LESSON TITLE: LEADERSHIP

LESSON OBJECTIVE:
1. To be able to know, define and differentiate a leader and leadership.
2. To be able to know the traits of leadership.
3. To be able to know the different Attributes of a Leader.
4. To be able to the principles of Military Leadership.
5. To be able to know the indicators of Military Leadership.
6. To be able to know the different Styles of Leadership.
7. To be able to know the responsibilities and functions of a leader.

PURPOSE: To give information to WADT students about Military Leadership

and for them to exercise the principles and traits of a leader as a reservist of the
PAF.

OVERVIEW:
1. Definition of a Leader and Leadership.
2. Traits of Leadership.
3. Principles of Leadership
4. Indicators of Military Leadership.
5. Responsibilities and Functions of Leadership

I. DEFINITION :

LEADER - The person who leads others.

LEADERSHIP - An art of influencing others to accomplish the mission by

providing purpose, direction and motivation.
- is the art of imposing one’s will upon others in such a manner as
to command their obedience, their confidence, their respect, and their loyalty
cooperation to create good discipline, and healthy esprit de Corps.
- It is the ability to lead.
II. TRAITS OF LEADERSHIP
1. KNOWLEDGE – Acquired information including professional knowledge and
an understanding of subordinates.
2. COURAGE (PHYSICAL AND MORAL) – A mental quality which
recognizes fear but enables the individual to meet danger or opposition with
calmness and firmness.
3. INITIATIVE - A quality of seeing what needs to be done and commencing a
course of action.
4. DECISIVENESS - An ability to make decisions promptly and then express
them in clear and forceful manner.
5. TACT - the ability to deal with others without giving offense.
6. JUSTICE - The ability to be impartial and consistent in exercising
command.
7. DEPENDABILITY - The certainty of proper performance of duty with loyalty
to superiors and subordinates.
8. BEARING – The act creating a favorable impression in carriage,
appearance, and personal conduct at all times.
9. ENDURANCE - The mental and physical stamina measured by the ability to
stand pain, fatigue, distress, and hardship.
10. ENTHUSIASM – The display of sincere interest in the performance of all
duties.
11. UNSELFISHNESS – The avoidance of providing for one’s own comfort or
advantage at the expense of others.
12. INTEGRITY – Uprightness of character and soundness of moral principle;
the quality of absolute truthfulness and honesty.
13. LOYALTY – The quality of faithfulness to seniors, subordinates, your unit,
country, and the army.
14. JUDGEMENT – The power of the mind to weigh various factors and arrive
at a wise decision.
III. DIFFERENT ATTRIBUTES OF A LEADER
1. INTEGRITY OF CHARACTER
It is expresses by moral soundness, trustworthiness, honesty, loyalty and
courage.
2. SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY
This causes leaders to recognize and do what is to be done.
3. PROFFESIONAL COMPETENCE
A leader must know his job so that he will be looked up by his
subordinates.
4. ENTHUSIASM
It causes the leader to have a genuine interest and sincerity in his work.
5. EMOTIONAL STABILITY
A leader must have self-control which results from emotional maturity,
6. HUMANNESS
A leader must keep in mind that his men are human beings.
7. SELF CONFIDENCE
It gives the leader the inner strength that helps them overcome many
obstacles.
IV. PRINCIPLES OF MILITARY LEADERSHIP
1. Be technically and tactically proficient.
2. Know yourself and seek improvement
3. Know your men and look out for their welfare
4. Keep your men informed
5. Set the example
6. Ensure that the task is understood, supervised, and accomplished
7. Train your men as a team
8. Make sound and timely decisions
9. Develop a sense of responsibility among subordinates
10. Employ your command in accordance with its capabilities
11 Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions.
V. INDICATORS OF MILITARY LEADERSHIP
In order to attain the ultimate objective of military leadership - success in
mission. The leader must first develop in the individuals of his organization four
basic characteristics which will promote an efficient fighting team.
1. PROFICIENCY - The measures of the individual and the units ability to
perform their job or mission. The technical, tactical, and physical ability to do a
job well.
2. DISCIPLINE – The prompt obedience to orders and, in the absence of
orders, obedience to what the man believes the orders would have been.
Training is a part of the basis of discipline in which a soldier must have an
understanding of what is to be done and then to be able to do it. Even more
important to effecting discipline in troops may be the example that the leader
sets for his men.
3. MORALE - The individual’s state of mind, how he feels about himself, his
fellow soldiers, army life in general, and all other things that seem important to
him.
4. ESPRIT DE CORPS – The opinion that the members of an organization have
of themselves and their units. It is shown in loyalty and pride, in the desire to
succeed and better than other units, and ultimately in the will to fight and win.
VI. STYLES OF LEADERSHIP
1. AUTOCRATIC LEADER – a leader who uses his authority as his principal
method of getting things done.
2. BUREAUCRATIC LEADER - a leader that tells people what to do, and how
to do. The basis of his orders is almost exclusively the organization policies and
procedures. He manages entirely by the book and no exceptions are permitted.
3. DIPLOMATIC LEADER – a leader who lives by the arts of personal
persuasion.
4. PARTICIPATIVE LEADER - a leader who openly invites his people to
participate or share to a greater or lesser extent, in decision, policy making
operation methods.
5. FREE-REIN LEADER - a leader who sets goal foe his subordinates as well
as clear parameters such as policies and drop the reins to his subordinates to
operate without further directions or control unless the subordinate themselves
require it.
VII. RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE LEADER

RESPONSIBILITIES OF A LEADER:
- The primary responsibility of the leader is the accomplishment of the
mission. His second most important responsibility is the welfare of his men.
THE ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE LEADER:
1. The leader always and constantly serves as an example of the superior
soldiers.
2. The leader as a commander receives orders, assigns duties to
subordinates, supervises and inspects the execution of orders, reports progress
to his superior and supervises the administration of his unit.
3. In order to execute the role of an instructor, the leader must possess
the professional requirements of knowledge, ability, and positive attitude.
4. As “personnel technicians” the leader applies the principles of
personnel management, which are: Put the right man on the job, capitalize on
abilities through training, stimulate desire to produce, ensure professional
development and utilize individuals fully on essential duties.
5. The leader as a “counselor” is concerned with not only the welfare of
his men but also their efficiency. The steps that a leader should follow in
counseling include careful preparation, planned interview, and analysis, and
evaluation of action taken by the individual.
6. As a custodian of the men’s welfare, the leader is concerned with such
basic items a food, shelter, clothing, health rewards, passes and leaves and
recreation. The spirit behind the leader’s interest must be one of genuine
helpfulness thoughtfulness, and interest.