L280 Followership to Leadership

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L-280 FollowershiptoLeadership
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Unit 0
Introduction
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Introduction

• Course orientation
• Why we are here

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Unit 1
The Art of Leadership
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Objectives

• Describe the role of a leader.
• Explain motivation for wanting to be a leader.

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Section 1
What Is the role of a Leader?
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Exercise
Defining Leadership
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Key Points Leaders Role

• Being appointed a supervisor doesnt make you a
  leader.
• Being a leader means that you influence people by
  providing purpose, direction, and motivation.

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Key Points Leaders Role

• Leaders provide Purpose by communicating intent.
• Leaders provide Direction by maintaining
  standards of performance.
• Leaders provide Motivation by setting the example.

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Attila Says

• Strong chieftains stimulate and inspire the
  performance of their Huns.

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Leadership Quote
Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than
the science of management says is possible.
Secretary of State Colin Powell
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Section II
Are Leaders Born or Made?
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Video
Learning and Leading
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Key Points Born or Made

• The most valuable officer in a regiment is the
  sergeant. The true sergeant is born not madea
  priceless gift from the gods. U.S. Army
  Colonel, 1911
• The one quality that can be developed by
  studious reflection and practice is
  leadership. U.S. Army General, 1954

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Key Points Born or Made

• Why are there these two opposing philosophies?
• Most of you have been leaders in some
  environment were you born a leader?

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Key Points Born or Made

• Effective leaders are found in all cultures and
  all walks of life.
• The business world and the military invest in
  leadership development.

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Key Points Born or made

• Its important to know about a variety of
  leadership tools and techniques.
• Learning to lead is not a skill acquired
  overnight.

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Attila Says
You must be willing to accept the simple fact
that you have flaws and will need to work every
day to become a better chieftain than you were
yesterday.
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Leadership Quote
Leaders arent born they are madeand they are
made just like anything else, through hard work.
Vince Lombardi, Coach
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Section III
Why Should Anyone Follow You?
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Exercise

• Youve Got to Want to Be In Charge!

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Key Points Follow You?

• The leaders primary role is to serve their team.
• The leaders focus must be on the mission and
  meeting the needs of the team.

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Key Points Follow You?

• Student Workbook contains an assessment tool
  titled Do You Have the Leadership Stuff?

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Attila Says

• You must be willing to remain your natural
  self and not take on an aura of false pride.

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Leadership Quote
To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing
less. Andre Malraux, Writer
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Unit 2
Foundations of Leadership
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Objectives

• Identify the three Leadership Values and
  supporting principles.
• Initiate a leadership self-development plan.

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Section I

• Values and Character

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Key Points Values Character

• Values are attitudes about the importance of
  people or things.
• All of us are influenced by multiple sets of
  values.
• The three guiding values for leaders are Duty,
  Respect, and Integrity.

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Key Points Values Character

• Integrity is how you value yourself.
• Respect is how you value your co-workers.
• Duty is how you value your job.

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Key Points Values Character

• Character is the way you communicate your values
  to others.
• Leaders cannot hide what they do.

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Video
Colonel Chamberlain at Gettysburg
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Key Points Values Character

• What was Colonel Chamberlains reaction?
• What actions did Colonel Chamberlain take?
• How did the mutineers respond?
• What values did Colonel Chamberlain demonstrate?

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Attila Says

• Chieftains must never shed the cloak of honor,
  morality,
• and dignity.

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Leadership Quote
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he
stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but
where he stands at times of challenge and
controversy. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Minister
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Section II
Leadership Principles
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Exercise
Values in Action
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Key Points Leadership Principles

• Leadership Principles are the actions that
  demonstrate your values.
• Many of these principles support all three
  Leadership Values.

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Attila Says

• Wise chieftains know they are responsible for
  the welfare of their Huns and act accordingly.

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Leadership Quote
What you do speaks so loudly I cannot hear what
you are saying. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Writer
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Section III
Building Your Leadership Toolbox
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Exercise
Know Yourself
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Key Points Leadership Toolbox

• A complete leadership development process will
  include
• - Formal training courses
• - Challenging field experiences
• - Your own initiative in seeking self-development
  opportunities

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Key Points Leadership Toolbox

• Effective leaders are students of human behavior.
• The Leadership Toolbox is a self-development
  resource.
• www.fireleadership.gov

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Attila Says

• The experience of Huns must be structured to
  allow them to broaden and deepen themselves to
  develop the character they will need when
  appointed a chieftain.

