INDEX

Index entries with the letter n in the page number refer to material in the Notes section

Abbott, Steve 55–6

ability 130, 131–7, 145

Adair, John 106

Afghanistan War 55–6, 80, 85–6, 133

Air Command, creation 66–8

Al Qaeda 25, 30

Amazon 37

ambiguity

contemporary environment 24–5, 30–2, 47

handling 37–44

intelligence 169

leadership model 6–7

learning about 44–6

political astuteness 36, 172

and purpose 18–19

Senior Leadership Team 44–5

strategic leadership 97–8, 104

Strategic Leadership Development Programme 45

technological change 35

appraisal system 151, 152

Arab Spring 26

assessment creep 152

Barratt, Arthur 155

Bokram 26

bold-face drills 121, 125

Bosnia Herzegovina peacekeeping missions 25

Bourgeois, L.J. 42

BP 27, 122–3

Brexit 28

Brooke-Popham, Robert 103, 140

Burridge, Brian 143, 158

Bush, George W. 99

business continuity plans 122

cabinet responsibility 70, 71

centralised command, decentralised control 76, 80–2

Chaffey, Jonathan 18

change

Air Command’s creation 66–8

Fighter Command’s creation 61–6

leading 6, 50, 57–68, 73, 150, 169–70, 171

see also technological developments

Cheshire, Leonard 69, 78–9, 107

Churchill, Winston 9–10, 54, 66, 81, 102, 140, 174–5

Cold War 26, 66

Collins, John 102

communication

crisis situations 122, 123–4, 125, 126, 127, 128

emotional intelligence 131–2, 170, 171

knowing your people 84, 85

leading change 60–1, 67, 68, 73

misinterpretation 156–7

Mission Command 53

of purpose 18–20

strategic leadership 100

strategy 96–7

and trust 159, 160

complexity

contemporary environment 24–5, 28–30, 47

handling 37–44

political astuteness 36

Strategic Leadership Development Programme 45

technological change 35–6

constructive dissent and consent 69–72, 123

contextual understanding 132–3, 136

intelligence 169, 170

selection of leaders 149–50

success 141

contractors 29–30

COVID 19 pandemic 120, 122, 127

crises 120–2, 127–8

opportunities 124–5, 126, 128

planning 120, 125–7, 128

preparation 120, 122–5, 127–8

and resilience 142

strategic leadership 98, 99

Csíkszentmihályi, Mihály 141

culture

emotional intelligence 171

followership 70, 71, 72, 73

Mission Command 52

moral intelligence 172–3

resilience intelligence 173–4

through-life education 144

Daesh 26, 29, 30

Dannatt, Richard 85–6

debriefs 88, 168

Deloitte 57, 73

destructive dissent and consent 69, 71, 123

determination to achieve the mission 4

diaries 163, 166

disaster relief 28, 31, 107–8

Dowding, Hugh 9–10, 20, 54, 62–3, 64, 66, 68, 81

education 45, 46, 136

contemporary environment 25

continuous 46–8, 130, 143–5, 146, 158–9

formation of the RAF 11–12

leadership development 148–9, 153–60, 165

Mission Command 52

reflection 164

see also training

Eisenhower, Dwight D. 77, 78, 135, 140

emotional intelligence (EQ) 130, 131–2, 135–6, 145, 168–9, 170–1, 174

followership 70

empowerment 53–5

England Rugby Team 52

ethics

and change 73

handling volatility, complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity 30–1, 38–9

