Leadership Principles

Outline the role of a commissioned officer in the Air Force Describe the principles of leadership Describe the relationship between leadership, management and command Describe the OTS leadership model

Reference
Army Manual of Land Warfare Vol 110 The art of Eliciting Extraordinary Performance from Ordinary People LTCOL M.C. Parsons Effective Leadership John Adair

References

Training for Leaders, John Adair Leadership and the One Minute Manager Blanchard Leadership that gets results, Goleman, D. (2000), Harvard Business Review, Mar Apr Working with Emotional Intelligence, Goleman, D. (1999), Bloomsbury Publishing, London.

A leader is the man who has the ability to get other people to do what they dont want to do and enjoy it Harry. S. Truman, quoted in The Peoples Almanac (1975)

Leadership is the lifting of a mans vision to higher sights, the raising of a mans performance to a higher standard, the building of a mans personality beyond normal limitations. Wishing wont make it so; doing will Peter. F. Drucker, The Practise of Management (1955)

I have to follow them, I am their leader French lawyer, politician and revolutionary leader Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin (1984)

The art of leadership..consists of consolidating the attention of the people against a single adversary and taking that nothing will split up that attention Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf (1925-26)

LEADERSHIP

The art of consistently influencing and directing subordinates in ways as to obtain their willing obedience, confidence, respect and loyal cooperation in the manner desired by the leader.

MANAGEMENT

The process of planning, organising, coordinating, controlling and evaluating the use of people, money, materials and facilities to accomplish missions and tasks.

COMMAND

The lawful authority which an individual in the Services exerts over subordinates by the virtue of his/her rank and posting. Command is supported by a code of military law.

LEADERSHIP

People Motivation Effectiveness

Authority Responsibility Ethics

Resources Application Efficiency

COMMAND

MANAGEMENT

MISSION

Early Leadership Theories

Cave paintings as Training Aids Chinese writings of Confucius, Motzu, Lao-tzu, Sun-tzu Early Eurpopean writers such as Homer,Plutarch, Caesar, Machiavelli, Clausewitz

A leader is best When people barely know he exists, Not so good when people obey and acclaim him, Worse when they despise him. But of a good leader, who talks little, When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, They will say: We did it ourselves
Lao-Tzu, 6th century Chinese philosopher

Modern Thought on Leadership

The end of WW1 brought the demise of hereditary leadership First theories on personal qualities or traits After WW2, shift to observable behaviours 1960s - Situational leadership Recently - transactional to transformational leadership

Planning Evaluate
Initiate

Inform Support
The PICSIE Crystal

Control

(High)
High Supportive and Low Directive Behaviour High Directive and High Supportive Behaviour

OR TI N

H AC CO

SUPPORTIVE BEHAVIOUR

SUP P

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S3 S4
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S2 S1
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Low Supportive and Low Directive Behaviour

High Directive and Low Supportive Behaviour

(Low)

DIRECTIVE BEHAVIOUR

(High)

Hershey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Model

Personal
Awareness Self Awareness

Social Social Awareness

Management Social Management Social Skills

The Emotional Competency Model

Coveys 7 Habits

Habit One Be proactive Habit Two - Begin with the End in Mind Habit Three - Put First Things First Habit Four - Think Win-Win Habit Five - Seek First to Under- stand, Then to be Understood Habit Six - Synergise Habit Seven - Sharpen the Saw

The mastery of a model is not a substitute for leadership.

In short, given the right context, every leadership theory or model is the correct one.

Task

Individual

Team

The John Adair Leadership Model

LEADERSHIP
Q U A L I T I E S
SELECTION

A C T I O N S
PRACTISE

S K I L L S

TRAINING

QUALITIES

Personal style and professional qualities of a leader.

QUALITIES

Personal style and professional qualities of a leader.

SKILLS

Professional Skills Self-Improvement Skills Interpersonal Skills Communication Skills Ethics

QUALITIES

Personal style and professional qualities of a leader.

SKILLS

ACTIONS

Professional Skills Self-Improvement Skills Interpersonal Skills Communication Skills Ethics

Providing Vision Managing the Task Building the Team Supporting Individuals Adapting leadership style

Manage the task

Build the Team

VISIO N

Support the People

STYLE

LEADERSHIP TRAINING AT OTS

INTRODUCTION Leadership Principles Leadership Development

QUALITIES Recruitment and selection QUAL 6 (Principles and Standards) Chaplain Lessons

ACTIONS Vision Manage the Task Build the Team Support the Individual Leadership Style

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PICSIE, Adairs model, HersheyBlanchard, Emotional Intelligence (Goleman), Coveys Seven habits LEADERSHIP CONSOLIDATION

SKILLS Professional Skills - other lessons at OTS (ie CBRN) - goal setting Self Improvement - (WEIP, MBTI) - Stress Management Interpersonal Skills -Counselling Communication Skills Ethics

Outline the role of a commissioned officer in the Air Force Describe the principles of leadership Describe the relationship between leadership, management and command Describe the OTS leadership model

Manage the task

Build the Team

VISIO N

Support the People

STYLE