WEBVTT 00:03.640 --> 00:06.940 mhm . Yeah , 00:07.540 --> 00:10.840 mm hmm . Yeah . 00:15.040 --> 00:16.929 U . S . Army Corps of Engineers , 00:16.929 --> 00:18.540 Nashville District employees 00:18.540 --> 00:20.318 participating in the leadership 00:20.318 --> 00:22.318 development program to our climbing 00:22.318 --> 00:24.429 their way to new levels of leadership 00:24.429 --> 00:26.318 progression as they get closer to 00:26.318 --> 00:28.540 graduating from the year long program . 00:28.540 --> 00:30.540 But first they need to tackle a few 00:30.540 --> 00:32.651 remaining obstacles . The L . D . P . 00:32.651 --> 00:34.762 Two class put their leadership skills 00:34.762 --> 00:36.540 to use at the adventure park in 00:36.540 --> 00:38.762 Nashville Tennessee as they stepped out 00:38.762 --> 00:40.929 of their comfort zones and into safety 00:40.929 --> 00:43.010 harnesses before scaling the aerial 00:43.010 --> 00:45.950 obstacle course . This is the last 00:45.950 --> 00:47.860 class that we have in our LDP two 00:47.860 --> 00:50.170 sessions so he was able to really use a 00:50.170 --> 00:52.226 lot of the skills that we've learned 00:52.226 --> 00:54.226 throughout our LDP course as far as 00:54.226 --> 00:56.430 encouraging my teammates and working 00:56.430 --> 00:58.486 together as a team to find the right 00:58.486 --> 01:00.652 solution . The LDP to program has been 01:00.652 --> 01:02.763 part of the cores leadership training 01:02.763 --> 01:04.652 for several years now . Typically 01:04.652 --> 01:06.652 taught at a university . But in the 01:06.652 --> 01:08.874 last few years there's been a different 01:08.874 --> 01:11.041 approach to teaching the course . This 01:11.041 --> 01:13.263 is our third year with the program that 01:13.263 --> 01:15.374 we've ran the program and they run an 01:15.374 --> 01:17.600 LDP one in LDP to both a little bit 01:17.600 --> 01:19.840 different . The LDP two is really skill 01:19.840 --> 01:22.007 based around the individual and team . 01:22.007 --> 01:24.229 The LDP one is really more based around 01:24.229 --> 01:26.396 understanding the organization and the 01:26.396 --> 01:28.618 functionality of the organization . L . 01:28.618 --> 01:30.673 D . P . Two graduates plan on taking 01:30.673 --> 01:32.840 everything they've learned both in the 01:32.840 --> 01:35.007 classroom and on the ropes course back 01:35.007 --> 01:37.118 with them to their sections and teams 01:37.118 --> 01:38.896 so they can help build up their 01:38.896 --> 01:41.007 coworkers in ways that help drive the 01:41.007 --> 01:42.951 cores overall mission as a project 01:42.951 --> 01:45.118 manager . It's one of my main goals is 01:45.118 --> 01:47.284 to help encourage and get teams to the 01:47.284 --> 01:49.507 end product . I really will use some of 01:49.507 --> 01:51.507 the skills that we learned and used 01:51.507 --> 01:53.618 today to be able to take that back to 01:53.618 --> 01:55.840 my job and use that in the future . You 01:55.840 --> 01:58.007 know , the fact that we can accomplish 01:58.007 --> 02:00.173 so much . He even challenges that seem 02:00.173 --> 01:59.980 very daunting . Probably the biggest 01:59.980 --> 02:02.202 thing that I'll take back to my section 02:02.202 --> 02:04.202 of team . It's just the idea of the 02:04.202 --> 02:06.424 goal to be more of an encourager , more 02:06.424 --> 02:08.536 supporter trying to help them take on 02:08.536 --> 02:08.150 the tough engineering challenges you 02:08.150 --> 02:10.150 face the ropes course , tested both 02:10.150 --> 02:12.150 physical and mental strength of the 02:12.150 --> 02:14.410 group as they work their way up over 02:14.410 --> 02:17.110 and across the rope link treetops . For 02:17.110 --> 02:19.610 me , it's been very beneficial . It 02:19.610 --> 02:22.490 gave me a lot of self esteem , a lot of 02:22.490 --> 02:24.610 confidence and I think it's helped me 02:24.610 --> 02:27.870 be a better leader in my position , so 02:27.870 --> 02:30.380 I'm hoping I can take that back to my 02:30.380 --> 02:32.670 section and my teammates , the LDP to 02:32.670 --> 02:34.670 graduates finished up their time at 02:34.670 --> 02:36.670 Adventure Park with a friendly acts 02:36.670 --> 02:39.050 during competition . The leadership 02:39.050 --> 02:41.217 development program focused on lessons 02:41.217 --> 02:43.106 and successful leadership , which 02:43.106 --> 02:45.328 included handling difficult discussions 02:45.328 --> 02:47.550 with high ranking officials and leading 02:47.550 --> 02:49.606 in a way that enables all members of 02:49.606 --> 02:51.828 their team to participate in moving the 02:51.828 --> 02:53.883 organization forward and encouraging 02:53.883 --> 02:56.290 camaraderie amongst the team . The LDP 02:56.300 --> 02:58.300 to program has been a great program 02:58.300 --> 03:00.244 overall . I've learned a lot about 03:00.244 --> 03:02.078 myself as a , as a leader , as a 03:02.078 --> 03:04.133 manager to take back and use with my 03:04.133 --> 03:06.133 team . I've learned a lot on how to 03:06.133 --> 03:08.244 relate better with my team and how to 03:08.244 --> 03:10.356 connect better with my team and a lot 03:10.356 --> 03:12.411 of different strategies and ideas to 03:12.411 --> 03:12.250 think about trying to further enhance 03:12.250 --> 03:14.417 our mission . The ropes course , an ax 03:14.417 --> 03:16.528 during exercise gave participants one 03:16.528 --> 03:18.750 last time to team , build and implement 03:18.750 --> 03:20.750 their newly acquired skills . Since 03:20.750 --> 03:22.917 it's at the end of the program and not 03:22.917 --> 03:24.972 at the beginning of the program , it 03:24.972 --> 03:27.083 really is significant because they've 03:27.083 --> 03:26.830 had a lot of opportunity to interact 03:26.830 --> 03:29.280 with each other over the year and a lot 03:29.280 --> 03:31.113 of opportunity to learn from one 03:31.113 --> 03:33.113 another , but equally challenge one 03:33.113 --> 03:35.169 another , reporting for the Corps of 03:35.169 --> 03:37.224 Engineers , Nashville District . I'm 03:37.224 --> 03:38.970 misty Cunningham three . 03:51.040 --> 03:51.250 Okay .