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Leadership Quote
Leadership and learning are indispensable to
each other. President John F. Kennedy
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Unit 3
Follower to Leader the Transition
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Objectives
Identify common leadership pitfalls and develop
strategies to avoid them.
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Section I
Leaders Most Important Responsibility
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Exercise
The Decision-Making Process
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Exercise
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Key Points Decision Making

• The Decision Cycle
• - Situation Awareness
• - Problem Recognition
• - Option Selection
• - Decision Point
• - Action Implementation
• - Time

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Key Points Decision Making

• Factors that make fireline decision-making
  difficult
• - Friction
• - Uncertainty
• - Fluidity
• - Complexity
• - Human Factors

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Key Points Decision Making

• Naturalistic or Recognition Primed
  Decision-making
• Match your current situation to a similar
  situation that you have experienced.

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Key Points Decision Making

• Analytical decision-making
• Develop alternative courses of action and weigh
  the benefits of each.

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Key Points Decision Making

• Student Workbook contains a reading titled The
  Fog of Firefighting
• A leaders most important responsibility is to
  make sound and timely decisionsto develop a Bias
  For Action.

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Key Points Decision Making

• Actions that support good decision-making
• - Establish SOPs
• - Develop simple, flexible plans
• - Provide clear intent

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Attila Says

• The ability to make difficult decisions
  separates chieftains from Huns.

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Leadership Quote
Leadership is action, not position. U.S.
Marine Corps training manual
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Section II
Leaders Most Important Tool
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Key Points - Communication

• To turn any decision into an action, you must be
  able to communicate that decision to others.

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Key Points - Communication

• Five Communication Responsibilities
• - Brief others as needed
• - Debrief your actions
• - Communicate hazards to others
• - Acknowledge messages
• - Ask if you dont know

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Key Points - Communication

• A primary communication responsibility is to
  provide a Briefing with a clearly stated
  Commanders Intent.

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Ckey Points - Communication
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Exercise
Commanders Intent
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Key Points - Communication

• Student Workbook contains a reading titled
  Command Presence

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Attila Says

• Critical to a Huns success is a clear
  understanding of what the King wants.

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Leadership Quote
Talk with the troopsin the long run it is what
we do not say that will destroy us. General
George S. Patton
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Section III
The New Leaders Challenge
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Key Points Leaders Challenge

• Transitioning from follower to leader has many
  challenges.

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Key Points Leaders Challenge
Pitfall 1

• Trying too hard to shine for the boss.

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Key Points Leaders Challenge
Pitfall 2

• Failing to maintain some separation from your
  followers.

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Key Points Leaders Challenge
Pitfall 3

• Falling into the Do it all yourself trap.

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Key Points Leaders Challenge
Pitfall 4

• Letting your ego control your actions.

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Key Points Leaders Challenge

• As a new leader there may be an expectation that
  things will be easier.
• What are some other common pitfalls for new
  leaders?

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Key Points Leaders Challenge

• Be prepared to make decisions based on the three
  Leadership Values.

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Exercise
What If ?
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Attila Says

• Being a leader of Huns is often a lonely job.

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Leadership Quote
Being a leader is a fine thing, but it has its
penaltiesand the greatest penalty is
loneliness. Sir Ernest Shackleton,
Explorer
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Unit 4
Situational Leadership
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Objectives
Identify three basic leadership styles and
appropriate situations for their use.
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Section I
The Leadership Environment
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Key Points Leadership Environment

• Successful leadership lies in your ability to
  influence people in a variety of situations.
• Leaders must continually adapt to an
  ever-changing environmentthis is Situational
  Leadership.

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Key Points Leadership Environment

• There are three components in the Leadership
  Environment
• - The Team
• - The Leader
• - The Task

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Attila Says

• Wise chieftains never place their Huns in
  situations where their weaknesses will prevail
  over their strengths.

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Leadership Quote
Anyone could lead perfect people, if there were
any. Robert Greenleaf, Writer
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Section II
Sources of Power
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Key Points Power Sources

• Power is the ability to influence the actions of
  others
• - Position Power
• - Reward Power
• - Discipline Power
• - Respect Power
• - Expert Power

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Key Points Power Sources

• Leaders have access to power based on who they
  are and who their followers perceive them to be.

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Key Points Power Sources

• What sources of power are most important in a
  high-stress environment?
• What sources of power are new leaders at a
  disadvantage in?

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Key Points Power Sources

• Giving power away to get power is known as the
  Power Paradox.

