Renegade Squadron Renegade Squadron
LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP
SECAF
CAF
CMSAF
““Leaders do not appear fully Leaders do not appear fully developed out of whole cloth. A developed out of whole cloth. A maturation must occur to allow maturation must occur to allow the young leaders to grow into the young leaders to grow into the responsibilities required of the responsibilities required of senior institutional leaders and senior institutional leaders and commanders.”commanders.”
General John P. Jumper,General John P. Jumper,
Former CSAFFormer CSAF
Foundational StatementsFoundational Statements
LeadershipLeadership is the art and science of motivating, is the art and science of motivating, influencing and directing people to accomplish influencing and directing people to accomplish the assigned missionthe assigned mission
Leadership does not equal command, but Leadership does not equal command, but ALL ALL commanders should be leaderscommanders should be leaders
AF ethic consists of three fundamental and AF ethic consists of three fundamental and enduring values: Integrity, Service, and enduring values: Integrity, Service, and ExcellenceExcellence
Foundational StatementsFoundational Statements
Abilities of a leader which are derived from Abilities of a leader which are derived from innate capabilities and built from innate capabilities and built from experience, education, and training, experience, education, and training, can can be improved upon through deliberate be improved upon through deliberate development.development.
Can someone be a born leader?
Elements of LeadershipElements of Leadership
PeoplePeople - - execute andexecute and accomplish accomplish the missionthe mission
MissionMission - - objective, or task toobjective, or task to
be accomplishedbe accomplished
Elements of LeadershipElements of Leadership
MissionMission – Why we are here! – Why we are here!
Primary taskPrimary task
Motivate influence, and direct people to Motivate influence, and direct people to carry out the missioncarry out the mission
Elements of AF LeadershipElements of AF Leadership
PeoplePeople – Heart of the organization – Heart of the organization
Perform the missionPerform the mission
Leader must care, support, and develop Leader must care, support, and develop peoplepeople
Never forget the importance of “Airmen”Never forget the importance of “Airmen”ANY USAF member (officer or enlisted; ANY USAF member (officer or enlisted;
active, reserve, or guard; and Department active, reserve, or guard; and Department of the AF civilians)of the AF civilians)
Elements of LeadershipElements of Leadership
ANY member can be a leader and can ANY member can be a leader and can positively influence otherspositively influence othersconcept of leadershipconcept of leadership
Vast majority of leaders are not Vast majority of leaders are not commanderscommanders
Members simultaneously serve as both Members simultaneously serve as both leaders and followers at every levelleaders and followers at every level
Elements of AF LeadershipElements of AF Leadership
Effective leadership transforms human Effective leadership transforms human potential into effective performance in potential into effective performance in the present the present andand prepares capable prepares capable leaders for the future.leaders for the future.
Institutional CompetenciesInstitutional Competencies
Personal LeadershipPersonal Leadership – – face-to-face, face-to-face, interpersonal relations that directly influence interpersonal relations that directly influence human behavior and valueshuman behavior and values
People/Team LeadershipPeople/Team Leadership – – interpersonal interpersonal and team building relationships that create a and team building relationships that create a healthy climatehealthy climate
Organizational LeadershipOrganizational Leadership – – establishing establishing structure, allocating resources, and articulating structure, allocating resources, and articulating strategic visionstrategic vision
Personal CompetenciesPersonal Competencies
Embodies Airman CultureEmbodies Airman Culture
– Ethical LeadershipEthical Leadership
– FollowershipFollowership
– Warrior EthosWarrior Ethos
– Develops SelfDevelops Self
Personal CompetenciesPersonal Competencies
CommunicatingCommunicating
– Speaking and WritingSpeaking and Writing
– Active listeningActive listening
People/Team CompetenciesPeople/Team Competencies
Leading PeopleLeading People– Developing and Inspiring OthersDeveloping and Inspiring Others
– Taking Care of PeopleTaking Care of People
– Fostering DiversityFostering Diversity
Fostering Collaborative RelationshipsFostering Collaborative Relationships– Builds Teams and CoalitionsBuilds Teams and Coalitions
– NegotiatingNegotiating
Organizational CompetenciesOrganizational Competencies
Strategic ThinkingStrategic Thinking
– VisionVision
– Decision-MakingDecision-Making
– AdaptabilityAdaptability
Components of LeadershipComponents of Leadership
Leadership ActionsLeadership Actions– Decisive actions leaders use to get things Decisive actions leaders use to get things
done. Leaders influence and improve their done. Leaders influence and improve their units in order to accomplish their military units in order to accomplish their military missionmission
Leadership ActionsLeadership Actions
InfluenceInfluence– CommunicationCommunication– MotivationMotivation– StandardsStandards– DecisivenessDecisiveness
ImproveImprove– Development and learningDevelopment and learning
AccomplishAccomplish– Enhanced by influence and improvementEnhanced by influence and improvement
Air Force DoctrineAir Force Doctrine
Foundational Doctrine StatementsFoundational Doctrine Statements
Fundamental Elements LeadershipFundamental Elements Leadership
Components LeadershipComponents Leadership
SUMMARYSUMMARY
““We intend to develop leaders We intend to develop leaders who motivate teams, mentor who motivate teams, mentor subordinates, and train subordinates, and train successors.”successors.”
General John P. Jumper, General John P. Jumper, Former CSAFFormer CSAF