A Day In The Life Of A Director At US Navy
A typical day for the Director involves prioritizing tasks from a "master task list," coordinating with leadership on daily and weekly objectives, and communicating these priorities to the team for organizational planning. The Director notes this current role's less dynamic nature compared to previous experiences, where 90+ day deployments required "balancing demands and running various complex and dynamic operations."
Leadership, Teamwork, Project Management, Organizational Planning, Daily Operations
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Jack Welsh
Director (LCDR, SC, USN)
US Navy
St. John’s College, Annapolis
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Political Science, American Studies
Government & Public Sector, Military
Operations and Project Management
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Transfer Student
Video Highlights
1. Prioritizes tasks using a master task list for daily, weekly, and monthly updates.
2. Interfaces with leadership to understand daily and weekly priorities.
3. Maintains organizational planning and team communication to ensure efficient workflow. Highlights experience in both dynamic and less dynamic team environments.
Transcript
What does a day in the life of your role look like?
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My day in the life starts with my master task list. I use this to track our progress on various super reports and other updates. These updates can be on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.
In the morning, I interface with leadership. I get a sense of their priorities for the day and the week.
Then, I go back to the team. I let them know where we stand as a team and what we need to produce for the day and the rest of the week. This involves general organizational planning.
My current team isn't very dynamic. I have served on teams with more dynamism, including two units that were underway for over 90 days at a time. Those situations required balancing many demands and running complex, dynamic operations.