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SAF Centre for Leadership Development
COL Fred Tan Head SAF Centre for
Leadership Development (CLD)
Values Inculcation the SAF
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My Background My Background Command • Comd 3 SIB
• CO 1 ADF
• OC ‘A’ 4 SIR
• PC 1 SIR
Ops Staff • Bde S3, 2 SIB
• Bde Dy S3, 2 SIB
Ops Deployment • Planning Officer DPKO, UN HQ
• Team Leader, Aceh Monitoring Mission
• Senior Liaison Officer, CTF 1 (East Timor)
HR Staff • Senior Project Offr, SAF HR Review
• CO AOMC
• SO 1, NS PDB, NSAD
• Hd Career Planning (Dev/Cses)
• Publicity Officer, ARC
Professional Qualifications • SAF Senior Commanders’ Programme (SCP)
• SAF Leadership & Orgn Dev Programme (SY5)
• Canadian Forces Joint Command & Staff Cse
• Officer Cadet School 2/89 IOCC
Academic Qualifications • MSc in HR Mgt & Dev (New York University)
• BSc in Engineering Mgt, USMA (West Point)
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What are your questions on
Values inculcation in the
SAF?
(No “How” questions, please…)
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Schien’s Orgn Culture Model
Level 1:
Artifacts
Level 2:
Espouse
d Values
‘culture is the deeper level of basic assumptions and beliefs that are shared by members of an organization that operate
unconsciously and define in a basic “taken for granted” fashion, an organization’s view of its self and its environment ’.
Level 3:
Assumptions/
Mental Models
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Why Bother?
• Need effective leaders to lead and
accomplish the mission.
• Moral compass to guide decision-
making.
• SCV engender trust and common
understanding
=> Shapes accepted behaviours
and build culture.
SAF Core Values = SAF Character
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Scope
• Introduction
• 3 Stages of Values Inculcation
• Measurement of Values
• Key Success Factors
• Q & A
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Challenges
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Scope • Inculcation vs Brain Washing
• One time download vs living out the values
(top of mind awareness)
• Personal vs Organisational Core Values
(Alignment in large organisation)
• “Taught” vs “Caught”
• Hypocrisy in Leadership
• How to measure?
• How to reward?
Challenges
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SAF 24-7 Leadership Framework
OPERATING
ENVIRONMENT
(social, societal,
cultural, temporal,
technological,
organisational)
DESIRED
OUTCOMES
(e.g. Will to Fight,
Engagement,
Experience,
Organisational
Learning, Openness etc.)
MISSION & PURPOSE
Styles
Self
Competencies
Values
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Evolution of SAF Core Values (SCV)
• 1967 - Promulgation of “SAF Code of Conduct”
• 1987 - Proposed Values system for Institute of
Excellence (then-COL Peter Ho)
• 1990 - “Officers’ Creed” formalised
• 1996 - Promulgation of SAF Core Values to rank and file
• 1997 - Inclusion of “Care for Soldiers” to SCV
• 2013 – Inclusion of “Safety” to SCV
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Loyalty to Country • Nation before Self
• Commitment
• Sacrifice
• Defend & Protect
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Leadership
• Leading by Example
• Being True to Self & Others
• Inspiring & Developing Others
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Discipline • Timely & Precise Execution
• Respect for Military System
• Adherence to Standards
• Regimentation
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Professionalism • Knowing your job & doing it well
• Learning & Innovation
• Setting & Maintaining Standards
• Excellence
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Fighting Spirit • Perseverance
• Courage
• Resilience
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Ethics • Doing the right thing
without fear or favour
• Moral Courage
• Trustworthiness
• Integrity
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Care for Soldiers
• Concern & Empathy
• Tough & Safe Training
• Nurturing & Developing
Others
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Safety
• Perform tasks with
vigilance
• Individual, Team, and
Command responsibility
• Supports Mission
Success & C2D
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1. We will always Honour our Nation. We will do everything to uphold it
and nothing to disgrace it.
2. At all times, we must bear in mind that we are protector of our citizens.
3. We are loyal to the Armed Forces, and we take pride in our unit, our
uniform, our discipline, our work, our training and ourselves.
4. We must be exemplary in our conduct. We respect others and by our
conduct and bearing win the respect of others.
5. We are courageous but not reckless. We are devoted to duty but not
to ourselves.
6. We guard our weapons as we guard secrets.
SAF Code of Conduct (1967)
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SAF Core Values
Personal Values SAF Mission
Stage 1
3 Stages of Values Inculcation
Alignment
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SAF Core Values
Personal Values SAF Mission
Stage 1
Stage 2
Personal Values
Peer Pressure
Expedience
Form over Substance
Alignment
3 Stages of Values Inculcation
Values-
based
actions /
choices
Adherence
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SAF Core Values
Personal Values SAF Mission
Stage 1
Stage 2
Personal Values
Peer Pressure
Expedience
Form over Substance
Stage 3
3 Stages of Values Inculcation
Reasoned
choice &
application of
values
Ethical
Reasoning
Values-
based
actions /
choices
Alignment
Adherence
Internalisation
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Stage 1: Values
Clarification Exercise
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Stage 2: Adherence
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Scope Character Development Through Sports (CDTS)
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Scope Core Values Coursewares
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Serious Games: Decisive Combat
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Stage 3: Internalisation
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Scope • Srebrenica Ethnic Cleansing (1995)
Case Studies: Ethics in Command
• Kosovo (1999)
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Scope • Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE) (1971)
• Commando Dunking Incident (2003)
Case Studies: Ethics in Command
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Stage 3: Internalisation
• Peace-Keeping Operations Scenarios
• Personal sharing of SCV
– (3 to 5 stories)
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SCV Resources
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S/No Title Remarks
a. SAF Core Values
Handbook & Pocket Guide
Baseline information on the
SAF Core Values.
b. Leadership & Values
Workbook
Workbook to guide junior
leaders through their
development journey in
command schools.
c. Stand Fast Compilation of Stories involving
the SAF Core Values.
d. Values in Action Case Studies for Instructors
and Unit Commanders involving
the SAF Core Values.
e. Leading Our Soldiers Well Case Studies involving
leadership and SAF Core
Values in an Army Battalion.
SCV Resources
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Values Measurements
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Executive Coaching
Developing Leaders Through Feedbacks
Officer Cadet
Training
2nd Lieutenant/
Lieutenant
Captain Major Lt. Colonel
Colonel
19
27-30
Experience
Building
• Journaling
• Reflection
• Feedback
by Superior
• Comprehensive
Feedback
Individual Development
Action Plan Executive Coaching
Executive Coaching
All SAF Officers
38-40
34-36 32-35
20-22
iPDF
GKS CSC
360 Multi-source Leadership
Feedback (MSLF)
IPDF Improved Peer Development
Feedback
360 360 360
360
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Scope • Role Model at every level:
- Leaders “Walking the Talk”
- “Espoused Values” vs “Values in Use”.
• Reinforcement: - Start young
- Consistent reinforcements; Seize every
teachable moment (rationale and
considerations)
- Strong emphasis; Veto in selection
process
• Scaffold programmes: - In accordance to 3 Stages (Junior to
Senior courses)
Key Success Factors
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Questions?