Working on Purpose:How Communicating the Mission Fuels Performance

ASTC Mario Vittone

Why?

• Belief Trumps Everything

• How to pull it off• Mission - Education• The Leaders Mission

45 Minute Mission

“Emotionally committed employees form teams that deliver exceptional outcomes.”

~ Curt W. Coffman and Gabriel Gonzalez-Molina Follow This Path: How the World's Greatest Organizations Drive Growth

by Unleashing Human Potential

WHY = 23%

Langer was right

Manifesto: 29 to 67 with 35 Manager to Reporter

“People want to be part of something larger than

themselves. They want to be part of something they’re really

proud of, that they’ll fight for, sacrifice for , trust.”

- Howard Schultz, Starbucks

SK1 Saves

Hundreds

rooftops

My Personal Favorite

From COMDINST 3710.1 (series)

D.2.b.(1) Warranted Efforts

The probability of saving human life warrants a maximum effort. When no suitable alternatives exist and the mission has a reasonable chance of success, the risk of damage to or abuse of the aircraft is acceptable, even though such damage or abuse may render the aircraft unrecoverable.

“You can’t say that.”

Oxygen systems are lifesaving systems. If they fail to work properly in an emergency your friends might die.

There is no room for anything but strict adherence to maintenance standards and commitment to understanding how these systems operate.

Introduction :

As an AST1 you may [be] required to implement, monitor and manage your units Rescue Swimmer (R/S) training program. Your success will determine the success of your training program. By knowing the requirements and enforcing them, you will have no trouble during the R/S Stan Team visits.

Mission -- Ignored

~ Cut and paste from the old AST1 Course

Introduction:

The demanding nature of in-water rescue requires that every operator be as prepared as possible. Training, conditioning, and continuing education of rescue swimmers is vital to the success of helicopter rescue operations.

As an AST1 you will be responsible for creating, monitoring, and managing a program that will have a direct effect on the lives of your team and the victims that rely on them for rescue. Training is a lifesaving operation.

Mission -- Affirmed

YOU FIRST

THEN THEM

REMINDERS

“Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their

tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must yourself believe.” —Winston Churchill

You must be out of your mind

Think about it.

Write about it.

Talk about it.

Better

They went through this -

So they could do this.

They listened to him -

So they could listen to him

They celebrated -

Because they would comfort.

They struggled through this -

because they believed in this.

“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”

~ Theodore Roosevelt

CWO Mario VittoneSector Hampton Roads

Mario.m.vittone@uscg.mil757-615-2873

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