The Air University Leadership Institute

Ken Tatum, DirectorPACE Symposium, 6 Dec 17

The Air University Leadership Institute

Overview

Leadership Institute LEDx 1.0 AU General Officer Attribute Study (separate brief)

The Environment

Education and training are the foundation of ourairpower advantage. To maintain this advantage in thefuture, we must safeguard and reinforce thatfoundation. All Airmen, whether teacher or student,have a role in ensuring that we remain the mosttechnically proficient, best-educated, and best-trainedair force in the world. We will maximize our Airmen’spotential by refining our development programs tomove beyond classroom-based instruction andincorporating leading-edge educational concepts.

2015 Tiger Team Results

Create a central focal point at AU for guiding research, publishing, outreach, leadership development, networking, problem solving & consultation

Allow AU to deliberately, proactively and collectively focus on leadership development across the AF to include leadership competencies and innovative learning experiences

Connect AU with “the field” through research and lessons learned to analyze and assess the AF’s leadership education requirements (and measure outcomes)

Support educating more Airmen more broadly and more deeply on the subject of leadership by creating and maintaining an AF-wide strategic roadmap and a common “vocabulary” for a career-long continuum experience

Air Force Priorities

Drive Innovation … to secure the future Develop Exceptional Leaders … to lead the world’s most powerful teams

The New AF CoL

“Reconstitute education [beyond] anindustrial, brick-and-mortar centric modelto the on-command/ on-demand,modularized model delivering the learningour Airmen want and need when andwhere they need it.”

- 2017 AETC (draft) Strategic Plan

Competency-based Modularized On-command/On-demand Airman’s Learning Record

National Security Space Institute

AETC/CC LI Expectations

To inform the Secretary and CSAF on what it means to be an Airman and how we develop them [as leaders], uniquely and collectively…

…establish a meaningful collaboration with USAFA’s Center for Character and Leadership Development (CCLD) and the Profession

of Arms Center of Excellence (PACE)…

…and create the “tapestry” to deliver this education to every Airman.

- Lt Gen Steve Kwast, as the AU/CC

Potential Lines of Effort

Developing AF Leadership Competencies & Creating a Strategic Roadmap

Conducting Assessments & Analysis

Creating AF Leadership Framework & Vocabulary for Life-long Learning

Building a Sense of Community

Reinvigorating a Culture of Innovation

Ongoing Projects

Direct support to Eaker Center’s Leadership Course (SQ/CC focus) Direct support to squadron-centric CoL task force (AU) Partner with Eaker Center in the AU GO Attribute Study ACSC-GWLI LEDx 1.0 Support to AU schools & external audiences (demand signal):

Resilience, MBTI, 5 Gears, 5 Voices, generational diversity, meta-leadership, emotional intelligence, mentoring/apprenticeship, FRLM, suicide prevention & postvention, character strengths, 3D learning models, ethics, organizational behavior, leadership development & immersive learning, and critical thinking

L: LeadershipE: EducationD: Developmentx: experience

Opportunity in Uncertaintyat the intersection of

leadershipstrategy

andcreativity

LEDx 1.0

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“Relational intelligence is the future competitive advantage for leaders. In the new world the capacity to establish, develop, and maintain relationships …

… both inside and outside your organization is going to become the primary currency of leadership influence. Relationships are more important than ever.”