knowing your people 82, 83

leadership exchanges 163

Mission Command 53

moral compass 2–3, 12, 21, 30, 90, 94, 107, 172–3, 175

moral intelligence (MQ) 168–9, 172–3

political astuteness 7, 77, 78, 79, 91, 144

purpose 8

strategic leadership 97, 100, 102, 116

strategic relationships 104

team building 94, 107–8, 116

terrorist organisations, dealing with 29

trust 89, 90

see also integrity

everyone as leader 5, 12–18

excellence 2, 143

exchanges, leadership 163, 166

Facebook 37

fake news 27, 31, 172

Falklands War 25, 34–5

feedback, in leadership exchanges 163

Fighter Command, creation 61–6, 68

financial crash (2008) 40–1, 46, 53, 125

finding a way 108–14, 116

First Gulf War (1990–1) 25, 34, 103

First World War 159–60

everyone as leader 13, 16

formation of the RAF 10

General Headquarters (GHQ) 84–5, 160

Harris 101

Royal Flying Corps 81

Staff Ride 154–5, 156–7, 158

technological developments 3, 32, 33, 159–60

Tedder 77, 140

volatility 25

Flavigny, Jean-Adolphe-Louis-Robert 157

flexibility 6

flight or fight response 142

flow 141

Foch, Ferdinand 11, 155

followership 50, 68–72, 73–4

emotional intelligence 171

facilitating 114–15, 116

intelligence 170

leadership model 4–5

purpose 20

strategic relationships 105

formation of RAF 2, 10–12

Fuji 105

Gaddafi, Muammar 26

Galland, Adolf 57

Garros, Roland 32

Georges, Alphonse Joseph 157

global financial crash (2008) 40–1, 46, 53, 125

Goleman, Daniel 131

Google 37

Green, Philip 27

Grint, Keith 69, 98–9

group think 102

Guderian, Heinz 25, 155–6, 157

Gulf Wars see First Gulf War; Second Gulf War

Haig, Douglas 11, 84, 160, 181n3

Harris, Arthur ‘Bomber’ 78, 101–3

Haslam, Alex 136

Hayward, Tony 122–3

Heraclitus 47, 57

Herbert, Philip 77, 78

history, learning from 154–8, 162

Hitler, Adolf 102

Hollingworth, James 133

honesty

strategic leadership 101

trust in virtual teams 88, 89

Howard, Michael 12, 89

humanity of leadership 100–3

Huntziger, Charles 157

induction course 153–4

Initial Officer Training 153–4

integrity 2, 130, 143

knowing your people 83, 85

political astuteness 79, 91

team building 108

Tedder 141

and trust 89, 138, 139

see also ethics; honesty

intelligence (IQ) 130, 131–5, 145, 168–70, 175

Iraq War see Second Gulf War

Islamic State (Daesh) 26, 29, 30

Kakabadse, Andrew 131

Kanter, Rosabeth Moss 104

knowing yourself and your people see understanding yourself and your people

Kodak 105

Lao Tzu 54

leadership diaries 163, 166

leadership exchanges 163, 166

leadership model 3–7, 12–18

leadership philosophy 7–10, 20

leading by example 80, 130, 136, 146

examples 19, 107, 141

strategic leaders 100

team leaders 107, 114, 116

and trust 138, 139

legal probity 38–9

Leigh Mallory, Trafford 63–4

Libyan intervention 26–7

Maginot, André 155

Mannock, Edward (Mick) 13, 15, 16, 135

Mao Zedong 46

Markham, Albert 71

Marlborough, Duke of 53, 181n3

Maynard, Paul 107–8

Médecins Sans Frontières 31

mindfulness 47

Ministry of Defence (MOD) 24

change 73

‘Global Strategic Trends’ 46, 96

laptop losses 58–9

Mission Command 52–3

political astuteness 37

strategic leadership 103

Mission Command 5, 50, 51–7, 157

centralised command, decentralised control 82

emotional intelligence 170

forerunner 76

handling volatility, complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity 39–40, 42

intelligence 169

leadership philosophy 7–10, 20

leading change 73

purpose 19

ranking system 132

trust 82, 141

Mitchell, Billy 155, 156

Mölders, Werner 57

Moltke the Elder, Helmut von 9, 58, 156

Montgomery, Bernard 78

Moore’s Law 24, 39

morality see ethics

Motley, John 19

multiple intelligence theory 168–9, 181n1

Napoleon Bonaparte 53

Napoleonic Wars 7–8, 9, 52

natural disasters 28, 31, 107–8

negligence 10

Nelson, Horatio 53–4, 101

NHS 53, 65–6, 135

Nivelle, Robert 160

non-executive directors 123

Northern Ireland peace negotiations 43

Orange, Vincent 140

organisational understanding 132, 134–5, 136, 169, 170

selection of leaders 149–50

success 141

Park, Keith 10, 54–5, 56–7, 63–5, 66, 68, 87

permitting volatility, complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity 37–8, 39–41, 47

