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“I think the most important points in my career with the Army Acquisition Workforce have been the professional development opportunities, because they provided me with training to enrich and build upon my leadership skills, as well as develop new relationships and make connections within the Army and DOD,” said Sisko, who maintains a “team player” mentality, always advocating the golden rule strategy. “I have benefited greatly from the Civilian Education System (CES) courses, Emerging Enterprise Leader Program courses, and most recently, the Inspiring and Developing Excellence in Acquisition Leaders (IDEAL) program, which has helped me get to where I am today.”
Sisko, who strongly believes in continued learning, completed the IDEAL course in
July. “I saw it as an opportunity to chal- lenge myself,” he said. His expectations for the course were to learn and interact with other leaders within the Army and to take home new skills and knowledge that could also be applied to his work environment and daily life.
Sisko found that the weekly themes presented by the IDEAL program really held his interest and were useful in his leadership role. “Two highlights from the course were the ‘Crucial Conversations’ lessons as well as the ‘Getting Tings Done’ lessons. ‘Crucial Conversations’ taught me how to successfully navigate difficult conversations with others when the stakes and emotions are high, and ‘Getting Tings Done’ taught me how to more effectively plan and manage my time, and execute my to-do lists,” he
said. “I would recommend this program to any early- or mid-level employee who takes initiative and has the drive to be a leader and seeks professional development opportunities to improve upon their lead- ership skills. If you are open-minded and enjoy self-reflection, this is a great oppor- tunity for you.”
Trough experience and continued train- ing, Sisko has honed his leadership and team building skills, and gained a keener sense of self-awareness—putting him in an even better position to pass along advice to others. Of all the advice he has shared with junior acquisition personnel, he recommends being proactive and taking advantage of opportunities when they become available “because it gets harder to find the time to complete the neces- sary courses and desired programs as your career progresses.”
For Sisko, being a team player and prac- ticing the golden rule doesn’t stop at the end of the workday. “Outside of work, [friends and family] know that I like to go to the gym and play sports, and that I am an easygoing, kind person,” he said. “What it has in common with my work is that I am a team player who gets along well with others, and I am usually calm and collected even during stressful situations”—something he has found to be of benefit no matter who he is with or what he is doing. “Remaining calm under pres- sure not only keeps you focused, but makes you feel more connected to others and better able to control your thoughts to find better, more well-thought-out solutions.”
—CHERYL MARINO IDEAL TIME FOR A BREAK
Sisko, far right, and his IDEAL program colleagues take a break from the program curriculum at Topgolf in Huntsville, Alabama, on July 19, 2022.
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