Leadership Factors

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Lesson Overview

• What are the basic elements of leadership?

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Leadership Examples

• Inspiring Leadership• Good or Bad Leadership?

– Did he inspire?– Was a positive result achieved?

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Warm Up Questions

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Quick Write

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

Write a list of the five things you admire most about that person. How many of those aspects

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

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Basic Elements of Leadership

• Leadership is the art of influencing and directing people to accomplish the mission

• Being a leader means more than winning an election or receiving a title

• A leader directs others toward a common goal • Any member can be a leader when he or she

influences the others to help the group reach its goal

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Basic Elements of Leadership

By learning the answers to these questions, you can become a more effective leader

• How do people interact in groups? • What types of leadership do they respond to? • What types of leadership turn them off? • How do successful leaders work with people?

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The Air Force Leadership Concept

• The Air Force’s concept of leadership has two elements: – the mission – and the people who

must carry out the mission

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The Air Force Leadership Concept

• Mission—The primary task of an organization is to perform its mission

• The leader’s primary responsibility is to lead team members to carry out the mission successfully

• Yet a leader must never forget the importance of the team’s people

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The Air Force Leadership Concept

• People—People perform the mission

• They are the heart of the organization

• Without their support, any team will fail

• A leader’s responsibilities include caring for and supporting team members

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Air Force Core Values

• Air Force Core Values form the foundation of an organization that runs on trust

• They are:

• These values support the mission of individual teams and the entire Air Force

Integrity first

Service before self

Excellence in all we do

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Integrity First

• Integrity is a character trait• Integrity first is the willingness to do what

is right even when no one is looking • It is a “moral compass” or inner voice

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Integrity First

• Courage• Honesty• Responsibility• Accountability• Justice• Openness• Self-respect• Humility

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Service Before Self

• Service before self tells us that a leader’s duties take precedence over personal desires

• At the very least, it includes the following behaviors: – rule following– respect for others– discipline and

self-control– faith in the system

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Excellence in All We Do• Excellence in all we do directs

you to develop a passion for improvement and innovation to help you and your organization accomplish and perform:

• Air Force Excellence– product/service excellence– personal excellence– community excellence– resources excellence– operations excellence

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Reasons for Recognizing the Core Values

• To support personal integrity

• To support the profession of arms

• To support the ethical climate of the organization

• To support professional conduct

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Personal Integrity

• The first reason for recognizing the Core Values is:

• Everyone must accept accountability and practice justice

• This means that all people must possess Integrity first

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Profession of Arms

• The second reason for recognizing the Core Values is:– they point to what is

universal and unchanging in the profession of arms

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Profession of Arms

• The values are road signs inviting us to consider key features of the professional service:– they cannot point

to everything

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Ethical Climate

• The third reason for recognizing the Core Values is:– they help us get a fix on the ethical climate of

the organization • Big-ticket scandals grow out of a climate of ethical

corrosion • In a climate of corrosion, the Core Values are like a

slap in the face• How far have you strayed from integrity, service,

and excellence?

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Professional Conduct• The fourth reason for recognizing the Core Values is:• They help us evaluate the climate of the organization

– they also serve as beacons bringing us back to the path of professional conduct

• The Core Values allow us

to transform a climate of

corrosion into a climate of

ethical commitment

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Review

• Leadership is the art of influencing and directing people to accomplish the mission

• The Air Force’s concept of leadership has two elements: the mission and the people who must carry out the mission

• The Air Force Core Values are integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do

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Review

• Integrity first is the willingness to do what is right even when no one is looking

• Service before self tells us that a leader’s duties take precedence over personal desires

• Excellence in all we do directs you to develop a passion for improvement and innovation to help you and your organization accomplish and perform

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Review

• Four reasons to recognize the Air Force Core Values:

– to support personal integrity– to support the profession of arms– to support the ethical climate of the organization– to support professional conduct

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