you see yourself better and to inform
yourself . Development . Project Athena
is all about you . It's your data , it
will not be used for evaluation ,
assignment or career path . What you
choose to do with the tools and
resources is your choice But never
forget fundamental number 25 . The army
is a people business . You owe it to
the remarkable men and women . You lied
to be the best leader possible . That's
why the army established project Athena
to give you one more resource to help
you build cohesive teams that are
highly trained , disciplined and fit .
Thank you for what you have done and
what what you will continue to do for
our great nation . What you do matters
as I said when I started , my name is
Funk and I'm an american soldier and
victory starts right here . Hi , I'm
Brigadier General chuck mus Iraqi and I
serve as the director for the Mission
Command Center of Excellence . Today ,
myself and a group of Southern matter
experts are going to discuss Project
Athena and why we're changing our army
culture into one that values
assessments for the purpose of
individual development and lifelong
learning . I'll let the team give you
the details on Project Athena and the
assessments being administered and then
I'll close with just a few comments . I
leave you with three questions . Number
one . Are you as good as you want to be
or you need to be to lead our soldiers ?
Two are you willing to be honest in
answering the assessments with who you
really are and not who you want to be
or who you think the army thinks you
should be ? And three are you willing
to put in the effort to be as good as
you need to be ? If you're not as good
as you need to be , you're willing to
be honest and you're willing to put in
the effort then Project Athena is for
you . Hello , I'm Colonel Sam saying
I'm the director of the Center of the
Army profession and leadership at Fort
Leavenworth Kansas . And I want to take
a moment to talk to you about Project
Athena , As you may know . In 2019 the
Army published the Army people strategy
which directed us to develop a culture
of assessments across the force . So
and then acting on the guidance from
trade doc . Lieutenant General Rainy ,
the commanding general of the Combined
Arms Center directed each of the trade
Ox Branch Schools and Centers of
Excellence to implement a battery of
assessments across our professional
military education continuum . These
assessments were developed and are
aimed at helping each of us better
understand ourselves and what our
strengths and developmental needs are .
With each assessment , you'll receive
an individual feedback report showing
you how your performance compares to
your peers and that helps you to
understand your personal tendencies .
Using the individual feedback reports
along with your PM course performance ,
an Army combat fitness test results ,
you will develop an individual
developmental plan that I would like to
encourage you to share with your
instructor , your small group leader or
a mentor . Now you might ask what is
the purpose of the project Athena . For
the Army project Athena is about
improving readiness . But for you , the
individual being assessed , there are
two primary purposes first to enhance
your self awareness , so you better
understand your strengths and
developmental needs and then also how
others , your peers , your subordinates
and superiors perceive you and your
actions . The second purpose is to help
you focus your self development through
a series of resources and tools that
you will be able to access through a
virtual self development tool to help
you improve in those areas that were
not your strongest . Finally , by
implementing project Athena , the army
profession is strengthened by adopting
a culture of assessments and providing
soldiers what they deserve and each of
us strives for the best version of
ourselves , so good luck . And remember
if you want to get better project ,
Athena was developed for you . In
addition to traditional assessments and
the Army combat fitness test ,
Lieutenants attending Bullock will take
five additional assessments . During
the course , You will take a
personality and mental toughness
assessment , which usually takes about
20 minutes to complete an interpersonal
skills survey that normally takes 10
minutes a communication skill
assessment that's about an hour and a
half and a critical thinking assessment
that normally takes about an hour . You
will also get an introduction to the
Army's leader assessment by completing
a leader 180 . This includes a short
self assessment that takes about five
minutes to complete . You will also
select at least five peers who will
answer a similar series of questions
about you . Remember though this survey
is for your own self development , the
feedback report is only as good as the
data from which it is derived . So pick
your assessors wisely . Officers
attending the captain's career course
also take five assessments . Some of
these are similar to those
administrative bullet as seasoned
officers . Your assessments are focused
on a higher level of performance .
During the course , you'll participate
in your first leader 360 . As you may
have guessed , the leader 360 is like
the leader 180 except it includes
superiors and subordinates . Although
it goes into greater detail . This
assessment is still designed to be
completed in about 15 minutes And like
the leader 180 as stated previously who
you select as assessors matters . He
will also take a personality and mental
toughness assessment that on average
takes about 20 minutes to complete the
15 minutes . Social skills assessment
goes deeper than bullets .
Interpersonal skills assessment by
helping you understand how well you
communicate and relate to others . The
last project Athena assessment is your
critical thinking assessment which will
help you further understand not just
critical thinking skills but your
awareness about how thought processes
influence you and the decisions you
make . Hello , I'm Lieutenant Colonel
Sheldon Morris . Military Deputy
Director for the Center for Army
Professional Leadership . We have
discussed what assessments you will
take as a company grade officer and as
you may have guessed , the assessments
for field grade officers attending the
Command and General Staff Officers
course includes additional dimensions
commensurate to your service as a fuel .
Great officer for most feel great
officers . This is your last and most
important PM ME course . You will take
a series of assessments . Light Triple
C . You will take an in depth leader
360 That will take approximately 15
minutes to complete . You'll also take
a 20 minute assessment aimed at
measuring your personality and mental
toughness . There are 2 15 minute
assessment , one that measures how well
you adapt the changes and the other
aimed at hoping you understand your
conflict resolution skills . During the
course you also have to 10 minute
assessments that measures your
situational awareness and systems
thinking skills . The longest
assessment you will take is the
critical Thinking mindset skills
assessment which like in triple c .
takes approximately 90 minutes to
complete and includes many of the same
areas you've now heard from the
professionals and you know what project
Athena is designed to do . You know
that the results belong only to you and
won't be released anyone . You know
that these assessments are not
predictive in nature and designed to
identify your developmental needs and
strengths . There are a litany of
resources available to assist you in
your specific areas of need and
counselors have been trained to assist
you in creating your own individual
development plan and guide you through
the execution of it . The army has put
an incredible amount of effort into
this project to ensure you have as good
of self awareness as possible . The
goal as you go through your PM ME
tracks is that by the time you get to
be Captain C . Cap , you've addressed
any self identified developmental needs
and are fully prepared to command at
the battalion and brigade level .
Remember this is all about you . There
are no other ulterior motives or hidden
agendas . We're providing you the tools ,
resources and counseling necessary to
make you as good as you can possibly be .
Our soldiers deserve nothing less .