Human Resource Advisor

Senior Master Sgt. Bradley Wheeler
Human Resource Advisor

182nd Airlift Wing
2418 South Mustang Street, Peoria, IL 61607-5023
Comm: 309-633-5153 (DSN: 724-5153)
Email: bradley.wheeler.1@us.af.mil

I am excited to announce that the 182nd Airlift Wing Diversity Council has been established as a Sub-Committee to the IL State JDEC, more updates to come involving the council’s initiatives.

All mentors who have established relationships with a mentee, Wing HRA would like to hear success stories. HRA will continue to work in conjunction with PA to feature or highlight mentors and mentees that have maintain gainful relationships through the 182nd Mentoring Program. If any Airmen are in need of a mentor please contact the HRA for recommendations.

HRA has resumed offering professional development courses surrounding diversity and inclusions over RSD, please go to ARCNET or the HRA home page to view offered courses. HRA will be working with squadron First Sergeants and Unit Training Managers to schedule courses. If any squadron would like to have any course taught in their respected areas please contact HRA.

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ANGI 36-2110

Wing HRAs empower, educate and equip Airmen at all levels to successfully leverage diversity’s strengths through training and initiatives that enhances individuals’ cultural competencies and through this, create an inclusive culture within the organization.

Cultural competence is the ability to understand, communicate and effectively interact with people across the full spectrum of diversity. Being self-aware, appreciating and leveraging the varied differences and capabilities that each member provides, engaging in candid communication and feedback, and working effectively across these differences are examples of cultural competencies necessary in order to mature as an inclusive Airman and leader of Airmen.

These efforts will shape a culture that values and promotes agility, innovation and resiliency (AIR) for all Airmen.

Allyship
Allyship is a state of being supportive with another person or group. Research shows that allyship is critical to fostering an inclusive workplace culture. This is because allies don’t just influence one person at a time but they inspire others to act as change agents too. Simply put, allyship is a powerful force for good.

TIME REQUIREMENT: 1 HOUR

TARGET AUDIENCE: Open to All ANG

RECOMMENDED CLASS SIZE: Up to 50
Communicating Across Generations
Communication is a key to success. The DOD has a wide range of generations actively working toward one mission. What struggles exist between those groups and how can we overcome them?

TIME REQUIREMENT: 30 minutes

TARGET AUDIENCE: Open to All ANG

RECOMMENDED CLASS SIZE: Up to 50
Effective Communication
People value others who can communicate effectively through genuine empathetic listening, providing encouragement and conveying their own ideas and opinions while being mindful of their own and others’ behaviors, emotions, and perspectives. Course explores the value of genuine exchange, the barriers that prevent this exchange and offers mitigating strategies for working through these barriers to enhance the ability to engage in genuine, effective dialog with one another.

TARGET AUDIENCE: Open to All ANG and ARNG members

TIME REQUIREMENT: 1 hour

RECOMMENDED CLASS SIZE: up to 50
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence (EI/EQ) is the capability of individuals to recognize their own emotions (personal competence) and those of others (social competence), discern between different feelings, and label them appropriately. EI/EQ also allows Airmen to use emotional information to guide thinking, tendencies and behaviors, and manage/adjust emotions to adapt to environments. Talen Smart Emotional Intelligence skills provides an all-day in-depth look at emotional intelligence. **Unit May have to fund for Talen Smart Emotional Intelligence Skills. HRA has limited materials. Course is $130 per Airman.**

Target Audience: All Airmen

Time Commitment: 8 hours
Four Lenses
Inspired by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), this is a fun and interactive course which allows Airmen to discover their personality temperament. The intent of this course is not to pigeonhole an Airman into a personality type, but instead, give Airmen the chance to understand their personality, their coworkers’ personalities, and how to make adjustments in the work environment for better teamwork. This is a laid-back course which promotes self-discovery. **Unit may have to fund. HRA has limited materials. Course is $10 per Airman.**

Target Audience: All Airmen

Time Commitment: 2 to 4 hours
Interview Preparation
The Human Resource Advisor can assist you with your goals for career progression. Interview preparation is available in the form of courses for preparation, interview practicing, and one-on-one assistance. The first course available discusses where to find interview opportunities, including where to find employment on USAjobs.gov, Illinois National Guard employment and other job opportunities...etc. The second course available provides tips and tricks for interviews. Work centers can set up mock interviews with feedback. Additional, the HRA can review resumes or assist in individual interview preparation.

