CFLI · Leadership in the CF - Conceptual Foundation

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Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
	Purpose and Scope of Manual
	Application
	Office of Primary Interest
Introduction-The Changing Context of CF Leadership
	The Globalization Era
	A Changing Security Environment
	A Changing Human Resource Environment
	A Changing Public Environment
	Summary
Chapter 1-Leadership Concepts
	A Systems Perspective
	Major Leadership Functions
	Individual and Distirbuted Leadership
	Direct and Indirect Influence
	The Nature of Leadership
	Command, Management, and Leadership
	Summary
Chapter 2-Values-Based Leadership
	Values and Behaviour
	Essential Outcomes and Conduct Values
	Values-Based Leadership and the Challenge of Competing Values
	Values-Based Leadership in Practice
	Effective CF Leadership Defined
	Summary
	Annex A: Derivation of the CF Effectiveness Framework
Chapter 3-Leadership and the Law
	The Rule of Law
	Legal Framework for the Canadian Forces
	The CF Civil Authority
	Self-regulation, Discipline, and the Exercise of Discretion
	Obedience and the Rule of Law
	Summary
Chapter 4-Responsibilities of CF Leaders
	General Responsibilities of CF Leaders
	Functional Responsibilities of CF Leaders
	Understanding and Accepting Leadership Responsibilities
	Summary
	Annex A: The "Principles of Leadership" in a Complex World
Chapter 5-Leader Power, Leader Characteristics, and Influence Behaviours
	Classes of Power
	Leader Characteristics
	Basic Influence Model
	Achieving the Right Balance of Position and Personal Power
	Influence Behaviours
	Transformational Leadership and Related Concepts
	Responses to Authority and Influence
	The Importance of Trust
	Summary
Chapter 6-Leading People: An Overview
	Reliable and Resilient Performance
	The Leader-Follower-Situation Context
	Developing Individual and Team/Unit Capabilities
	Building Resilience
	Instilling the Military Ethos
	Improving Situational Favourability
	Performing Tasks
	Learning from Experience
	Summary
Chapter 7-Leading the Institution: An Overview
	Requisite Capability
	The Leader-System/Institution-Environment Context
	The Strategic-Development Cycle
	Adapting to the External Environment
	Influencing the External Environment
	Achieving Internal Alignment
	Stewardship of the Profession
	Summary
Chapter 8-CF Leadership Model and Philosophy
	Integrative CF Leadership Model
	CF Philosophy of Leadership
	Supporting Conditions
Glossary
References and Additional Reading

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