Leading Indirectly

Leading IndirectlyTraining Leaders of Cadets - Seminar L3

“Leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders.”

Overview

What is indirect leadership?How do you lead without taking over?How do you discipline using indirect

leadership?Case studies

1. Definitions & Concepts

What is indirect leadership?What does it mean for a senior to lead cadets indirectly?

2. Methods for Indirect Leadership

How can you apply principles of indirect leadership to:Get a cadet started on a project?Refocus a cadet’s efforts in the midst of a

project?Debrief a cadet upon completing a project?

CASE STUDIES

Summary

Indirect leadership methods develop cadets’ potential more effectively than authoritarian methods

Begin with “mission-type orders” that merely define the goal

Require updates and approvals along the way

Ask questions to tighten cadets logic and introduce new ideas

Mentor and debrief cadets to help them learn from their mistakes

“Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”

- GEORGE S. PATTON