This Slideshare presentation is a partial preview of the full business document. To view and download the full document, please go here: http://flevy.com/browse/business-document/total-leadership-series-course-3-mission-command-1638 BENEFITS OF DOCUMENT 1. Brings together corporate and military leadership 2. Provides both theoretical background and practical tools DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION This presentation is part of a full leadership course, which encompasses 8 PowerPoint presentations (including slides notes), a syllabus, a self-evaluation test, and a role game. The entire course is designed in order to provide not only a theoretical background on leadership, but also useful tools that can be practically applied in the working environment. The uniqueness of this course is that it brings together both corporate leadership and military leadership tools, having been designed by senior Corporate Managers who are also former naval Officers. Please find below the content of this part of the course: 3. CLASS 3 A new dimension of leadership: Mission Command The concept of Mission Command (from the Royal Navy) - Translating company's vision / mission / strategy into departments' tactics - Top bottom leadership: Inspiring and involving people - Bottom up leadership: Supporting and backing senior management How to use Mission Command and to get things done - Conceptualizing what needs to be done (Critical analysis and judgment, vision and imagination, strategic perspective) - Clarifying superior intent to subordinates - Ensuring subordinate ability to meet remit (aligning people and resources) - Timely decision making - Success through determination and self-initiative - Constant feedback (superiors, subordinates, colleagues) - The inspiring power of purpose VIDEO: "The inspiring power of purpose" (4 mins) This PowerPoint includes slide notes (not displayed in the above preview). It also includes the course syllabus as the secondary document.

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Above all, it is the ability of great military leaders to translate a grand-
strategy into operational planning and tactics
Mission Command:
“The executive exercise of
authority aimed at
conceptualising what needs to
be done, aligning people and
resources, taking an active
role and creating success”
The tool used to do the translation is called
Mission Command
Field Marshal Bernard
Law Montgomery
Eugen Rommel — the
“Desert Fox”
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The concept of Mission Command can be transferred to YOUR COMPANY
• Conceptualizing what needs to be done
(Critical analysis and judgment, vision
and imagination, strategic perspective)
• Am I aware of maritime industry trends and
the company strategy?
• Do I exchange educated opinions with senior
management within and outside the
company?
• Top bottom leadership: Inspiring and
involving people
• Do I complain in front of my team or do I
inspire people ?
• Do I involve my team in decision making
processes?
• Clarifying superior intent to subordinates • Do I explain the company strategy to
subordinates?
• Do I give food for thoughts to my people?
• Translating company’s vision / mission
/ strategy into departments’ tactics
• Do I have a written plan to implement this
translation at dept./office level?
• Do I only monitor daily routine or do I push
people towards the company strategic goals?
• Bottom up leadership: Supporting and
backing senior management
• Do I provide my superiors with “honest
disagreement” and consistent proposals?
• Do I reduce their workload?
Mission Command Supra-Competencies Business-like translation
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