Leadership and Followership

Making it work

Part VI

Followership

Followership is the foundation of leadership, because every leader is also a follower

Followership is more than just taking orders Instead, it is about doing the things that need

to be done

Followership

Respect for Authority Positive Attitude Integrity Self-Discipline Listening Loyalty Courtesy

Respect for Authority

Respect for authority includesRespect for those appointed to positions of authority

Respect for the orders given by those appointed

Respect for those to whom Authority has been delegated

Positive Attitude

Attitude is the state of mind that lies behind your actions

Positive attitudeNegative attitudeYou cannot hide your attitudeUnderstanding the roles of Civil Air Patrol Understanding the parts of the Cadet

Program

Integrity

Integrity is both the AF and CAP’s first core value

Integrity = your HonorWithout integrity your ability to lead failsIntegrity is earned and a lack of integrity will

cause a loss of respectIf your subordinates cannot trust you, you will

not get the job done

Self-Discipline

Self-discipline means that you do a task because you see that it needs to be done

The best discipline is self-disciplineSelf-discipline is a building block to group

disciplineDrill, customs and courtesies are some tools

used to build discipline

Listening

Required for being both a leader and follower Some DO’s for listening

DO keep an open mindDO listen to understandDO listen to what the speaker says not how well the speaker

says itDO take notes with careDO make and (usually) hold eye contactDO keep your feelings positiveDO listen to new ideas and when you pass them on, give

credit to the source

Loyalty

A person should have unquestioned loyalty for his or her leaders

Loyalty is earned by integrity, not achievement

Loyalty does not mean that you never question your leaders

Loyalty is a two way street

Courtesy

Courtesy is:

1. Showing politeness and personal recognition to others.2. Vital in developing cooperation and esprit de corps

3. Praise in Public, Correct in Private

4. A two way street

Leader/Follower Relationship

A follower must1. Ask questions

2. Take responsibility

3. Take control of personal growth

Ask Questions

A follower should ask questions when

– He or she needs more information to complete a task.

– There is a question about the morality of the task

Take Responsibility

Dynamic followers do not wait

Take action when you see a task needs to be done

Develop a sense of ownership, as if you were ultimately responsible for your actions

Take control of your personal growth

Learn from the mistakes of yourself and others

There is something to learn from every situation and person. You can at least learn what NOT to do.

* Good leaders learn new things every day

Be Responsible for yourself

Review

Respect for Authority Positive Attitude Loyalty Courtesy Ask Questions Take Responsibility Take control of your personal growth

Leadership

1 The art of influencing and directing people to achieve a common objective or goal

“GOOD LEADERS MAKE MORE LEADERS”

Quote from: Walt Disney

ABC’s of Leadership

1 Abilities

2 Behavior

3 Dynamics

4 Enthusiasm

5 Flexibility

Characteristics of a Leader

1 Mental Alertness

2 High Level of Abstract Thought

3 Pursue usable knowledge

4 Communicate with others

5 Work with subordinates, peers, and supervisors

Do’s for a Leader

1 Do be sincere rather than affected

2 Do be approachable

3 Do be at the scene of the action rather than away from it in your office

4 Do be in good physical shape and adhere to professional appearance standards

Tenets of Leadership

1 Respect for authority

2 Discipline

3 Integrity

4 Patriotism

5 Loyalty

Required Characteristics of Followership and Leadership

Leadership– Respect for authority– Positive Attitude– Integrity– Discipline– Listening– Loyalty– Courtesy– Patriotism

Followership– Respect for Authority– Positive Attitude – Integrity– Self-Discipline– Listening – Loyalty– Courtesy

Review

ABC’s of Leadership Characteristics of a Leader Do’s for a Leader Tenets of Leadership