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To provide an overview of Army leadership

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A team is a small group of people with complimentary skills, committed to a common PURPOSE. They have common objectives and need to work together to achieve them.

The Definition of a Team

Leadership DefinedLeadership DefinedLeadership is influencing people—by providing purpose, direction, and motivation—while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization.

“Wars may be fought by weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and the man who leads that gains victory”

General George Patton

Management DefinedManagement Defined

Management is the planning,organising,directing and controlling of organisational processes and resources in the pursuit of organisational goals

The commanding officer at any level should centre The commanding officer at any level should centre his attention on the most important and most his attention on the most important and most significant problem or action of the whole situation significant problem or action of the whole situation he is handling and not on any other problemhe is handling and not on any other problem

Mao Tse TungMao Tse Tung

Other DefinitionsOther Definitions

Vision an ideal and unique image of the futurean ideal and unique image of the future

Strategy A Plan or action or policyA Plan or action or policy

Paradigm A set of rules and regulations for A set of rules and regulations for solving problemssolving problems

Culture The shared attitudes, values, goals and The shared attitudes, values, goals and behaviours of an organisationbehaviours of an organisation

Values Principles and standards and moral beliefs Principles and standards and moral beliefs that shape a persons behaviourthat shape a persons behaviour

Climate How people feel about their organisation How people feel about their organisation right nowright now

LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP

NCOs like to make a decision right away and move on to the next thing…so the higher up the flagpole you go, the more you have to learn a very different style of leadership.Command Sergeant Major Douglas E. MurrayUnited States Army Reserve

What a leader must be, What a leader must be, know, and doknow, and do

What a Leader must beWhat a Leader must be Loyalty Duty Respect Selfless Service Honor Integrity Personal

Courage

Mental Attributes Physical Attributes Emotional

Attributes

What a Leader must What a Leader must knowknow

Interpersonal skills

Conceptual skills

Technical skills

Tactical skills

What a Leader must doWhat a Leader must do

InfluencingInfluencingCommunicatingDecision MakingMotivating

OperatingOperatingPlanning and PreparingExecutingAssessing

ImprovingImprovingDevelopingBuildingLearning

Influencing Influencing “Emotional “Emotional Intelligence”Intelligence” The ABC of Motivation AAntecedentsntecedents

BBehaviourehaviour

CConsequencesonsequences“Away from” and “Towards” Motivational behaviour“Away from” and “Towards” Motivational behaviour

The five components of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) at Work -Self Awareness-Self Awareness -Empathy-Empathy-Social Skill-Social Skill -Self Regulation-Self Regulation-Motivation-Motivation

Anyone can become angry - that is Anyone can become angry - that is easy. But to be angry with the right easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not easyin the right way - that is not easy

AristotleAristotle

OperatingOperating “Functional Leadership”“Functional Leadership” Planning Initiating Controlling Supporting Informing Evaluating

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Group Individual

The Situational Leadership Model for Leading and Developing Teams and LeadersForming

Storming

NormingNorming

Performing

IMPROVINGIMPROVING

Vision - Vision - An ideal and unique image of An ideal and unique image of the futurethe future

“...leaders design compelling visions for their organisations and inspire a collaborative effort to articulate the vision in detail. They then communicate that vision clearly and use it to create a plan, gain support, and focus subordinates’ work. …. leaders have the further responsibility of defining for their diverse organisations what counts as success in achieving the vision.”

• Vision ultimately should provide purpose motivation and direction for everyone in the team•Vision precedes planning•Should create energy, inspiration, commitment, and a sense of belonging and worth

THE ARMY VISIONThe New Zealand (NZ) Army is and will continue to be New Zealand’s most utilised The New Zealand (NZ) Army is and will continue to be New Zealand’s most utilised military response force. The Army is able to quickly provide a flexible range of options to military response force. The Army is able to quickly provide a flexible range of options to the Government.The Army can support the Police and Emergency Services; and provide a the Government.The Army can support the Police and Emergency Services; and provide a range of options from individuals to a complete battalion group for peace support options, range of options from individuals to a complete battalion group for peace support options, low level emergencies in the region or collective security operations with Allies. The low level emergencies in the region or collective security operations with Allies. The future Army - the Army of 2015 and beyond - must be just as versatile, responsive and future Army - the Army of 2015 and beyond - must be just as versatile, responsive and flexible. In order to retain its utility to Government, the Army must respond to the flexible. In order to retain its utility to Government, the Army must respond to the significant demographic changes that New Zealand faces in the future. An ageing work significant demographic changes that New Zealand faces in the future. An ageing work force will result in the Army being in competition with industry and commerce for force will result in the Army being in competition with industry and commerce for military age people.military age people.

VISION STATEMENT

The future NZ Army will be an agile, mobile, technologically advanced force. Future The future NZ Army will be an agile, mobile, technologically advanced force. Future force deployments will be harder hitting and capable of a wide range of tasks than at force deployments will be harder hitting and capable of a wide range of tasks than at present. The Army is likely to be smaller, truly multi-cultural, and include a higher present. The Army is likely to be smaller, truly multi-cultural, and include a higher proportion (perhaps 50%) of women. The Territorial Force (TF) will provide a leadership proportion (perhaps 50%) of women. The Territorial Force (TF) will provide a leadership base useful to the community as well as providing the capability of an expansion base if base useful to the community as well as providing the capability of an expansion base if required. The TF will also play a major role in assisting disadvantaged youth.required. The TF will also play a major role in assisting disadvantaged youth.

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS WILL BE THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT WILL BE THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT SUCCESS FACTOR IN ACHIEVING THE ARMY SUCCESS FACTOR IN ACHIEVING THE ARMY VISIONVISION

CHALLENGING THE PROCESS CHALLENGING THE PROCESS DEALING WITH CHANGEDEALING WITH CHANGE

““You can and should shape your own future, if you don’t, somebody else surely will.”You can and should shape your own future, if you don’t, somebody else surely will.”

J Barker 1990

PARADIGMS CAN BE THE MAIN BARRIER TO INNOVATION AND CHANGE WITHIN ORGANISATIONS

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QUESTIONS

The Leader The Leader CommandmentsCommandments Challenging the process Inspiring a shared vision Enabling others to act Modelling the way Encouraging the heart