USAF and USSF Core Values, Followership, Military Justice, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Conflict Management (copy)

USAF and USSF Core Values

• Core Values Overview
  • Define virtues: desired behaviors and characteristics for demonstration.
  • Core values represent guides for ethical behavior and decision-making.

Integrity First

• Key Concepts:
  • Definition: Doing the right thing constantly, regardless of observation.
  • Elements:
  • Honesty: Transparency in actions and words.
  • Courage: Upholding values in challenging situations.
  • Accountability: Responsibility for decisions and actions.
  • Humility: Serving selflessly without arrogance.

Service Before Self

• Key Concepts:
  • Definition: Prioritizing missions and others' welfare over personal interests.
  • Elements:
  • Duty: Obligation to fulfill missions.
  • Loyalty: Commitment to the Air Force and the nation.
  • Respect: Valuing others and diversity.

Excellence in All We Do

• Key Concepts:
  • Definition: Commitment to improve and perform at high standards.
  • Elements:
  • Mission: Operational excellence focus.
  • Discipline: Maintaining high standards.
  • Teamwork: Collaborative efforts towards shared goals.

Core Values Comparisons

• USAF Core Values:
  • Character: Adherence to principles and mission commitment.
  • Integrity, Grit, Honesty, Authenticity, Trustworthiness.
  • Connection: Promoting inclusivity and collaboration.
  • Respect, Empathy, Openness, Inclusivity.
  • Commitment: Focus on continuous improvement and learning.
  • Dedication, Resilience, Continuous Learning, Innovation.
  • Courage: Pursuing mission success with bravery.
  • Steadfastness, Creativity, Audacity, Resilience.

Importance of Core Values

• Guiding Principles: Shape decision-making and actions.
• Professional Identity: Reflect commitment to core values.
• Mission Success: Accountability and teamwork foster operational success.
• Ethical Guidance: Navigate dilemmas effectively.
• Unity: Foster shared commitment among personnel.
• Adaptability: Framework for responding to changing challenges.
• Legacy: Maintain USAF and USSF integrity for future.

Followership

Styles of Followership

• Five Basic Styles:
  • Sheep: Passive and compliant, lacks initiative.
  • Yes People: Active but uncritical, follows orders without questioning.
  • Survivors: Minimal engagement, avoids risk.
  • Alienated Followers: Critical thinkers but passive, often negative.
  • Effective Followers: Actively participate, proactive, high performance.

Characteristics of Effective Followers

• Supportive, private disagreement, initiative, accountability, and honesty.
• Reflection on organizational goals and responsibilities.
• Acknowledge their strengths and limitations.
• Selflessness in service, maintaining personal life balance.

Followership and Leadership

• Effective followership cultivates effective leadership.
• Developing followers is integral to leadership success.

Military Justice (UCMJ)

Functions of UCMJ

• Consolidates military laws and maintains discipline within armed forces.
• Promotes good order, justice, and effective operations.

Service Members' Rights

• Right against involuntary self-incrimination, right to counsel, and search protections.

Discipline Maintenance Tools

• Preventive Discipline: Encourages compliance with standards.
• Administrative Actions: Address infractions post-factum.
• Punitive Actions: Includes nonjudicial and judicial punishments.

Roles in Military Justice

• Understand the functions of various legal advisors and councils pertaining to military justice.

Critical Thinking

Evaluating Information

• Differentiate between statements vs arguments, fact vs opinion, and objective vs subjective claims.
• Techniques include absorption (passive information intake) vs sifting (active critical evaluation).

Intellectual Standards for Assessment

• Clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth, logic, significance, fairness, and sourcing can enhance critical analysis.

Elements of Reasoning

• Identify purpose, issues, perspectives, evidence, concepts, assumptions, implications, and inferences in critical thought.

Problem Solving

Definition and Methodology

• Problem-solving involves observing issues, deciding on solutions, and implementing the best one with awareness of subsequent effects.
• Comparison of the 8-step Practical Problem Solving Method and OODA Loop highlights structured approaches to decision-making.

8-Step Practical Problem Solving Method (PPSM)

1. Clarify and validate the problem.
2. Breakdown the problem, identifying performance gaps.
3. Set improvement targets.
4. Determine root causes.
5. Develop countermeasures.
6. Implement countermeasures.
7. Confirm results and processes.
8. Standardize successful practices.

Wingman Intervention

Barriers to Intervention

• Personal barriers can include insecurity and fear.
• Relationship barriers may involve societal pressures or concerns about conflict.
• Organizational barriers pertain to the implications on career and rank.

3 Ds of Intervention

1. Direct: Engage directly with the involved individuals.
2. Delegate: Involve another person for assistance.
3. Distract: Create a diversion to de-escalate tension.

Conflict Management

Sources of Conflict

• Identifying organizational, communication, structural, personal behavior factors, and personal dynamics as potential conflict triggers.

Conflict Management Styles

• Compare approaches based on task orientation and people orientation in resolving conflicts effectively.