Leadership Theory, Leadership Styles and Briefing Techniques

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Leadership Theory, Leadership Styles and Briefing
Techniques

• CI Scott Thomson

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Leadership
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What is Leadership?

• Leadership is not an exact science.
• Formal Definition
• To Influence the thoughts and behaviour of
  others in a deliberate direction in order to
  achieve a desired objective
• Informal Definition
• To turn a group of individuals into a team that
  can achieve something they could not on their
  own.

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Qualities of an NCO

• Some list can run in to over 140 different
  qualities.
• TASK
• Take 30 seconds to think of a quality that a
  leader may exhibit. Think of a leader and what
  qualities they have.

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Situational Approach

• Some believe that an leader is defined by what
  they know.
• The most appropriate person has the most
  professional knowledge, abilities and skills.
• However a good leader will exhibit both good
  qualites and the afore mentioned knowledge and
  skills.

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Functional Approach
TASK

• Appropriate Functions
• Appreciating the Situation
• Making and Adjusting a plan
• Control of Quality, Tempo and Performance.

• Communication
• Settings and Maintaining standards
• Instilling and Maintaining Discipline
• Building Team spirit.

• Motivating, Praising and giving a sense of
  response
• Giving Status
• Training the group and individuals
• Recognising and using abilities
• Attending to personal problems

TEAM
INDIVIDUAL
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Leadership Style
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Leadership Style
Amount of direct authority used by the leader
Amount of decision making by subordinates

Democratic
Autocratic
Consultative
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Leadership Style
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Principles for Good Leadership

• Know you Job
• Know your people and be known yourself
• Be frank
• Be a good coach

• Be Impartial
• Be Sensitive
• Be Firm

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Methods of Giving Orders

• Suggest
• It would be a good idea if
• Request
• Use Please do.
• Rather than Can you please..
• Demand
• Go and

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Briefing Techniques

• Giving a SMEAC Brief.

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Indications of a Poor Briefing

• The exercise falls apart due to cadets not
  knowing what they are supposed to do.
• Cadets getting injured during the exercise
• A general lack of enthusiasm during activity
• The cadets didnt enjoy the exercise.

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SMEAC

• Situation
• A introduction to the activity and general
  situation.
• Mission
• What the actual objective for the mission is.
• Repeat this section twice
• Execution
• Tasking Assign Tasks to cadets (2ic, Timekeeper,
  Safety)
• Equipment What you tools have to achieve the
  task
• Limitations
• Any Questions
• Ask the team if they have questions about the
  task
• Check Understanding
• Ask questions to check if they understand what
  they are doing