Leadership & Teamwork
As I Experienced It!
Tom Milligan - Vice President
FLIR Systems Inc
The Leader
The Power to Impress – The Ability to Command Respect – The Strength to Lead
Leadership Traits
• Integrity — a total commitment to the highest personal and
professional standards.
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Loyalty — faithfulness to superiors, peers, and subordinates.
Commitment — complete devotion to duty.
Energy — an enthusiasm and drive to take the initiative.
Decisiveness — a willingness to act. A leader must have
the self-confidence to make timely decisions.
• Selflessness — sacrificing personal needs for a greater
cause. Leaders must think of performing the mission and caring
for the welfare of the men and women in the organization.
Leadership Traits
• Integrity — a total commitment to the highest personal
and professional standards.
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Loyalty — faithfulness to superiors, peers, and subordinates.
Commitment — complete devotion to duty.
Energy — an enthusiasm and drive to take the initiative.
Decisiveness — a willingness to act. A leader must have
the self-confidence to make timely decisions.
• Selflessness — sacrificing personal needs for a greater
cause. Leaders must think of performing the mission and caring
for the welfare of the men and women in the organization.
Room Full of Leaders
or
Potential Leaders!
“It’s amazing what can be done when you
don’t care who gets the credit” - Unknown
Isn’t this what “Teamwork and Leadership” are
all about?
Leadership
“A leader is a person who has the ability to
get other people to do what they don’t
want to do, and like it”
President Harry Truman - 1955
“There are no bad regiments, only bad colonels”
Napoleon
Fighter Pilot = Leader
“If you don't know who the world's greatest
fighter pilot is......it’s not you!”
Confidence!!!!
Fighter Pilot Association
Fighter Pilot
“Without a doubt, when studied against all possible
human actions, flying high performance jets
would rate as one of the highest demanding
endeavors one could engage in. “
Fighter Pilot
What is a Fighter Pilot?
• A fighter pilot is noted for intelligence, independence, integrity,
courage, and patriotism.
• "Fighter Pilot" is a state of mind, not a job title.
• Therefore, not all people who fly fighters are fighter pilots, nor
do all fighter pilots fly fighters, some of them are coaches,
players, band members, or truck drivers -
Leadership and Teamwork
Flight Plan
• A little about me
• Leadership as I saw it.
• How does this relate to you?
– Where might you see leadership?
– You can be a leader!
Air Force – Command Pilot
Nellis Air Force Base - Nevada
F-100 Super Sabre
Nellis Air Force Base
F-111 Fighter Bomber
SPECIFICATIONS:
Armament: One 20mm M61 cannon plus a mix
of up to 24 conventional or nuclear weapons
Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney
TF30 of 25,000 lbs. thrust each with afterburner
Crew: Two
PERFORMANCE:
Maximum speed: 1,862 mph.
Cruising speed: 685 mph.
Range: 3,632 miles
Service Ceiling: 57,000 ft.
1st Tour Vietnam
Forward Air Controller
Cessna O-2A
History Channel - Suicide Missions: Forward Air Controllers
2nd Vietnam
F-111
Total Combat Experience: 272 combat missions/ 1072 combat hours
Mt Home AFB, Idaho – 5 Years
Grumman EF-111A Prototype
$250 Million
Grumman Aerospace
Long Island, NY – 5 Years
Grumman Aerospace
Grumman Aerospace
X-29A
Dassault Aviation – France
9 Years
Mirage 2000 Multi-role Aircraft
Mentors – General “Boots” Blesse
• Korean War Fighter Pilot – Jet Ace
• Flew F-86 Sabre jets - downed enemy
aircraft
• In October 1952, he was America's
leading jet ace.
• During the 1955 Air Force Worldwide
Gunnery Championship, he won all 6
trophies offered for individual
performance, a feat never equaled.
• Vietnam - he served two tours in
Southeast Asia; while on his first tour in
1967-68, he flew 156 combat missions.
