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JLDP welcomes new participants at Lakehurst

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  • By Thomas Worsdale
  • NAVAIR Lakehurst Public Affairs
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. --  Kathleen Donnelly, Support Equipment and Aircraft Launch and Recovery Department director, along with several senior leaders, met with 17 Naval Air Systems Command Lakehurst employees to welcome them into the Journey Leadership Development Program Nov. 5, 2014.

The JLDP is a command-wide competitive program for both civilian and military personnel. It's part of an ongoing command commitment toward leadership development and is intended to complement the senior-level leadership program, NAVAIR Leadership Development Program.

JLDP enables participants to enhance productivity skills, develop a more robust personal network, increase organizational knowledge and gain opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

During the meeting, Donnelly encouraged the JLDP participants to actively participate in the training.

"Take the time to volunteer in programs that interest you," she said. "Seek out both formal and informal mentors, take advantage of shadowing opportunities within your organizations and NAVAIR and ensure you create a reasonable work-life balance as you develop in your career."

Designed to target the journey-level workforce, the program aims to provide participants with foundational leadership training in a structured framework. Developmental activities include classroom-based leadership training, computer-based training, shadowing assignments, interviews with senior leaders, formal mentorship and the creation of individual development plans.

The program is designed to be completed by participants within a 1-2 year timeframe and is open to current, NAVAIR full time civilians in Grade Scale GS 9-13 and service members grades O1-O3 and E4-E6.