Sexual Harassment, Assault, PTSD, Suicide

Final evaluation 158th Fighter Wing
Vermont Air National Guard
INSTITUTIONAL WELLNESS

Purpose: To offer two iterations the “What One Person Can Do” program to address issues of general well-being, ownership, responsibility as well as specifically deal with issues related and not restricted to productivity, efficiency, sexual misconduct, suicide, PTSD and integrity.
It is with great joy that we announce the commencement of this project with the Vermont Air National Guard. Friday October 23rd, Colonel Patrick Guinee and his Administrative Team will begin the work of WOPCD as described above. The effectiveness of the work will not be based on whether the participants “liked the work” or any of the measures we have used in the past to evaluate our work. The evaluation will be based on the following criteria:

  • Have the number of sexual harassment incidents decreased?
  • Have the number of sexual assaults decreased?
  • Is the operation of the base, in all areas, more efficient?
  • Is ownership and responsibility being demonstrated in quantitative terms?
  • Is communication more effective?

This is an opportunity to demonstrate whether the wellness of an institution is directly connected to the wellness of the individuals within it. The opportunity is incredible and we are deeply grateful for it.

Update as of May 4, 2016.
We are now in our second iteration, training two groups of 18 participants each and a third group of eight being trained as potential conveners of the conversation. A third phase is in the design process and scheduled to begin in June, 2016. While the word of mouth response is excellent, we stand by the evaluation tools as planned at the outset.
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Update as of April 26, 2018.
We have now completed 7 additional courses for the 158th Fighter Wing, Maintenance Group with about 150 participants Here’s a small sample from one evaluation:

The part of the conversation most valuable to me has been that the only thing I can control is how I react to any given situation.  Why am I just realizing that now at the age of 46?  It seems so simple now that I think about it.  Things enrage you simply because you let them. Plain and simple, period dot.  Once you realize this you unlock the power to control your emotions and not be a victim to them.  Grasping this concept and wielding it as a source of power, as matter-of-fact as it may be, has had a huge impact on my ability to maintain positive energy in many situations that would have fired me up in the past.

SMSgt Richard S. Kelley, 158th Fight Squadron, U.S. Air Force

 

Final Evaluation

01 June 2024

To whom it concerns,

It is my distinct pleasure to recommend Bill Cumming and the Boothby Institute for his profound and unique work in creating a world that works for everyone.

I have known Bill since 2012 and have worked closely with him on multiple occasions relevant to creating individuals who understand that their worth in he world is a given and that they are loved unconditionally. His program, What One Person Can Do (WOPCD), profoundly changed the dynamic of organizations I led.

I began my affiliation with Bill as one of his students. During the process, I was immediately struck by his unique approach to experiential learning. His program is unlike any of the plethora I experienced in 39 years of military service! Many programs do a fine job of describing what an individual is today (MBTI, 360, etc…). None of them do that AND help the individual to know WHY and HOW they became who they are today, all while equipping one to create positive change going forward. Bill’s unique approach does all of the above, and does so in a gentile, meaningful way where the individual is highly receptive to the process.

Immediately after completing WOPCD, I eagerly participated in the advanced course so as to gain the skills necessary to administer the basic course to others.

As a Commander, I immediately contracted Bill to provide his valuable training inside my organization of over 500 people. The results were profound. Occurrences of people doing harm to others plummeted. Suicides were prevented, not only among our members, but also their extended families. Individual’s resilience, performance, and team-building skills improved measurably. Bill worked across multiple organizations throughout the National Guard, achieving similar results wherever his work was utilized.

I cannot recommend Bill Cumming’s work strongly enough. There is not another person/organization that does the work he does, nor the way he does it. It is truly transformational and beneficial in ways not achievable using programs and methodologies offered elsewhere.

I can be reached for further information or to answer questions at your discretion.

SF,


Brig Gen (Ret) Steven S. Lambrecht
United States Air Force