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Stem Activities at UT Arlington
Speech Contest & Science Fair
Professional Development
Community Leader Nominations
Personal Leadership from Susan Kiehl
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Insight on Leadership Today… By Otis R. Jackson III | March 13, 2014
LMLA is committed to bringing to its membership insight and tips
on personal leadership and management. It is in that spirit that
we interview our very own leadership and top executives here at
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to bring value to this commitment.
In this issue of the e-courier, we interview
Susan B. Kiehl, Vice President of Product
Development for the Integrated Fighter
Group. With twenty-nine years tenure, Ms.
Kiehl draws from her own personal
experiences to offer invaluable insight into
what it takes to be an effective leader today.
Hard work and timeliness are well known
leadership traits. One of the ‘unknown’ and
not ‘highly visible’ leadership attributes that
Ms. Kiehl has the opportunity to witness and
demonstrate herself is ‘decision
making’. This is extremely important to an
organizations’ success at any level. As
problems become more complex, an
understanding of the risks involved in each
problem is instrumental to decision making.
The lack of this sometimes overlooked
leadership attribute can impact organization
effectiveness , and potentially bring any
progress grinding to a stop.
Success and failure hinge on strong
leadership competencies and ethics in the
technical, behavioral and relational arenas.
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As such, future leaders must recognize and
heed that ethics matter. Ms. Kiehl is a strong
proponent of ethics, and offers her insight to
achieve highly ethical standards by:

