LEADERSHIP crash course
TYPES OF LEADER
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Some lead by instilling fear
Others lead example or doing
Others simply coach and mentors their protegee
While some creates an atmosphere of confidence and security to their subjects
Others won the hearts of their constituents by popularity
Some by the looks of their face only or even by the tone of their voice.
• So many models
• So many approaches
• Which category do you fall into
• So many types and approaches and types which one do you belong to
Military leaders
• Making decisions under the harshest conditions
• -broken arrow
• Qualities, habits, traits, Characteristic of a leader
• Good communicator – convey the msg, vision
• Commercials – a good one encapsulate everything in 1 minute,
ideas, create a desire (materials), implants curiosity
• Leaders – has a message (perhaps born out of a vision), they
deliver the message well because they motivates you to do
something – it resonates to the very core of their sense/value”
• Jokes are funny because we already know something about the
situation
• Able to response on certain situations – in a parlance, it is what we
call HIGH SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY
• Example…. Safety environment vs presence of hazards - you
may be responsible, and knowledgeable by standards but when
you are accostume to hazards, you tend to become lax thus
lower your sense of responsibility
• Look at the 300 spartans – only King Leonidas did not
“cheered up”?? For the moment’s gain (show clips)
• Makes you:
• Laugh
• Feel safe • Motivated – passionate – force multiplier
• Inspired – fighter, positive- force multiplier
• Aspire
• desire
• Dream and hope
• Sacrifice – mustang – emphaty, caring… morale pull the string; mission – push a
string
• Alone - eagles,
• Visionary – unknown possibilities – seeing things that others can not see
• Sets an example, model
• Decisive – realities of today- instinct and intuition, knowledge and competence,
experience,
• Good listener
• Patience
• Management is a function of leadership?? – or the other way around
influence
• How do you influence? – changing minds
Leaders in history
• Bill gates – put a lot of convenience in our life – communication has
revolutionized
• Jesus
• Muhammad
• Sun tzu
• Napolen
• Alexander
• Gandhi
• Khalid – 2 empires crumbled in 1 yr??
• Rome now America – big, many resources, mighty
• Right hand leads– we walk with our wives on the left
cadet
• What do we or they want to achieve? – determine or mould
• How will they gonna achieve this?
• What essential skills they need
• Determining and coaching them a career path – coaching the advantages and disadvantages
• This must become an integral part of their system – what do they most value
• At this level, maybe most of them have not seen the end of the rope
• Good health is just one – many had become successful executives at the end of their career but I believe there is
much more who have failed in their health as they step on the platform of success.
• Knowledge – what it can brought, and how it can help through their passion.
• Relationship
• technology
• We will not just make it an obligation to coach them but to make it a passion to lead them
• What intervention would do
• Veru
• Ify information firs
• Morale and welfare of men and the accomplishment of the mission
• Persuade/ influence/ impact
• Military organization is the oldest and has so many echelons of
leadership
• Be part of the solution and not of a problem
• Story of Herbalife speaker, writing for the staff, take ten,
1.Know yourself and seek self-improvement.
2.Be technically and tactically proficient.
3.Develop a sense of responsibility among your subordinates.
4.Make sound and timely decisions.
5.Set an example.
6.Know your people and look out for their welfare.
7.Keep your people informed.
8.Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions.
9.Ensure assigned tasks are understood, supervised, and accomplished.
10.Train your people as a team.
11.Employ your team in accordance with its capabilities