Target Audience: All Airmen

Time Commitment: 1 hour; interview preparation workshop; or, one-on-one assistance
Introduction to Diversity & Inclusion
"Diversity and Inclusion" is a phrase we hear almost daily. Unfortunately, sometimes that phrase can bring out feelings of frustration, oppression, or feel like a forced or mandatory conversation. This course explains the importance of diversity and inclusion. Diversity is celebrating every single person’s differences — what makes you, you and what makes me, me. Inclusion is the behaviors and social norms that make us feel welcome. This course discusses the history of diversity and inclusion in the military, why it is important to discuss, and how Diversity + Inclusion = AIR (Agility, Innovation, and Resiliency).

Target Audience: All Airmen

Time Commitment: 30 minutes to 1 hour
Coaching 101
This training provides participants with an understanding of how basic coaching skills positively impact the transformation of others. Participants will be guided through a thought-provoking and creative process that offers enhanced listening techniques and how to use powerful questions for self-discovery. The outcome of this training provides leaders and future leaders with communication skills necessary to inspire others to make decisions that work for them.

TARGET AUDIENCE: Open to All ANG and ARNG members

TIME REQUIREMENT: 1 hour

RECOMMENDED CLASS SIZE: up to 50
Mentoring Program
Mentoring is an essential ingredient in developing well-rounded, professional, and competent future leaders. The overall goal of mentoring is to help Airmen (enlisted or officer) maximize their full potential. Mentors should focus on mentee development with a goal of giving the mentee the ability the manage their own development and learning (AFH 36-2643, Air Force Mentoring Program).

Target Audience: All Airmen, First Sergeants, Chiefs, Supervisors and Leaders, etc.

Time Commitment: 1 hour or, one-on-one assistance
Micro Aggressions
Micro aggressions are the everyday verbal or nonverbal, slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, which communicate negative messages to others. This course is designed to introduce the concept of micro aggressions in the workplace, at home and in each of our communities. Through an interactive setting, participants will learn how to recognize, manage, and address micro aggressions, from both the sender and the receiver’s perspectives. The outcome of this training brings heightened awareness and provides a path forward that promotes a more genuine engagement and understanding.

TARGET AUDIENCE: Open to All ANG and ARNG members

TIME REQUIREMENT: 1 hour

RECOMMENDED CLASS SIZE: up to 50
Unconscious Bias Training
Biases are formed from an individual’s background, personal experiences, and cultural context. This course explores how Unconscious Biases are developed, how they influence our perceptions and shape our decision making. This course provides self-awareness and mitigating strategies to manage self-identified biases.

TARGET AUDIENCE: Open to All ANG and ARNG members

TIME REQUIREMENT: 1 hour

RECOMMENDED CLASS SIZE: up to 50
Value Mapping & Military Goal Setting
Are you a new Airman or do you feel stuck in your career? This course helps you acknowledge what is important to you and how to have a more meaningful career. Your values — what is important to you — will bring you the most satisfaction in your career when those values are shown at work. Likewise, when your values are not visible at work, you are going to have a very stressful, frustrating, and unhappy Air Force experience. This course allows you to identify your values. Once your values are identified, you have the opportunity to write down a goal encompassing your main value(s) to achieve work satisfaction. To create a better road-map to your goal, the course will help you make it a SMART goal.

Target Audience: All Airmen, especially Airmen feeling lost in their career

Time Commitment: 1 hours, one-on-one assistance

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The 182nd Airlift Wing has initiated a Joint Diversity Executive Council (JDEC) Sub-Committee. Please refer to AFI 36-7001, Diversity & Inclusion, for more guidance on this new council. If you are interested in joining this committee and would like to be considered as a member, please get with your supervisors, First Sergeant, or Wing HRA.

March 1, 2022
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