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6 U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary District 7 Breeze District Captain North Robert Weskerna, DCAPT-North LOOKING BACK By this time, we’ve all finished our Change of Watch season. As we look forward to new initiatives and the excitement that comes with the calendar rolling over, let me take a moment to congratulate all divisions on their successes in 2011. In particular, the northern Divisions, 2, 4, 10, 12, 14, and 17, enjoyed a terrific and district-leading 2011, with an overall performance increase of 9 percent over their 2010 record. Of the six Sectors in D7, that’s Sectors Charleston, Jacksonville, Key West, Miami, St. Petersburg, and San Juan, the three divisions that serve Sector Charleston had the greatest increase in service hours over 2010. Congratulations to the members of Divisions 2, 10, and 12 for this effort. Of course, Thoreau said that “It’s not enough to be busy. The question is, what are we busy about” Considering what the records show, each of you should feel proud of your contribution to District 7 in 2011. The numbers were very close. Just a little photo recognition before I take a look ahead. On December 17, 2011, Division 14 held their Change of Watch dinner. LOOKING AHEAD About six years ago, Philip Merrill, who then served as Prevention Chief, arranged a workshop for a number of us at a District Conference. The Coast Guard sent an instructor to teach us the Franklin Covey Seven Habits for Managers; concepts like “Begin with the End in Mind,” and so forth. This pencil isn’t as sharp as it used to be, but I recall three catchy quotations for managers (from about a thousand) that came out of that experience. These three actually mean more to me now that I’ve been in this job and several others since that workshop. Here is what I recall: 1. Trivial matters take up more time because we know more about them than important matters. How true this is! 2. If you are good, you will be assigned all the work. If you are really good, then you will get out of it. I’m thinking of the definition of leadership…influencing others to accomplish goals. 3. You get what you measure for. ‘Turns out number three is the biggie, and starting this spring, you’ll have cause to give some thought to this concept. By the time you read this, many of you will have experienced either Flotilla Leadership Training version 2012 or have had a presentation by your local District Captain (north, west, or east) on the Malcolm Baldrige analysis and measurement of organizational Continued on page 7 JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—The Division 14 Change of Watch. From le: CDR Stephen Love, Commanding Officer, Marime Force Protecon Unit Sector Jacksonville; John Tyson, District 7 Chief of Staff; COMO Walter Jaskiewicz, District 7 Commodore; Tom Hayden, Division Commander 14; and CDR Jose‘ Quinones, Director of Auxiliary D7. Photo by Kirk Altman.
performance. Not to worry, the concept is simple: Strive for continuous improvement and innovation. I won’t give away too much here, but Frank Lann, District Staff Officer- Member Training, and his very able assistant, Dan McIntyre, Assistant District Staff Officer- Member Training, both experts on the Malcolm Baldrige (MB) Criteria for Performance Excellence, have put together a show that you should find useful in your world. According to CDR John Kennedy, United States Coast Guard, an elite user of this MB criteria and a winner of the Hamilton Award for Excellence: “It’s not about who has the best trend or performance, but about applying Best Practices over a period.” You guessed it; the concept is that applying the MB criteria will assist us in stepping up our game. Utilizing the MB techniques in 2012, we anticipate that you will think about what you’ve previously accomplished in certain important areas and attempt to focus on your weak areas, continuously improving. As Admiral Papp might say, “We’re not asking you to do what you cannot, just to do what you can do, only better.” Best of luck with your new adventures in 2012. I’ll be interested in hearing your thoughts on all of this as the year progresses. Ω Volume LVIII Issue 1 Spring 2012 7 Top: CHARLESTON, S.C.--Vito Giardina, Division Commander 12 and CAPT Michael White, Commander, Sector Charleston present COMO Jay Dahlgren the Auxiliary Commendaon Medal at the Division 12 Change of Watch Ceremony on Jan. 7, 2012. Photo by Robert Weskerna Boom: Loren Emery, Division 2 Commander, takes pointers from Dave Fuller, Immediate Past Division Commander at the Change of Watch Ceremony on Feb. 8, 2012. Robert Weskerna, District Captain-North noted that this was one of the best Change of Watch Ceremony that he ever aended, and described the members as “most cordial”. Photo by Robert Weskerna
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