BS-AC

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BS-AC

• First Class Diver
• Leadership Workshop

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Workshop Contents

• What is a Leader
• Responsibilities
• Command
• Styles
• Qualities
• Dive Marshalling
• Delegation
• Dis-eases

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What is a Leader?

• Leadership is influencing people by
  providing purpose, direction, and motivation
  while operating to accomplish the mission and
  improving the organisation.
• Influencing getting people to do what you want
• Purpose giving people a reason to do things
• Direction communicating the way you want it done
• Motivating making people want to give 100
• Operating taking actions to achieve the goals
• Improving sustain strength remove weaknesses

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Leadership Responsibilities

• Task
• carrying out tasks or activities
• meeting deadlines
• achieving goals
• Team
• achieving organisational objectives
• meeting performance standards
• Individual
• developing the capabilities of individuals

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Leadership and Command

• Command includes
• the authority and responsibility for
• using available resources effectively
• people
• equipment
• time
• money
• planning and organising,
• directing, coordinating, and controlling,
• health, safety and welfare,
• morale and discipline.

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Command Authority

• Authority (power) comes from
• Legitimate Power Granted by some authority
• Coercive Power The Stick / fear of punishment
• Reward Power The Carrot / offer of reward
• Expert Power Skills, experience, education
• Referent Power Admiration, respect
• Alternatively
• Charisma Personality, charm, grace

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Leadership Styles
Level of subordinates

• S1 - Low Competence, High Commitment
• Enthusiastic Beginner
• S2 - Some Competence, Low Commitment
• Disillusioned Learner
• S3 - Moderate Competence, Varied Commitment
• Reluctant Contributor
• S4 - High Competence, High Commitment
• Peak Performer

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The Four Leadership Styles
(High)
High Directive and High SupportiveBehaviour
Low Directive andHigh SupportiveBehaviour
S3
S2
Supportive Behaviour
S1
S4
High Directive and Low SupportiveBehaviour
Low Directive and Low SupportiveBehaviour
(Low)
(High)
(Low)
Directive Behavior
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Leadership Qualities

• Personal Skills
• Personal Attributes
• Technical Skills
• Task
• Team
• Individual
• Other

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Leadership Qualities

• Personal Skills
• Numerate
• Literate
• Articulate
• Analytical
• Imaginative
• Personal Attributes
• Energetic
• Enthusiastic
• Industrious
• Decisive
• Committed
• Resilient
• Tenacious
• Responsible
• Honest
• Ethical
• Confident
• Technical Skills

• Task
• Organised
• Adaptable / Flexible
• Pragmatic
• Innovative
• Proactive
• Audacious
• Steadfast
• Team
• Objective
• Consistent
• Dependable
• Individual
• Supportive
• Sensitive
• Discreet
• Diplomatic
• Making the difference
• Experienced

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Dive Marshalling

• A Senior Diver
• A Leader
• Authoritative
• Respected
• Willing

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Dive Marshalling

• Assess
• Assumptions To be confirmed
• Issues Investigate
• Risks Harm, Failure
• Plan
• Objectives How? Why?
• Constraints When? Where?
• Resources Who? What?
• Act
• Communicate To everyone
• Delegate To chosen members
• Do Yourself

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Dive Marshalling

• Monitor
• Time Running to schedule?
• Delegated Tasks Done right?, on time?
• External Influences Weather, etc
• Manage
• Control Time?, Quality?, Cost?
• Mediate Wisdom of Solomon
• Resolve Consensus / Unilateral

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Dive Marshalling Overview
ObjectivesConstraintsResources
AssumptionsIssuesRisks
Assess
Plan
ControlMediateResolve
Communicate DelegateDo
TimeTasksInfluences
Monitor
Act
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Successful Delegation

• Define the Task
• Select the individual
• Assess ability and training needs
• Explain the reasons
• State required results
• Consider resources required
• Agree deadlines
• Support and communicate
• Feedback on results
• Specific, Measurable, Agreed, Timebound, Realistic

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Delegation Failures

• Instructions may not be correctly understood
• Your team may not have the ability to perform as
  directed
• The task may require additional supervision
• Your instructions may be contrary to the teams
  self-interests
• Your instructions are stupid
• You interfere with their performance of the task
• You undermine them in their performance
• You keep changing priorities

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Successful Communication

• Progressive
• Presented in a logical, progressive manner
• Accurate
• Information accurate and up to date
• Visual
• Points supported by appropriate visual aids
• Effective
• Contains all Must-know information
• Avoid any irrelevant information(Hold multiple
  briefings if necessary)

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Leadership Dis-eases

• Baseless anxiety, fear of failure, self-doubt
• Tunnel vision
• Ignoring the facts
• Not considering the consequences of your actions
• Self-importance
• Bullying
• Passing the buck
• Failure to communicate
• Failure to delegate

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A Short Course on Leadership

• 6 words I admit I made a mistake
• 5 words I am proud of you
• 4 words What is your opinion?
• 3 words If you please
• 2 words Thank you
• 1 word We

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Proper Prior Planning
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Summary

• What is a Leader
• Responsibilities
• Command
• Styles
• Qualities
• Dive Marshalling
• Delegation
• Dis-eases