Challenges for the Air Force Civilian Workforce and the Twenty-first Century
Author: Linda M. McCullar
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 40
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Advancement and Retention Barriers in the U.S. Air Force Civilian White Collar Workforce
Author: Kirsten M. Keller
Publisher:
Published: 2021-07-31
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781977405500
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Air Force experiences challenges in maintaining a demographically diverse civilian workforce. This report documents the results of a study designed to better understand the challenges that Air Force civilian women, racial/ethnic minorities, and individuals with disabilities in General Schedule (GS) (and equivalent) positions may face in advancing to higher pay grades as well as factors they consider when deciding whether to remain with the Air Force. The study analyzed Air Force personnel data to identify demographic differences in advancement and retention patterns and conducted focus groups and interviews with close to 300 participants to better understand potential advancement and retention barriers. The report describes key findings related to differences in advancement and retention and provides recommendations for potential changes to Air Force policies and practices to help grow and retain civilian talent from across all demographics.
Developing Aerospace Leaders for the Twenty-first Century
Author: Nancy E. Weaver
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 88
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Sound leadership within a dynamic, ever-changing environment is at the heart of the Air Force's institutional character. It is key to bonding airmen and is the foundation for successful Air Force achievements in peace and in war. Of the many skills and abilities used in the profession of arms, none is prized more highly. As we transform to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century, leadership can strengthen the foundation of mutual trust and respect among the ranks and the organization as a whole. Most people who equate leadership with good management model their leadership practices based on readings and research published in the industrial era of the twentieth century. This understanding of leadership has dominated military organizations in the past but will not serve the mature Expeditionary Aerospace Force of tomorrow. This paper explores the advantages to adapting emerging leadership philosophies into the Air Force culture to meet the growing challenges of the twenty-first century work force. Leadership doctrine, leadership development programs, and the human resource management system should be aligned to support these changes in leadership philsophy and practice. This is critical in order to build Air Force leaders with a clearly recognizable set of competencies and attitudes that thrive regardless of a particular career-path or assigned location throughout an entire career."--Rand abstracts.
Developing Aerospace Leaders for the Twenty-first Century
Author: Nancy E. [Lt. Col. Weaver (USAF])
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis paper explores the leadership challenges faced within the changing workforce of the United States Air Force as they move into the twenty-first century. Chapter titles include, "What is Leadership?" "Workforce Challenges," and "Developing Leaders for the Twenty-First Century." Includes an appendix with armed forces strength figures for 2001 and Air Force demographics. Sound leadership within a dynamic, ever-changing environment is at the heart of the Air Force's institutional character. It is key to bonding airmen and is the foundation for successful Air Force achievements in peace and war. Of the many skills and abilities used in the profession of arms, none is prized more highly. As we transform to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century, leadership can strengthen the foundation of mutual trust and respect among the ranks and the organization as a whole. . .
The U.S. Air Force in Space, 1945 to the Twenty-First Century: Proceedings
Author: Air Force Historical Foundation. Symposium
Publisher: Department of the Air Force
Published: 1998-09-02
Total Pages: 216
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains papers presented at the Air Force Historical Foundation Symposium, held at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, on September 21-22, 1995. Topics addressed are: Pt. 1, The Formative Years, 1945-1961; Pt. 2, Mission Development and Exploitation Since 1961; and Pt. 3, Military Space Today and Tomorrow. Includes notes, abbreviations & acronyms, an index, and photographs.
Air Force Civilian Senior Leadership Development Challenges
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 40
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKGen Jumper, Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF) issued a sight picture statement on 2 May 2003 concerning Civilian Force Development. While Gen Jumper's sight picture recognizes the need to grow civilians for leadership positions, there is a more compelling reason for the Air Force to focus on civilian leadership development. The civilian workforce is getting older. A 2001 research study perform by the Center for the Organizational Research reported 46.3% of government workers were 45 years or older. That was over 6 years ago! The aging workforce picture for the Senior Executive Service (SES) is even more alarming. During a SES leader forum held in April 2007, the discussion was centered around how to attract generation X personnel in the SES ranks because 75% of today's SES leaders are 60 years or older. In a September 2007 e-mail to the author, Mr. John Steenbock, Deputy Director, Civilian Force Integration, Air Force Personnel Center, reported that 22% of the Air Force's SES leaders were retirement eligible then and 62% would be eligible within the next 5 years. At the strategic level (GS-15 or upper tier of NSPS pay band 3) and operation level (GS-14 or lower to mid-tier of NSPS pay band 3) leadership positions, 16% are retirement eligible today and 41% will be within the next 5 years. These data are startling as they show that the Air Force will experience a civilian leadership exodus in the near future. This paper will first explore the age-old question, are leaders born or are leaders made? Next, it will compare the private sector mid-level (i.e. operational), upper-level (i.e. strategic), and executive-level leadership development with the Air Force civilian leadership development process and use the comparison to validate the Air Force development process. The paper also explores the major challenges associated with the leadership development process.
