{"id":10899,"date":"2023-05-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=10899"},"modified":"2023-05-17T07:05:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T07:05:31","slug":"honing-financial-management-skills-to-enhance-mwr-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=10899","title":{"rendered":"Honing financial management skills to enhance MWR programs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WIESBADEN, Germany – MWR managers and staff from around Europe came to Wiesbaden May 9-12 to hone their financial management skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the top training needs in MWR is to develop business acumen,\u201d said Jason Bell, Chief of Core Training for the U.S. Army Installation Management Command\u2019s MG Robert M. Joyce School for Family and MWR.<\/p>\n

Bell and Susie Desmond, a NAF Service Culture Training Instructor for the school, led the four-day NAF Financial Management Class, held at the Wiesbaden Entertainment Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a basic management course that sets the foundation,\u201d said Bell, explaining that the interactive NAF Financial Management Class builds on that introduction allowing students to work together to share challenges and to get instant feedback.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe secret sauce of this is that they bring in their numbers (financial statements),\u201d Bell said. \u201cMost people prefer the side-by-side assistance to analyze their financials. This is a great opportunity for the team to take a knee\u00a0\u2013 to work together \u2026 learning from people from other MWR programs and from installations. It\u2019s a team-building event too.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s part of the U.S. Army\u2019s vision in developing employees throughout their careers, he said, adding, \u201cInvesting in our people is a top imperative in support of the Army\u2019s People Strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are so many opportunities to grow within Family and MWR,\u201d said Desmond, describing her lengthy career in various positions with the organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to constantly be learning and changing,\u201d she said, explaining that the course drills down to the daily financial operations of the individual participants \u201cwith the intent of improving their bottom line.\u201d<\/p>\n

When programs run successful financial operations, MWR is able to \u201cre-invest in the programs to provide great service.\u201d This in turn benefits the service members and families Family and MWR serves, Desmond said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was probably the most impactful training that I had in my career,\u201d said Wiesbaden Family and MWR Director Gregory Holzinger as he welcomed students on the first day of training. \u201cYou\u2019re going to talk about financial statements and the value that they bring.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI look to the managers and the other folks who are here to learn and to look at having the power to change. Share with each other and build on that,\u201d said Holzinger. \u201cThe training that you get here can help both in your professional and your personal lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

While some class members came to the course with more experience than others, the class provides an opportunity \u201cto cross talk and to learn from each other,\u201d Desmond said.<\/p>\n

Bell explained that because of COVID-19 mitigation measures, opportunities for hands-on training were limited to virtual and e-learning.<\/p>\n

Mobile training teams from the MG Robert M. Joyce School for Family and MWR are now once again fanning out around the IMCOM footprint to bring training opportunities directly to service providers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have about 24,000 MWR employees around the globe,\u201d Bell said, adding that 75 percent of the instruction offered is e-learning, \u201cand we continue to offer virtual training on Microsoft Teams. We\u2019ve also gotten back to residential classes at IMCOM Headquarters (in San Antonio, Texas). We also work with IMCOM G9 Chiefs to address their priorities for the garrisons that our mobile training teams visit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cResidential training is picking up,\u201d said Desmond, adding that the instructors were heading to Stuttgart from Wiesbaden to offer the four-day class there as well.<\/p>\n

The instructors said they realize that the pandemic, budget reductions and other issues have presented challenges for managers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appreciate the challenges everyone is undergoing,\u201d said Bell. \u201cThe labor challenges we\u2019ve had are very real, and we\u2019re trying to get back to a new reality. Our managers are working very hard \u2013putting out one fire after another fire \u2013 but you need to block time to invest in yourself. It makes your programs better and it makes you a better leader.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day we\u2019re all doing amazing things to help and support Soldiers and their families,\u201d said Bell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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