The leadership ability is the most important attribute demanded of soldiers, militarized personnel and civilians in the Navy. People and the best way to lead them are key aspects of leadership. All organizations look for people capable of working in group and leading work teams.
Focusing their training in the essential competences of leadership and teamwork, the Department of Training in Organizational Behavior, is considered both inside and outside of the Navy as the Centre of Reference in Leadership.
Become a leader.
The training given is in its essence a practical training, challenging trainees to find strategies to potentiate abilities like interpersonal relationships, self-help and work coordination.
The training given aims to habilitate the trainees to play functions of command and leadership in work groups, by gradually applying the knowledges learned, and favoring self knowledge and the eventual behavioral shift.
All trainees, assume, the role of leader and subordinate, which allows them to develop essential competences of the interpersonal matter, which will allow them to efficiently overcome all challenges collectively whether it be on sea or land.
The leadership training started in 1993
In the aftermath of some maritime accidents that occurred in the final years of the 90 decade, it became clear that there was a strategic need by the Navy for creating a course in Leadership, thus was chosen the British Method, in use since 1947 which integrated 3 key aspects: Task, Group and Individual.
Thus in 1993 was created the Cabinet of Leadership Perfecting Courses, becoming in 2005, due to the restructuring of some Navy services, the Department of Training in Organizational Behavior. The Fuzileiros School was the location chosen due to its available physical space, perfect for implementing the practical component of the method and also due to its instructors possessing the essential qualities for the training.
The development of leadership Courses
Due to the demands of the training, the existence of a Leadership obstacle course for the team work portion and a core of trainers with educational competences and practical experience, the Fuzileiros School is deemed the ideal location to provide the Leadership training.
Military and civilian training
Besides the training of military personnel, the Department of Training in Organizational Behavior widens its training offers to civilian, public and private entities, as well as establishing protocols with superior teaching establishments in order to provide the practical component in the leadership training at the Fuzileiros School. The acknowledgment of the Portuguese society and the several training actions performed for entities inside and outside the Navy serve to cement the training course reputation as a course of national reference in the area of Leadership.
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