Leadership in the Sea Cadet Corps

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Leadership in the Sea Cadet Corps

• Leading Cadet E Galloway
• Edinburgh District
• Northern Area

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Objective

• By the end of this lesson you will learn what a
  leader is and how to be a good leader
• Leadership also involves discipline and
  supervision think how the information outlined
  in this training programme affects your current
  styles of discipline and supervision

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Overview

• Leadership is aiming to get the task done in a
  certain way.
• The ability to get your team to do the task
  because they want to. Not because you told them
  to do it.

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Working as a Team

• When you have a team of cadets working for you
  there are several things you need them to do.
• You need them to
• Do it efficiently
• Do it cheerfully
• Do it willingly

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Senior Cadet Duties

• As Senior Cadets you are all going to be in
  charge of other cadets and it is your duty to
  ensure that three things are done
• Achieve the Task
• Develop the Individual
• Build the Team

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Leadership Fire Triangle

• This works just like a fire triangle,
• There are three things.
• If one doesnt work then the other two wont
  either.
• If you achieve the task then your team will feel
  good about it and learn from it.
• If they learn from it it will help them become
  better cadets.
• If you have built a good team then they will
  achieve the task.

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Principals of Leadership (Continued)

• D) Patiencethe ability to understand that some
  people learn slower than others
• E) Enthusiasmenthusiasm for what you are doing
  and the ability to transmit the enthusiasm to
  others
• F) Decisivenessthe ability to come to a prompt,
  intelligent decision and to stick with it without
  wavering
• G) Responsibilitythe willingness to accept
  responsibility for his decisions and actions

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Principals of Leadership (Continued)

• Ten commandments of leadership
• 1) Lead by example
• 2) Know your people
• 3) Be a friend, not a pal
• 4) Never lie to your people
• 5) Respect your people
• 6) Be loyal to both superiors and subordinates
• 7) Give praise when praise is due
• 8) Never be insulting or sarcastic
• 9) Never promise what you cannot perform
• 10) Never threaten what you cannot enforce

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Supervision

• General
• However clearly you brief your cadets with
  specific instructions, you cannot assume that the
  assigned task will be properly carried out unless
  you follow with close supervision.
• Some cadets will forget what you told them to do
  Others will try to get away with doing as little
  as possible.
• Others will become confused about what is
  expected from them.
• Often the situation will change, and the orders
  that you gave originally will no longer be
  appropriate.

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Supervision (Continued)

• Purpose of supervision
• The purpose of supervision is to insure that your
  cadets carry out your orders promptly and
  properly.
• Your supervision shows them that the job is
  important.
• Supervision enables you to change your orders to
  meet changes in the situation.
• Supervision permits you to encourage and motivate
  the cadets if the going gets hard.
• Supervision makes it possible for you to detect
  and correct errors in their work immediately.
• Supervision is an important continuing function
  of leadership.
• Supervision is not the same as inspecting,
  although inspection is, at times, a necessary
  substitute for continuous supervision.

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Supervision (Continued)

• Operations of supervision
• Supervision is a complex responsibility made up
  of the following four separate operations, all of
  which must normally be performed if your
  supervision is to be effective
• 1. Observing your cadets as they work
• 2. Giving orders in reaction to changes in the
  situation
• 3. Examining the completed work (inspection)
• 4. Reacting to the quality of the work.

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Discipline and Correction

• Discipline
• The word discipline derives from the same root as
  the word disciple, which means " a willing
  follower ".
• The essence of discipline, especially in a
  voluntary organization such as the sea cadet
  corps, lies in the willingness of individuals to
  follow the rules of the organization.
• To follow the rules usually means giving up a
  little bit of freedom So people must be
  convinced that discipline provides a benefit
  which is worth a degree or sacrifice.

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Discipline and Correction (Continued)

• Benefits of discipline
• Discipline provides a number of conditions
  necessary for any group activity. The main ones
  would have to be conditions of learning, and team
  work and team spirit.

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Discipline and Correction (Continued)

• Methods of correction
• How you take corrective action will depend on the
  offence, the offender, and the circumstance.
  There are a few simple rules, however
• 1) The criticism should be aimed at the offence,
  not the offender
• 2) Avoid sarcasm, humiliation and profanity
• 3) Keep it short and to the point
• PIP Praise in Public, Punish in Private

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Summary

• To be an effective leader takes vision,
  flexibility, knowledge, communication, and hard
  work. But those who have the desire and the
  determination to sharpen their wits, hone their
  skills, and accentuate their virtues can pull
  away and deftly lead the herd to success.
• This training can be applied in all situations
  when you are in command/charge of a group of
  cadets this is required for your AC LC
  syllabus.
• Any feedback regarding this training programme is
  welcomed!

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Where to Get More Information

• Other training sessions will be conducted
  throughout the year these dates will be given
  closer to the time.
• You may obtain further information in regards to
  leadership from the guide to instructional
  technique, which can be obtained on request from
  the 1st Lt/command officer.
• Leadership courses are conducted at Frimley park
  (over 16s only), and there are IT courses for
  certain promotion requirements. IT courses will
  be given as an addition to this course at a later
  stage.
• Leading Cadet Ewan Galloway