• Died 31 Oct. 2012 – 91 Years Old
Mentors – General “Robbie” Risner
• Shot down 8 MiG-15s over
Korea
• Seven years as a Prisoner of
War in Vietnam
'He's the only reason I survived,'
In violation of Vietnamese POW rules, Risner,
who was the senior officer within the camp, set
up church services complete with hymns. In the
middle of a hymn, the Vietnamese came in and
grabbed Risner to take him back to solitary
confinement. As he was led away, fellow POWs
stood and sang a "strictly forbidden song," - the
'Star Spangled Banner.”
Mentors – Colonel “Gabby” Gabreski
• Scored 28 kills with 56th Fighter Group in WWII
• WWII - Prisoner of War
• Downed 6.5 MiGs over Korea
• Assistant to the president – Grumman
Aerospace
So What!!!
Flight Plan
• A little about me!
• Leadership as I saw it.
• How does this relate to you?
– Where might you see leadership?
– You can be a leader!
“An army of deer led by a lion is more feared
than an army of lions led by a deer.”
Chabrias
Leadership Traits
• Integrity — a total commitment to the highest personal and
professional standards.
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Loyalty — faithfulness to superiors, peers, and subordinates.
Commitment — complete devotion to duty.
Energy — an enthusiasm and drive to take the initiative.
Decisiveness — a willingness to act. A leader must have
the self-confidence to make timely decisions.
• Selflessness — sacrificing personal needs for a greater
cause. Leaders must think of performing the mission and caring
for the welfare of the men and women in the organization.
Flight Leader
Just a member of the team
Pilot
Navigator
Weapons Systems Officer
Training
Weather
Maintenance
Acquisition
Communications
Missile Systems
Medical
Transportation
Program Manager
Scientist
Intelligence
Security
Logistics/Supply
Integrity
• Integrity—a total commitment to the highest
personal and professional standards…be honest
and fair...establish a set of values and adhere to
those values.
“Leadership is doing what is right
when no one else is watching”
George Van Valkenburg
Arrow Flight
Leadership and Teamwork
Arrow #2 - Wingman
Arrow #1 - Flight Leader
Arrow #3 - Element Leader
Arrow #4 - Wingman
Without integrity – there can be no trust
Trust
Without integrity – there can be no trust
Leadership
• Integrity – total commitment to the highest
personal and professional standards
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Loyalty — faithfulness to superiors, peers, and subordinates.
Commitment — complete devotion to duty.
Energy — an enthusiasm and drive to take the initiative.
Decisiveness — a willingness to act. A leader must have the
self-confidence to make timely decisions.
• Selflessness — sacrificing personal needs for a greater
cause. Leaders must think of performing the mission and
caring for the welfare of the men and women in the
organization.
"Do what's right……..Never lie!……. The
single most important ingredient of
leadership is character ……… Leadership is
a combination of strategy and character. If
you must be without one, be without the
strategy”.
- - General Norman H. Schwarzkopf
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Integrity is not something we are born with, nor
can we go out to buy it. It does not come in a
box with a pretty little bow.
Integrity
Etymology of Integrity
INTEGRITY - SOUNDNESS OF MORAL PRINCIPLE AND CHARACTER
- UPRIGHTNESS - HONESTY. INTEGRITY IS ALSO AN IDEAL ... A
GOAL TO STRIVE FOR ... AND FOR A MAN OR WOMAN TO "WALK IN
THEIR INTEGRITY" IS TO REQUIRE CONSTANT DISCIPLINE AND
USAGE.
THE WORD INTEGRITY ITSELF IS A MARTIAL WORD THAT COMES
TO US FROM AN ANCIENT ROMAN ARMY TRADITION.
Etymology
During the morning inspections as
the Centurian would come in front of
each Legionnaire, the soldier would
strike his the breastplate over his
heart armor with his right fist. The
armor had to be strongest there in
order to protect the heart from swortd
thrusts and from arrow strikes. As the
soldier struck his armor, he would
shout
The Centurian would listen
closely for this affirmation and also
for the ring that well kept armor would
give off.
With Integrity - Nothing Else
Matters
Without Integrity - Nothing Else
Matters
Failed Leadership = Failed
Integrity
“Integrity is doing what is right
when no one else is watching”
- the act or faculty of
apprehending by means of the senses or of the
mind; cognition; understanding.
Perception can equal reality!
When Your Integrity is Tested
The Ethical Action Test
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Is it legal?
