Whether I promote to Master Sergeant or not, in the next three to five years, is in the future and I cannot see the future. But, by correctly applying the concepts that I chose as the most important to me in my Personal Leadership Development Plan entries, I will move in the right direction. The five most important concepts that I learned about over the last couple of weeks are, Knowing Others, Individual Consideration (Caring), Followership, Situation, and Diversity Awareness.
As of right now, I see myself having Management by Exception-Passive behaviors. Although I have a high Individual Consideration score, I have not implemented it into my leadership behavior. I say this because I care a lot about my subordinates, peers, and supervisors …show more content…
To Know Others, I will spend the time observing and talking to my subordinates, peers, and supervisors to learn about them as individuals and team members. Learning about them will help me improve because I will know who I am leading and following and their individual needs. I will apply Individual Consideration through caring enough about what I have learned about them to ensure that I meet their needs. Caring about and meeting their needs will increase my Transformational Leadership and help me move toward the best Leadership Behavior. To execute effective Followership, I will take ownership of my role in the Air Force mission and continuously improve my knowledge and skills while using critical thinking to provide honest feedback and advice to those that surround me. Not only will this make me a better subordinate, Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) and Flight Engineer, but better Followership begets better Leadership because I will be setting the example to my peers and subordinates. I need to focus on more than just relationships and people. I shall analyze the Situation i.e. the “relative circumstances, position or context that surrounds leaders and followers” so that I will form effective and efficient solutions. Understanding the Situation will improve my cognitive thinking and problem-solving skills as a leader, subordinate, and peer. And finally, using Diversity Awareness, I will leverage our differences to improve our relationships and strengthen our teams which will increase the respect that my Airmen, fellow NCO’s and superiors have for each other and my effectiveness as a leader and
As of right now, I see myself having Management by Exception-Passive behaviors. Although I have a high Individual Consideration score, I have not implemented it into my leadership behavior. I say this because I care a lot about my subordinates, peers, and supervisors …show more content…
To Know Others, I will spend the time observing and talking to my subordinates, peers, and supervisors to learn about them as individuals and team members. Learning about them will help me improve because I will know who I am leading and following and their individual needs. I will apply Individual Consideration through caring enough about what I have learned about them to ensure that I meet their needs. Caring about and meeting their needs will increase my Transformational Leadership and help me move toward the best Leadership Behavior. To execute effective Followership, I will take ownership of my role in the Air Force mission and continuously improve my knowledge and skills while using critical thinking to provide honest feedback and advice to those that surround me. Not only will this make me a better subordinate, Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) and Flight Engineer, but better Followership begets better Leadership because I will be setting the example to my peers and subordinates. I need to focus on more than just relationships and people. I shall analyze the Situation i.e. the “relative circumstances, position or context that surrounds leaders and followers” so that I will form effective and efficient solutions. Understanding the Situation will improve my cognitive thinking and problem-solving skills as a leader, subordinate, and peer. And finally, using Diversity Awareness, I will leverage our differences to improve our relationships and strengthen our teams which will increase the respect that my Airmen, fellow NCO’s and superiors have for each other and my effectiveness as a leader and