Leadership Attributes

Question 1

Name the 9 Leadership attributes

Answer 1

1. Warfighter Courageous
2. Emotionally Intelligent
3. Willing to Take Risks
4. Flexible and Responsive
5. Able to Handle Ambiguity
6. Technologically Competent
7. Able to Lead Tomorrow’s Recruit
8. Mentally agile and Physically Robust
9. Politically and Globally Astute - Air Power Minded

Question 2

What does it mean to be: Warfighter Courageous

Answer 2

You must be a warfighter first and a specialist second

Military minded and of a determined fighting spirit to overcome the adversity of circumstances faced on operations

Physical courage is expected of all leaders but also the ability to nurture moral courage to do the right thing

Question 3

What does it mean to be: Emotionally Intelligent

Answer 3

To be both self aware and aware of your team as a foundation of effective leadership

The subsequent development of self control and iunderstanding of the needs of others

The abilty to manage relationships at all levels allowing you to work cohesively as a team, under any kind of pressure, as well as within an interdisciplinary or multinational team

Question 4

What does it mean to be: Willing to Take Risks

Answer 4

Knowing the difference between a gamble and a risk and being able to take evaluated risks without sacrificing responsibilities

Leaders at all levels must develop an understanding that a failure to act is considered more serious of a fault than making a mistake

Question 5

What does it mean to be: Flexible and Responsive

Answer 5

Readily willing to approach things using new ways of thinking

You must be open minded, flexible and constantly looking for the opportunities that change brings.

Able to cope with the discomfort that comes with change

Question 6

What does it mean to be: Able to Handle Ambiguity

Answer 6

Able to deal with the risks and opportunities that come with ambiguity

The fog of war is prevalent in military scenarios especially higher leadership positions

Question 7

What does it mean to be: Technologically Competent

Answer 7

The ability to show a high level of expertice in your field as well as being ready and able to adapt to new technologies that become available to you

You must strive to keep pace with technology on a broad front via continuous personal development

Question 8

What does it mean to be: Able to Lead Tomorrow’s Recruit

Answer 8

Leaders must see the qualities that a new generation of recruits can bring and learn the leadership skills to maximise their potential

Everyone in the chain of command needs to understand the new generation in order to lead and inspire them to bring the RAF to new heights of excellence

Question 9

What does it mean to be: Mentally Agile and Physically Robust

Answer 9

To be able to manage complex problems with the ability to shift thinking from one topic of thought to another

Thinking must be innovative and your mind must be receptive to many concepts

Being physically robust allows you to withstand the strain of operations and maintain mental capacity under stress

Question 10

What does it mean to be: Politically and Globally Astute

– Air Power Minded

Answer 10

You must have a strong capacity to understand and cope with the politics of your immediate environment, which will allow you to more easily influence those around you

Simultaneously, you are to be aware of much wider issues at a national and international scale in order to make descisions under the context of air power and air warfare