Does it comply with our rules and guidelines?
Is it in sync with our organizational values?
Will I be comfortable and guilt-free if I do it?
Does it match our stated commitments and
guarantees?
The Ethical Action Test - Cont
• Would I do it to my family or friends?
• Would I do it in front of my boss, my family or
friends?
• Would I be perfectly okay with someone doing it to
me?
• Would the most ethical person I know do it?
Providing the Tools
for the Mission
INTEGRITY
Loyalty
• Loyalty—faithfulness to superiors, peers,
to the team and subordinates…display an
unquestionable sense of loyalty before
they can expect members of their unit to
be loyal.
• General George S. Patton Jr. highlighted
the importance of loyalty saying,
"There is a great deal of talk about loyalty
from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from
the top down is even more necessary and
much less prevalent.“ – Gen. George Patton
Commitment
Commitment—complete devotion to duty.
Commitment
• Totally focused
• Mission success
means –
– Meeting objectives
– Bringing home the
flight intact – if
possible
Energy
• Energy—
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an enthusiasm and drive to take the initiative
demonstrate mental and physical energy
approach assigned tasks aggressively
prepare physically and mentally
perseverance and stamina to stay on course until the
job was completed.
Discipline
Leader
• Well prepared from
start (preflight
planning) to finish.
• Sets the tone of the
mission – high energy
• Leads by example
“ The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion
to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their
endeavor.”
Vince Lombardi
Failed Leader!!!
"The winner [or success of an air battle or a
sports event, a musical event, a play or
anything you do] may have been
determined by the amount of time, energy,
thought and training an individual has
previously accomplished in an effort to
increase his ability as a fighter pilot." or
your ability as a player…
Commander Randy "Duke" Cunningham, USN
Jet Ace
No Longer a Leader – he forgot about
“integrity”!
Congressman Cunningham resigned from the House in 2005 - pleaded guilty to
accepting at least $2.4 million in bribes. In March 2006, he received a sentence
of eight years and four months in prison and an order to pay $1.8 million in
restitution.
“Leadership is a matter of having people look at
you and gain confidence, seeing how you react.
If you're in control, they're in control.”
Tom Landry
Coach – Dallas Cowboys
Selflessness
• Selflessness –
– sacrificing personal requirements for a greater cause.
– leaders must think of performing the mission and
caring for the welfare of the men and women in the
organization...confront physical dangers…
– the moral courage a leader needs to make difficult
decisions…
– confront a tough situation head-on rather than
avoiding it by passing the buck to someone else.
Flight Leader or Team Leader
• Know and care for
your flight members
• Know strengths and
weaknesses
– Professional
– Family
– Other stresses –
anything that might
harm the mission or
the member
Decisiveness
• Decisiveness—a willingness to act
– have the self-confidence to make timely decisions…
– the willingness to accept responsibility.
– Leaders are always accountable—when things go
right and when things go wrong.
Flight Leader or Team Leader
• Makes split second
decisions
• Responsible for the
flight’s success or
failure
Flight Plan
• A little about me!
• Leadership as I saw it.
• How does this relate to you?
– Where might you see leadership?
– You can be a leader!
Room Full of Leaders and Potential Leaders!
Leaders Can be Found
Everywhere
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Sports
CAP
School
Community
Family
Church
Business
Clubs
Band
Any activity
Prepare to be a Leader
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Practice leadership in every situation
Live it!
Read about it, study it, think about it
Observe leaders in action
You’ll know when you see a leader!
Don’t be too disappointed if you see faults in your
leaders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - No one is perfect!
• A little about me!
• Leadership as I saw it.
• How does this relate to you?
– Where might you see leadership?
– You can be a leader!
Leadership Traits
• Integrity — a total commitment to the highest personal and
professional standards.
•
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•
Loyalty — faithfulness to superiors, peers, and subordinates.
Commitment — complete devotion to duty.
Energy — an enthusiasm and drive to take the initiative.
Decisiveness — a willingness to act. A leader must have
the self-confidence to make timely decisions.
• Selflessness — sacrificing personal needs for a greater
cause. Leaders must think of performing the mission and caring
for the welfare of the men and women in the organization.
“Integrity is doing what is right
when no one else is watching”