Strengthening U.S. Air Force Human Capital Management
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2021-03-02
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0309678684
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe USAir Force human capital management (HCM) system is not easily defined or mapped. It affects virtually every part of the Air Force because workforce policies, procedures, and processes impact all offices and organizations that include Airmen and responsibilities and relationships change regularly. To ensure the readiness of Airmen to fulfill the mission of the Air Force, strategic approaches are developed and issued through guidance and actions of the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Strengthening US Air Force Human Capital Management assesses and strengthens the various U.S. Air Force initiatives and programs working to improve person-job match and human capital management in coordinated support of optimal mission capability. This report considers the opportunities and challenges associated with related interests and needs across the USAF HCM system as a whole, and makes recommendations to inform improvements to USAF personnel selection and classification and other critical system components across career trajectories. Strengthening US Air Force Human Capital Management offers the Air Force a strategic approach, across a connected HCM system, to develop 21st century human capital capabilities essential for the success of 21st century Airmen.
Commanding an Air Force Squadron
Author: Col Usaf Timmons, Timothy
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Published: 2012-08-07
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9781478384410
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe privilege of commanding an Air Force squadron, despite its heavy responsibilities and unrelenting challenges, represents for many Air Force officers the high point of their careers. It is service as a squadron commander that accords true command authority for the first time. The authority, used consistently and wisely, provides a foundation for command. As with the officer's commission itself, command authority is granted to those who have earned it, both by performance and a revealed capacity for the demands of total responsibility. But once granted, it much be revalidated every day. So as one assumes squadron command, bringing years of experience and proven record to join with this new authority, one might still need a little practical help to success with the tasks of command. This book offers such help. “Commanding an Air Force Squadron” brings unique and welcome material to a subject other books have addressed. It is rich in practical, useful, down-to-earth advice from officers who have recently experienced squadron command. The author does not quote regulations, parrot doctrine, or paraphrase the abstractions that lace the pages of so many books about leadership. Nor does he puff throughout the manuscript about how he did it. Rather, he presents a digest of practical wisdom based on real-world experience drawn from the reflection of many former commanders from any different types of units. He addresses all Air Force squadron commanders, rated and nonrated, in all sorts of missions worldwide. Please also see a follow up to this book entitled “Commanding an Air Force Squadron in the Twenty-First Century (2003)” by Jeffry F. Smith, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF.
Optimizing the Contributions of Air Force Civilian STEM Workforce
Author: Shirley M. Ross
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Published: 2020-06-30
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781977404428
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe U.S. Air Force's ability to accomplish national security goals relies heavily on research advances in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The current shortage of STEM professionals has a direct impact on how the Air Force carries out its mission. Addressing the gap in the Air Force's civilian STEM workforce and optimizing the productivity of its existing civilian STEM employees falls squarely within the Air Force's responsibility. Because of concerns over the shortage of civilian STEM professionals, especially those with advanced degrees, Air Force leadership asked RAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF) to explore the existing academic and professional literature on STEM workforce to gain insights into how organizations such as the Air Force should manage, support, and organize their current civilian STEM workers to best leverage their talents and thereby maximize performance. PAF engaged in an extensive survey of the relevant literature for the study. First, the authors provided a brief overview of the differences between modern knowledge organizations, in contrast to traditional manufacturing or industrial organizations. Second, they described the characteristics of work that most appeal to STEM workers and drive their productivity. Third, the authors discussed human-capital functions that relate to the performance of STEM workers. Fourth, they discussed the changes in organizational structure most likely to foster STEM employees' productivity and innovation. Finally, the last section of this report summarizes the researchers' findings and recommendations.
Commanding an Air Force Squadron in the Twenty-first Century
Author: Jeffry F. Smith
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 200
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Jeffry Smith updates the earlier release of Col Timothy T. Timmon's Commanding an Air Force Squadron (1993). In this book, which includes a foreword by Gen John P. Jumper and an introduction by Colonel Timmons, USAF, retired, Colonel Smith relies on the vast "insights, experiences, and recommendations" of former and current commanders to identify the attributes of a successful commander at multiple levels. He identifies some issues commanders face regardless of the level of command, including counseling personnel, dorm inspections, commanders' calls, money management, and the roles of spouses and families. According to Colonel Smith, the conduct of individuals in times of crises is the truest barometer of a good commander."--Publisher website.