Meeting your commitments (quality)
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Understanding behavior counts (how
you treat others)
Work life balance plays an important role
when it comes to leadership. Ms. Kiehl offers
that we as leaders must decide what our
personal boundaries are and what gives us
balance. She states “People will respect your
boundaries when you perform”. In her own
personal time Ms. Kiehl enjoys exercising
which she achieves by running, swimming
and hot yoga. The most recent LMLA event
she attended was the Halloween event held
at the AVC, and Corporate Night is one of her
favorite LMLA events, at which she sponsors
a table .
in our community >>>
Science & Engineering Fair
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company and the Leadership Association have had a long history of supporting
the Science & Engineering Fair by providing volunteers
and financial support for over 60 years.
The 63rd Fort Worth Regional
Science and Engineering Fair
(FWRSEF) was held on Monday,
February 24, 2014 in the College
Park Center at the University of
Texas at Arlington. There were
over 600 students from Junior
High and High Schools in the
Fort Worth Region that entered
exhibits. Lockheed Martin
Aeronautics Company provided
First, Second and Third place
ribbons in the High School and
Middle School Divisions in the
fields of Chemistry, Engineering,
Physics, and Science Projects.
Lockheed Martin Leadership
Association provided First and
Second place ribbons in the
High School and Middle School
Divisions covering all fields. The
judges for LM Aero and LMLA
were Stacy Baasch, Mike Bush,
Jake Conwill, Wendell Pichon,
CM, Robert Reed, Sonia Riley,
Carol Sweet, Janine Swoboda
and David Williams. Our
compliments to all of the
students in this year's Regional
Science & Engineering Fair, their
LMLA and SimSIL Provides
STEM Activities at UT Arlington
By Mary Arbuckle | February 26, 2014
Lockheed Martin Leadership Association and Simulations and Systems
Integration Laboratories partnered in providing employees and Science,
Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) activities at the Fort Worth
Regional Science & Engineering Fair on Monday, February
24th. Participants included Dr. Carter Tiernan (UTA), Moises Flores, Fonda
Peterson, Bill Arbuckle, Mary Arbuckle, Ron Bland, Sierra Larsen & David
Williams (in photo). Students were assisted during activities which
provided a challenge to the students who grouped in teams to build the
tallest “Paper Tower” with one sheet of copy paper. Approximately 440
students participated in the “Paper Tower” building activities and
throughout the day, groups of students would participate and the team
with the tallest tower received tickets to fly the F-35 laptop
simulator. The tallest paper tower built was 48” by students from Uplift
Summit International Preparatory.
outstanding efforts were noted
by all of our judges. Thanks to
our judging team for their time
and commitment, without their
help and expertise, this would
have been truly difficult. Special
thanks to Dr. Jennifer Byrne
FWRSEF Board of Director and
John Colotta FWRSEF
Committee for their help and
support. In addition, special
thanks to our management for
providing us with the time and
support for this worthy
endeavor.
“Why not me?
Why not here?
Why not now?”
-Colonel Martha
McSally, USAF,
A Word from Our
President
“LMLA offers some of the
best opportunities for
committed individuals to
achieve leadership goals
thru a variety of employee
development programs
which are extremely useful.”
LMLA provides a safe
environment to develop and
grow as a Leader. So, If you
are willing to commit the
time and effort to continuous
improvement thru continued
personal and professional
development, then you will
find the LMLA experience
rewarding.”
“There are no short cuts to
becoming a Leader so in
preparing to become one you
must position yourself to
succeed.
-Michael C. Williams
When you join the Fort Worth
Leadership Association you will
join an energized group of
professionals who are truly
committed to improving
Leadership at Lockheed Martin.
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professional development & speech contest >>>
Foundations of Management — NMA’s Newest Program
This exciting new NMA program is the result of a comprehensive Job Task Analysis study
(commissioned by ICPM, The Institute of Certified Professional Managers at James Madison
University). It identified the knowledge, skills and abilities that new supervisors and
experienced managers need to succeed in today's workplace.
The Foundations of Management (FoM) program comprises 28 hours of learning and
includes 3 custom-published study manuals (in print or eBook format). Recommended
“classroom time” is 2 hours for each of the 14 chapters comprising the entire program.
A Leader Guide with instructional materials, quizzes, and PPT presentations is available
to facilitators for leading group discussion sessions .
NMA/LMLA Speech Contest
Participants who successfully complete
all three courses (per their course
facilitator) will receive an NMA
certificate of completion to document
their achievement.
On Saturday, February 22nd, 18 students from area high
schools all across the DFW metroplex gathered together
for one single purpose, a single purpose to amaze and
inspire people with words on leadership.
This year’s annual NMA/LMLA Chapter Speech
Competition took place the morning of February 22nd at
the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics facility in Fort Worth in
its AVC Display Area and Theater. As the event
commenced, students of all different high school ages,
backgrounds, and types of schooling came forward, one by
one, to give their speeches on what they felt leadership is
to friends, family, teachers, and a panel of Lockheed
judges. Speeches ranged in content from traditional
definitions of leadership to some as abstract as viewing a
good leader as a pencil.
3 courses, 14 chapters total
Course 1—Management Fundamentals
Course 2—Managerial Functions
Course 3— Business Concepts for Managers
For more information about FoM classes and enrollment please contact Diana
Kirkwood ([email protected]).
For more course content details go to: http://nma1.org/Education/FoM/outlines1.html
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Though all the speeches were well written and thought
out, only three speeches were chosen for first, second,
and third place that day. Third place went to Mamie
Gilliam, a senior from Tolar High School, who gave a
speech showing that a great leader could be like the
traditional forthright leader Captain Miller from the film
Saving Private Ryan or like Nelson Mandela’s shepherd
leader who inspires from behind his followers. Second
place went to Hiral Desai, a senior from Lewisville High
School, who spoke about a good leader being like a pencil,
sharp and able to leave a mark. Finally, our first place
winner was Alex Caldwell, a junior from Mabank High
School with her speech entitled The Ruby Slipper, a speech
that demonstrated and compared the various types of
leadership through three different archetypes from the
widely known film The Wizard of Oz. Alex will go on to
represent this chapter at the County Speech Competition
at University of Texas at Arlington on March 22nd.
Community Leader of the Year Nominations
The Lockheed Martin Leadership Association (LMLA) is looking to recognize an outstanding leader in the Dallas/Fort Worth community and we need your
help! Since 1989, our association has been presented the Community Leader of the Year award during Management week in America. Some previous
recipients of the award have been:
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Bob Bolen, former Mayor of Fort Worth

Ross Perot, Jr, President of Alliance Airport

Kay Granger, business woman former Mayor of Fort Worth and now US Representative

Dr. Jake Schrum, President of Texas Wesleyan University

Roger Williams, Chairman of Roger Williams Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge of Weatherford
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Wes Turner, President and Publisher of the Fort Worth Star Telegram
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Nancy Wooldridge, Executive Director for the Child Advocates of Tarrant County

Richard Greene, Former Mayor of Arlington

Diane McFarland Cornwall and Beverly M Baetge, Co-Owner of D Bar Cattle Company, Aledo Texas

Dr. Steven Potter, Orthodontist

Honorable Jim Lane, Former member of Fort Worth City Council
If you know of someone who has exhibited exemplary community leadership, please let us know by completing this nomination form and submitting it to
Valerie Ross ([email protected]) by April 14, 2014.
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You asked, we listened.
You told us you wanted to hear from Lockheed Martin
Leadership, so continue to look out for interviews with
top executives in the next quarterly e-courier!
We will bring you their tips on personal leadership and
management.
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