ALCOAST 301/11 COMDTNOTE 1500 SUBJ: COMMANDANTS PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE CRITERIA ORIENTATION COURSE SCHEDULE 1.

THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTER (LDC) ANNOUNCES THE FY12 COMMANDANTS PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE CRITERIA (CPEC) ORIENTATION COURSE SCHEDULE. THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF COURSE OFFERINGS SO INTERESTED PERSONNEL CAN MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND. 2. CPEC ORIENTATION IS A UNIQUE 2-DAY COURSE THAT REVIEWS THE CRITERIA USED BY THE ALEXANDER HAMILTON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE AND TEACHES HOW THE CRITERIA ARE USED AS A LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT TOOL. STUDENTS LEARN HOW THE CRITERIA FRAMEWORK AND SYSTEM APPLIES TO THEIR WORLDS OF WORK, AS WELL AS WHAT IT TAKES FOR A UNIT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL HAMILTON AWARD PROCESS. THE COURSE COVERS TOPICS IN LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIC PLANNING, CUSTOMER FOCUS, MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS, AND KNOWLEDGE MGMT, WORKFORCE FOCUS, OPERATIONS FOCUS, AND RESULTS. 3. TARGET AUDIENCE IS E6 TO O6 (ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE), GS7 TO GS15, AND AUXILIARISTS. COMMAND CADRE WILL BE GIVEN TOP PRIORITY. INTERESTED PERSONNEL SHOULD CONTACT THE LOCAL POINT OF CONTACT (POC) IDENTIFIED IN PARA 4 TO BE PLACED ON A ROSTER. LOCAL POCS WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON LOGISTICS AS CLASS CONVENING DATES APPROACH. 4. FY12 CPEC ORIENTATION COURSE LOCATIONS, DATES, AND POCS: LOCATION DATE POC D17 Anchorage AK 03-04 OCT MR. DAN CANAVAN D13 TBD 06-07 OCT MR. JIM PENNEWELL D5 PORTSMOUTH VA 18-19 OCT MR. PETER STINSON D8 TBD 02-03 NOV MS. ANNETTE AMBROSIO D9 CLEVELAND OH 08-09 NOV MR. STEVE RYBA HQ WASHINGTON DC 15-16 NOV MR. JEFF WRIGHT D11 ALAMEDA CA 05-06 DEC MR. PHIL MIEDEMA D14 HONOLULU HI 08-09 DEC MS. PAM DITTRICK D1 SECTOR NNE ME 05-06 JAN LT ASHLY THOMAS D7 TBD 18-19 JAN CWO KURT KOLAR 5. GENERAL COURSE QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE LDC COURSE MANAGER, CWO CRAIG KERBY AT (860)701-6689 OR CRAIG.J.KERBY(AT)USCG.MIL. 6. RADM PETER NEFFENGER, DIRECTOR, ENTERPRISE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND DOCTRINE, SENDS. 7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.