What did I learn this week?

  I learned about the grant writing process and that the various places to find grants. I learned that grants do not just exist on state or federal websites, but they also can be found by contacting businesses and retailers.  Furthermore, many grants have specific guidelines and rules to follow and that if the guidelines and rules aren't followed to the "T" the grant applied for will most likely be denied. 

1.) What could I have done differently this week that might have impacted my performance for the better?

   When I was team leader on a grant brainstorming process, I could have been more direct with the team as far as what the team needed to accomplish and assigned the tasks to individual team members rather than let the group work as if no leader was present.

2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced this week?

  I learned a lot about being a team leader during the grant brainstorming class project.  Normally, I feel that I am a rather direct person, but on this particular assignment I did not act that way. I let the group, as a whole, lead and that was not the correct way to handle it. I felt that the assignment was rather difficult as grant writing is mostly foreign to our team.  With that being said, I think that with me not assigning specific tasks such as, looking up a recruiting video, to individual members this created a leaderless group.  I did not like that and it was uncomfortable. In the future, when I recognize this, I will be more direct and assign specific tasks which may make the task at hand easier.

What did I do today?
 
  Today I worked on my goal achievement sheet along with the team memo presentation where I was tasked with explaining shared resources and partnerships. 

1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?

  Today, I was a few minutes late for our team meeting as I was caught in the hallway talking to Chief. I should have politely interrupted her and said that I had a meeting to get to and I'm sure she would have understood. She was asking me about the class, my team, and the experience with the class so far. She was expressing her thoughts on the course and what she has noticed when others have attended.  It was interesting to hear her take, but I should have mentioned to her that it was getting close to the meeting time rather than be late. 
   
2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?
 
   Even though I was talking to the chief about our class, I was late for a team meeting.  I should have politely interrupted her and told her that I needed to get to my meeting.  In the future, I will inform others of my deadlines if I am running short on time. In this particular cases, and with others at my department, he/she would understand, but I need to make he/she known of my schedule as that is important, as is my team's time.  

What did I do today?
 
  Today I finished up the "It's Your Ship" audio book. I also reviewed memos and made some revisions to my own memo.

1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?

  There is not a whole lot that I could have done differently today, since I just listened to the book and reviewed memos. 
   
2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?
 
   The "It's Your Ship" book was actually a good book. I'm not too much of a reader, so I listened to it as an audio book.  After listening to the book, I did learn that it seems really valuable that in order to get a team to function at a high performing level, to include everyone in the decision making, let them have fun with mundane tasks, and to create a culture of where each member feels empowered and proud of the work that he/she does. 

What did I do today?
 
  Today I reviewed my teammates Memo papers. I spent a significant amount of time reading each paper and trying to find ways in which I could assist. 

1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?

   Today I actually sat back in the meeting and tried to let others answer questions posed by Bill, our meeting team leader today. The questions were in regards to style of policing.  I can feel uncomfortable at times when a question is addressed to the group and I don't pipe up quickly and try to answer. I did not do this to not be involved in the team, but I just wanted to mindful that others may want to answer and not have to listen to me talk too much. 
  
 
2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?
 
   I don't have to be first to answer or address questions posed to a group of people. Although the first few seconds of silence when a question is asked is awkward for me, I think that taking a step back and actually letting others voice his/her thoughts first may be of some benefit to me in the future. By doing this, it allows me to hear another idea which may actually enhance my thought or opinion. 

What did I do today?
 
  Today I worked on my mission, vision, and core values paper a little further. I completed the paper and submitted it for peer review. I also critiqued Bill's paper and assisted in the team meeting by providing ideas to other team members for their papers.

1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?

  I could have opened a side document during our meeting so that the team could have jotted down their brainstorming ideas rather than me write them on the side without them seeing the ideas.  I think by doing this I would have made sure that I recorded all of the ideas and worded them the way that they were intended. At a future meeting, I will ask how to open the side window in Zoom. 
  
 
2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?
 
  The next time that I am tasked with being a scribe where a team list is to be made, I will open a side window in the zoom meeting so that everyone could see the list to ensure that the thoughts and ideas are recorded correctly and as intended.

What did I do today?
 
  Today I worked on my mission, vision, and core values paper.  I tried to organize my thoughts and to see if AHPD's mission, vision, and core values are actually in alignment. I also spent some time trying to decipher AHPD's budget as well as expenditures and revenues.  
 

1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?

  Today I didn't do a good job with my organization.  I completely forgot to do the check in word, until I was reminded at the meeting.  I could have prepared a list of things to do yesterday, so that I would have been more organized. 
  
 
2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?

  Today, I learned how to read our budget and learned where the money comes from and that there is always an overage compared to what we as an agency use.  I also will attempt to prepare for the start of the week better, by possibly making a list of things to do, especially in cases where I have had a two week break from Staff and Command.

What did I learn this week?

  I learned a better way to search statistical information by using Crimeview Dashboard. I had never used the program before and I know have a username and password, as I had the IT department provide me with access to the program. Prior to this week, I did not have access to the program.

1.) What could I have done differently this week that might have impacted my performance for the better?

  I was able to keep up with the assignments as well as the timeline as to when items were due.  However, I could have had more peer review done to check my work, as I made an error by providing a team member some bad information that I originally thought was correct.

2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced this week?

  When I learn about new processes or ways to do technical things, I will look to have them peer reviewed, so that the processes I chose to perform are done correctly. It is not a good feeling to provide others with bad information on how to perform a specific task. It is never fun to waste time and/or struggle with a new process, especially after being sought out by another only to be given the wrong way to do a specific task.