WEBVTT 00:10.400 --> 00:11.610 No. This of 00:12.950 --> 00:16.240 As are in programmed to their headquarters at the acts film training 00:16.240 --> 00:19.970 site in jeff are Sin city as part of their community relations 00:20.000 --> 00:23.550 efforts to showcase the guards mission and capabilities. 00:24.190 --> 00:27.650 The leadership misery program is run by the misery chamber of 00:27.650 --> 00:29.020 commerce and industry. 00:29.550 --> 00:32.810 It's called is to identify current and emerging leaders throughout 00:32.810 --> 00:36.980 the state enhanced their leadership skills and deepen their knowledge 00:37.010 --> 00:39.560 of the state's opportunities and challenges. 00:40.220 --> 00:43.270 As part of my job at our mind being the director of finance programs. 00:43.270 --> 00:46.360 I thought it was important for me to learn more about the state 00:46.360 --> 00:49.010 a misery the state that we starved and so I decided that the 00:49.010 --> 00:52.550 best way to do that was through leadership misery by cut up an 00:52.550 --> 00:55.910 open mind. 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Sure what we're gonna see a but 00:55.940 --> 00:58.330 it it de from a exceeded my expectations. 00:58.940 --> 01:02.870 The day began with a two or as a museum of misery military history 01:03.150 --> 01:06.800 fall by briefing given by the exits in general major general 01:06.800 --> 01:07.600 steve tan or. 01:08.130 --> 01:11.330 Five a business background like many of the Wall and I really 01:11.330 --> 01:14.840 think that the guardian's the perfect combination of the citizen 01:14.840 --> 01:17.990 soldier where you can take your business skills and apply them 01:17.990 --> 01:22.990 to the military and and vice were so I applied like command and 01:22.990 --> 01:27.640 leadership skills island in the military to my businesses sergeant 01:27.640 --> 01:31.270 major julie from an aggression of the leadership misery program 01:31.460 --> 01:32.740 play in the days of acts. 01:33.440 --> 01:37.190 Extremely important for as the ever today for this thing to fame 01:37.190 --> 01:40.990 what we really do day-to-day and it that we're here dreary 55 01:40.990 --> 01:44.810 days in here and we're not ingest a forced the just goes to Afghanistan 01:44.840 --> 01:46.640 that we're here for the for the infamous every. 01:47.180 --> 01:50.190 Highest nine I was up about to laying I'm watching the tornado 01:50.190 --> 01:53.230 piece the all know we have that tech it in a tongue seek. 01:53.460 --> 01:57.860 We have a 24 hour joint operations center that watches storms 01:57.860 --> 02:02.730 and everstine 24 set so our eyes and ears are always doubt they're 02:02.980 --> 02:05.820 watching to make sure that we're ready to go would've something 02:05.820 --> 02:08.090 happens in one of our communities. 02:08.810 --> 02:11.600 When the general talk of than about hey there were people in 02:11.600 --> 02:15.550 the joint operations center. Last nigh a will watching what was 02:15.550 --> 02:19.330 going on with the weather press the state that they felt at ease 02:19.330 --> 02:21.870 because they know then that he's always watching out for in the 02:21.870 --> 02:25.600 misery and It's very comforting to know that that we have so 02:25.600 --> 02:28.410 many different individuals with different skills that can be 02:28.410 --> 02:31.920 called in to to help us in situations you there are in your here 02:31.920 --> 02:32.510 or abroad. 02:33.730 --> 02:36.850 You should misery participants were given briefings by leaders 02:36.880 --> 02:40.600 in the Missouri national guard toward the state emergency management 02:40.600 --> 02:44.200 agency receive hands on equipment familiar Ezrati. 02:44.960 --> 02:48.320 I learned of programs to help guardsmen and veterans with employment. 02:49.460 --> 02:53.980 Major Decker good a semi insights of how to handle difficult situations. 02:54.010 --> 02:57.100 There were a lot of tools that she had given me about leadership 02:57.260 --> 02:59.430 that I could take back in and use in my everyday lot. 02:59.980 --> 03:03.120 Are a lot of similarities whereas business management terms of 03:03.120 --> 03:06.550 managing people all managing budgets managing assets. So they're 03:06.550 --> 03:09.540 very highly trained in that leadership skills and so there's 03:09.540 --> 03:13.000 a lot that that we is everyday business managers and love for 03:13.000 --> 03:16.520 most norhtern leaders by really appreciated the leadership development 03:16.700 --> 03:18.940 and that learning a little but have a support veterans coming 03:18.940 --> 03:22.150 back and getting them into the workforce. And talk to you a lot 03:22.150 --> 03:25.390 of civilians and they just don't realize what all we do you are 03:25.390 --> 03:26.460 what we have to walk for. 03:27.660 --> 03:31.000 It's really allowing after brine. I rise in this see leadership 03:31.000 --> 03:33.420 and different perspective somehow we can improve. Ourselves. 03:36.020 --> 03:39.860 It has given me a true insight for the you of the national guard 03:39.860 --> 03:42.030 one that I have never really hand before..