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Exercise
Sharing Power
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Attila Says

• Chieftains should never misuse power. Such
  action causes great friction and leads to
  rebellion in the tribe.

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Leadership Quote
Strange as it seems, great leaders gain
authority by giving it away. Admiral James
Stockdale
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Section III
Leadership Styles
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Exercise
Leading with Style
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Video
Leadership Examples
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Key Points Leadership Styles

• Leadership styles should depend on your
  situation
• - Directing
• - Delegating
• - Participating
• Leadership styles should not be dependant on your
  personality style.

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Attila Says

• A chieftain should allow subordinates the
  privilege of making decisions appropriate to
  their level of responsibility. Weak is the
  chieftain who reserves every decision as their
  own for fear of losing control.

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Leadership Quote
Being in charge is a lot like being a lady. If
you have to tell people, you probably arent.
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
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Unit 5
Team Cohesion
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Objectives
Describe techniques that leaders can use to build
and maintain team cohesion.
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Section I
What Is a Team?
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Key Points What is a Team

• There are different levels of teamwork depending
  on your work environment.
• Synergy is the team product of leadership.
• What level of inter-dependence is required to be
  successful on the fireline?

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Exercise
What Makes a Good Team?
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Attila Says
Beware of the treacherous Hun who pledges
loyalty in public then spreads discontent in
private. Make every effort to remove these
ignoble characters, be they chieftains or your
best warriors.
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Leadership Quote
The strength of the wolf is in the pack, the
strength of the pack is in the wolf.
Rudyard Kipling, Writer
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Section II
Building Team Cohesion
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Key Points Team Cohesion

• All teams must go through the three phases of
  Team Building
• - Formation (Form)
• - Development (Storm)
• - Performance (Norm perform)

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Exercise
Leading To Cohesion
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Attila Says

• Never expect your Huns to always be compatible.
  But expect their differences to be resolved
  without the spread of discontent to other Huns.

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Leadership Quote

• One of the most important roles of a leader is
  to help a group move through the stages of
  development.
• Ken Blanchard, Leadership Consultant

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Unit 6
Ethical Decisions
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Objectives

• Analyze a situation that poses an ethical dilemma.

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Section I

• Ethical Dilemmas

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Video
Dilemma in Desert Storm
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Key Points Ethical Dilemmas

• Ethical Dilemmas exist when you are forced to
  choose between two competing values.
• As a leader you must avoid putting your followers
  into ethical dilemmas.

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Key Points Ethical Dilemmas

• Leader behaviors that put followers into ethical
  dilemmas
• - Zero defect mentality
• - Covering up mistakes
• - Telling their superiors what they want to hear
• - Assigning tasks without the resources to get
  them done
• - Loyalty up but not down the chain of command or
  vice versa

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Key Points Ethical Dilemmas

• What are some examples of situations where you
  have seen firefighters put into an ethical
  dilemma?
• How did the dilemma get resolved?

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Key Points Ethical Dilemmas

• When things go wrong, weak leaders look for the
  easy way out by denying the problem or diverting
  the blame.
• Tough leadership decisions do not always have
  happy endings.

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Attlia Says

• It takes less courage to criticize the decisions
  of others than to stand by your own.

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Leadership Quote

• I only know that moral is what you feel good
  after and immoral is what you feel bad after.
• Earnest Hemingway, Writer

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Unit 7A
Putting It All Together
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Objectives

• Participate in an After Action Review process.

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Section I

• Leadership in Action

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Key Point Leadership In Action

• The intent of the following scenario is to
  provide a common experience to work through an
  AAR.

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Video
Killer Storm
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Key Points Leadership in Action

• The Debrief or AAR is a leadership communication
  tool that fosters learning and improvement in the
  team
• - What was planned?
• - What actually happened?
• - Why did it happen?
• - What can we learn for next time?

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Section II

• Summary
• Questions

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Attlia Says

• If it were easy to be a chieftain, everyone
  would be one.

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Leadership Quote

• True leadership resides in the evaluation of
  uncertain hazards and conflicting information.
• British Prime Minister Winston Churchill

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Unit 7B
Putting It In Practice
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Objectives

• Demonstrate situational leadership and employ a
  team in accordance with team members
  capabilities.
• Demonstrate ability to redeem the five
  communication responsibilities.
• Demonstrate effective teamwork skills.

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Section I

• Briefing for the FLAC

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FLAC Preparation

• Start time location
• Getting there
• Items to bring
• - Full PPE Line Gear
• - IRPG, Notepad, Pen
• - Lunch Water
• - Prepared for weather