Leadership and Followership

The Twin Piers of Military Doctrine

Followership
Followership is the foundation of
leadership, because every leader is also
a follower
Followership is more than just taking
orders
Instead, it is about doing the things
that need to be done
Followership
Respect for Authority
Positive Attitude
Integrity
Self-Discipline
Listening
Loyalty
Courtesy
Respect for Authority
Respect for authority includes
Respect for those appointed to positions of
authority
Respect for the orders given by those
appointed
Respect for those to whom Authority has
been delegated
Positive Attitude
Attitude is the state of mind that lies
behind your actions
Positive attitude
Negative attitude
You cannot hide your attitude
Understanding the roles of Civil Air Patrol
Understanding the parts of the Cadet
Program
Integrity
Integrity is both the AF and CAP’s first
core value
Integrity = your Honor
Without integrity your ability to lead fails
Integrity is earned and a lack of integrity
will cause a loss of respect
If your subordinates cannot trust you,
you will not get the job done
Self-Discipline
Self-discipline means that you do a task
because you see that it needs to be
done
The best discipline is self-discipline
Self-discipline is a building block to group
discipline
Drill, customs and courtesies are some
tools used to build discipline
Listening
Required for being both a leader and follower
Some DO’s for listening
DO keep an open mind
DO listen to understand
DO listen to what the speaker says not how well the
speaker says it
DO take notes with care
DO make and (usually) hold eye contact
DO keep your feelings positive
DO listen to new ideas and when you pass them on, give
credit to the source
Loyalty
A person should have unquestioned
loyalty for his or her leaders
Loyalty is earned by integrity, not
achievement
Loyalty does not mean that you never
question your leaders
Loyalty is a two way street
Courtesy
Courtesy is:
Showing politeness and personal recognition
to others
Vital in developing cooperation and esprit
de corps
Military Courtesy vs. Other Courtesy
Praise in Public, Correct in Private
Leader/Follower Relationship
A follower must
Ask questions
Take responsibility
Take control of personal growth
Ask Questions
A follower should ask questions when
He or she needs more information to
complete a task
There is a question about the morality of the
task
Take Responsibility
Dynamic followers do not wait
Take action when you see a task needs to
be done
Develop a sense of ownership, as if you
were ultimately responsible for your
actions
Take control of your personal
growth
Learn from the mistakes of yourself and
others
There is something to learn from every
situation and person. You can at least
learn what NOT to do.
Be Responsible for yourself
Review
Respect for Authority
Positive Attitude
Loyalty
Courtesy
Ask Questions
Take Responsibility
Take control of your personal growth
Leadership
5 The art of influencing and directing
people to achieve a common objective
or goal
ABCDs of Leadership
1 Abilities
2 Behavior
3 Dynamics
4 Enthusiasm
5 Flexibility
Characteristics of a Leader
1 Mental Alertness
2 High Level of Abstract Thought
3 Pursue usable knowledge
4 Communicate with others
5 Work with subordinates, peers, and
supervisors
Do’s for a Leader
1 Do be sincere rather than affected
2 Do be approachable
3 Do be at the scene of the action rather
than away from it in your office
4 Do be in good physical shape and
adhere to professional appearance
standards
Tenets of Leadership
1 Respect for authority
2 Discipline
3 Integrity
4 Patriotism
5 Loyalty
Required Characteristics of
Followership and Leadership
Leadership Followership
 Respect for authority  Respect for Authority
 Positive Attitude  Positive Attitude
 Integrity  Integrity
 Discipline  Self-Discipline
 Listening  Listening
 Loyalty  Loyalty
 Courtesy  Courtesy
 Patriotism
Review
ABCDs of Leadership
Characteristics of a Leader
Do’s for a Leader
Tenets of Leadership