6A. Leadership Levels Flashcards
Foundational Competencies
Competencies:
- Shifts to broader focus as Amn progress
- Operate successfully across the widest array of tasks
- Adapt in a constantly changing environment
- Broadly applicable across AF members
- Form the framework for Force Development
- Spans all occupations, functions, and orgs
- Introduced to the junior enlisted tier
Major Categories:
- Developing Self
- Developing Others
- Developing Ideas
- Developing Organizations
Leadership Skills
Levels:
- Tactical Expertise
- Operational Competence
- Strategic Vision
Tactical Expertise
Competency:
- General understanding of team leadership
- Appreciation for organizational leadership
Focus:
- Master core duty skills
- Gain experience
- Begin acquiring knowledge
- Adopt AF core values
- Assimilate to AF culture
Role:
1. Primary technicians/specialists
Leadership Skills:
- Honing followership
- Motivating subordinates
- Influencing peers
Continuum of Learning
Definition:
- Career long process of development
- Education & training
Operational Competence
Focus:
- Broader understanding of AF
- Integration of diverse people
- Capabilities in operational execution
Leadership Skills:
- Transition from specialist to leader
- Both leader and follower
- Apply an understanding of organizational & team dynamics
- Lead teams
- Take care of people
- Take advantage of diversity
- Foster collaborative relationships through building teams
- Negotiate with others, often external to org
Force Development Construct
Definition:
1. Links developmental needs with foundational competencies through the continuum of learning
Civilians
Provide corporate knowledge
Strategic Vision
Competencies:
- Highly developed personal/people/team institutional competencies
- Apply broad organizational competencies
- Lead & direct exceptionally complex multitiered orgs
Leadership Skills:
- Deep understanding of how Amn achieve synergistic results & desired effects
- Understands operational & strategic arts
- Thorough understanding of Unit, Air Force, Joint & Coalition Forces
- Develop an enterprise perspective to accomplish strategic objectives
Focus:
1. The effects an Amn can have across AF & DOD
Officer Force Structure
O1-O3 - Company Grade Officer
O4-O6 - Field Grade Officer
O7-O10 - General Grade Officer
Core Competencies
Definition:
- Big picture concepts
- Air Force is expected to do/know all of the time
- At the heart of the orgs reason for being
- Special abilities/qualities that Amn collectively posses
Occupational Competencies
Definition:
1. Required of Amn within a specific workforce specialty
Competencies:
- Technical/functional knowledge
- Skills needed to perform that function’s mission