leadership factors objectives (p240-250) identify the 2 elements of leadershipidentify the 2...

Leadership Factors Objectives Leadership Factors Objectives (p240-250)(p240-250)

• Identify the 2 elements of leadershipIdentify the 2 elements of leadership

• List & Demonstrate AF Core ValuesList & Demonstrate AF Core Values

• Summarize reasons for the Air Force Summarize reasons for the Air Force Core ValuesCore Values

Air Power PioneersAir Power Pioneers

Hap Arnold

Tooey SpaatzPg 245

Jimmy Doolittle

Billy Mitchell

Quick WriteQuick Write

Think of a leader you admire—in the news, at Think of a leader you admire—in the news, at school, at work, or in your community school, at work, or in your community

Write a list of the five things you admire most Write a list of the five things you admire most about that person. about that person.

How many of those aspects of the leader seem How many of those aspects of the leader seem like personality traits? learned behaviors? like personality traits? learned behaviors?

Air Force Leadership Concept Air Force Leadership Concept

MISSION PEOPLEMISSION PEOPLE

We should speak to them [enlisted soldiers] as if they were our equals, but never as if we were theirs.

-- J.F.C. Fuller (How to Train an Army, 34)

Elements of Effective LeaderElements of Effective Leader

LeadershipLeadership =art of influencing & directing people to =art of influencing & directing people to accomplish the mission (common goal)accomplish the mission (common goal)

Need to know:Need to know:

How people interact in groups? How people interact in groups?

Types of leadership respond / turn off? Types of leadership respond / turn off?

How work w/ people?How work w/ people?

The Air Force Leadership ConceptThe Air Force Leadership Concept

• MissionMission—task of organization—task of organization

• Leader’s primary responsibility: lead team to Leader’s primary responsibility: lead team to carry out mission while never forgetting carry out mission while never forgetting importance of the people importance of the people

Leadership ConceptLeadership Concept

• PeoplePeople——perform the mission perform the mission -- of organizationof organization

-w/o support- fail -w/o support- fail • A leader’s responsibilities: care & support A leader’s responsibilities: care & support

Ignore what a man desires, and you ignore the very source of his power.Walter Lippmann

Air Force Core ValuesAir Force Core Values

Integrity firstIntegrity first

Service before selfService before self

Excellence in all we doExcellence in all we do

• Integrity is a character traitIntegrity is a character trait• do what is right even when do what is right even when

no one is looking no one is looking • ““moral compass” or inner moral compass” or inner

voicevoice

Integrity FirstIntegrity First

• CourageCourage• HonestyHonesty• ResponsibilityResponsibility• AccountabilityAccountability• JusticeJustice• OpennessOpenness• Self-respectSelf-respect• HumilityHumility

Service Before SelfService Before Self

• duties take precedence over personal desiresduties take precedence over personal desires

• includes the following behaviors: includes the following behaviors: – Follow rulesFollow rules

– Respect for othersRespect for others

– Discipline & self-controlDiscipline & self-control

– Faith in systemFaith in system

• passion for improvement & innovation to help you & organization to passion for improvement & innovation to help you & organization to accomplish and perform:accomplish and perform:

1.1. product/service excellenceproduct/service excellence

2.2. personal excellencepersonal excellence

3.3. community excellencecommunity excellence

4.4. resources excellenceresources excellence

5.5. operations excellenceoperations excellence

Reasons for Supporting Reasons for Supporting Core Values Core Values

1.1. personal integritypersonal integrity1.1. accountability and practice justiceaccountability and practice justice

2.2. profession of armsprofession of arms1.1. universal and unchanginguniversal and unchanging

2.2. road signs inviting us to consider key features of the professional serviceroad signs inviting us to consider key features of the professional service

3.3. ethical climate of the organizationethical climate of the organization1.1. Big-ticket scandals grow out of a climate of ethical corrosion Big-ticket scandals grow out of a climate of ethical corrosion

2.2. have you strayedhave you strayed

4.4. professional conductprofessional conduct1.1. beacons bringing us backbeacons bringing us back

transform a climate of corrosion into a climate of ethical commitmenttransform a climate of corrosion into a climate of ethical commitment

SummarySummary

Identify the 2 elements of leadershipIdentify the 2 elements of leadershipMission PeopleMission People

List & Demonstrate AF Core ValuesList & Demonstrate AF Core ValuesIntegrity, Service Before Self, Excellence in All We DoIntegrity, Service Before Self, Excellence in All We Do

Summarize reasons for the Air Force Core ValuesSummarize reasons for the Air Force Core Valuespersonal integrity / profession of arms / ethical climate / professional conductpersonal integrity / profession of arms / ethical climate / professional conduct