Overview

Situation: The US military continues to undergo significant change to address the changing global context, but in an organization with strong tradition, it’s not easy to bring people on-board for change. One of the functions of the USN Chaplain Corps is to advise and support commanders — in some ways like an HR Department in companies; as part of this role, they needed to learn how to make the Navy, Marine Corps & Coast Guard more change-ready. 

Solution: Six Seconds was invited to deliver a two-day workshop for senior commanders on emotional intelligence and change. Based on insights from this pilot, a 1-day program was developed for in-house delivery and then Six Seconds’ experts delivered a 3-day program at bases around the world to build capacity for the people-side of change.

Results: The Six Seconds program provided a strong toolset for equipping leaders to become more effective at mission-critical process of transformation. The program equipped USN Chaplains & staff to become measurably more effective as change agents who could understand and manage the human dynamics that drive the success of change.

Situation

Just as many companies face the need to become more adaptable and transformational, the armed services are engaged in similar rethinking and restructuring.

The US Navy Chaplain Corps serves the US Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. One of the Corps critical responsibilities is to advise commanders and assist them in managing the readiness and wellbeing of the warriors and sailors in these services. In this role, the Chaplains and their enlisted aides (“RPs”) are heavily involved in the human side of the changes.

Under the direction of Rear Admiral Robert Burt, the Chief of Chaplains from 2006-2010, the Corps undertook a series of initiatives to better equip the Corps for understanding and managing the human and emotional dynamics of change.