Command, Leadership & Management training at HMS King Alfred

The Ship’s Company of HMS King Alfred welcomed leadership trainers from Royal Navy Leadership Academy’s Royal Victoria Squadron for the first time to the unit’s new home at Semaphore Tower.

WO1 Matthewson from the Royal Navy Leadership Academy (RNLA) at HMS Collingwood in Fareham delivered a Command Leadership and Management (CLM) session to around 40 Naval Reservists at their weekly drill night at the RNR unit based in Portsmouth dockyard.

Conducted on the unit’s refurbished drill deck, the evening focused on leadership presence and confidence techniques. Unit personnel worked in teams to break down barriers, building trust and relationships delivered through a range of light-hearted activities from singing to visualising themselves as comic strip superheroes. 

Members of the class were put on point during the session to sharpen their own leadership skills by leading a team through a fun team-building task. 

AB Jess Erdogan – Finance in the NHS said: “CLM training helps me to be more self-assured and confident to make challenging decisions within my job. It supports me in how to deal with complex problems and determine the best way to solve these with stakeholders.”

AB Tony Taylor – Senior Business Analyst, commented: “CLM training helps build ethos, teamwork and communication - all skills which support me in my civilian role. The leadership side of CLM allows me to focus on my areas of improvement and provides the opportunity to get involved in hands on activities within a safe space.”

AB Chris Sanders – Project Manager said:  “This has been an exciting introduction to CLM training for me. I work very closely with stakeholders within my civilian role and CLM methods will help me to encourage and persuade others to do what I want willingly.”