Pershing, John J. 155

persistence, and technological change 32

Petain, Philippe 155, 156–7

Phillips, Tom 103

physical fitness 142–3

plans 94

crisis situations 120, 125–7, 128

facilitating followership 114

leading change 58, 61

political astuteness 24, 36–7, 76–80, 90–1, 130, 136, 145

failed 140

leadership model 7

political intelligence (PQ) 168–9, 171–2

self-promotion 152

strategic relationships 103–4

through-life education 144

Trenchard 11

uncertainty 28

volatility 25–7

Portal, Charles 12, 78, 140, 175

practice, and leadership development 148–9, 153, 154, 161–2, 165–6

preparation for crises 120, 122–5, 127–8

processing out volatility, complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity 37–9, 47

professionalism 17

profiting from volatility, complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity 37–8, 42–4, 47

promotions 151–2

Prussian Army 7–8, 9, 52

purpose

as driving force 18–20

leadership philosophy 8

leading change 60

strategic leadership 116

team building 106

redundancies 67

reflection, and leadership development 148, 153, 154, 162–4, 166

reputation

Nelson 101

strategic leadership 116

trust in virtual teams 88–9, 90

and values 100

resilience 130, 136–7, 146

crisis situations 122, 124, 127, 128

intelligence (RQ) 168–9, 173–4, 175

leadership model 4

and practice 165

and success 142–3

technological change 32

respect 2, 137, 140, 143

everyone as leader 18

trust 90

responsiveness 6

RISE acronym 2

Roman armies 53

Saddam Hussein 25, 99

Second Gulf War (2003–11) 143

bomb disposal 51–2

crisis situation 124

everyone as leader 14, 15–16

technological change 34

Torpy 87, 101

trust in virtual teams 87–8

as wicked problem 98

Second World War

Battle of Britain 9–10, 18, 20, 54–5, 56–7, 61–5, 66, 87, 103

Cheshire and the ‘Dambuster’ squadron 79

Dunkirk evacuation 113–14

everyone as leader 13, 16

Fighter Command 61–2

France, battle for 81

Harris 101–3

HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Renown, loss of 103

nuclear bombs 102

Staff Ride 155–6, 157–8

technological change 32–4

Tedder 77–8, 140

volatility 25

selection of leaders 148, 149–53, 165

self-promotion 78–9, 152

Senior Leadership Team 44–6, 47, 99–100, 106, 145, 154

service 2, 143

Slim, Bill 174

social media 172

ambiguity 32

fake news 27, 31, 172

volatility 27

socialising 83, 87

Spanish Civil War 55

Stacey, Art 71–2

Staff Ride 154–8

strategic leadership 94, 97–105, 115–16, 117

contextual understanding 132–3

intelligence 131

organisational understanding 135

through-life education 144

Strategic Leadership Development Programme 45–6, 144, 154

strategic relationships 103–5

strategy 94–7, 115, 116

continuous education 158

crisis situations 125, 127, 128

facilitating followership 114

stress 173–4

stupidity 10

success 130, 135, 136, 141–3, 146

everyone as leader 17

and trust 136, 139, 146

Sun Tzu 5, 135

Syrian civil war 26

systems thinking 134–5, 138, 141, 145

talent

facilitating followership 114–15, 116

political intelligence 172

wasted 139

tame problems 98

targets

setting 134–5

‘stretch’ 138–9

teams

building 94, 105–15, 116, 117, 139

virtual 87–9, 90

technological competence 169

changing technology 32–6

leadership model 5–6

rank structure 16–17

technological developments

ambiguity 32

contemporary environment 24, 32–6

Fighter Command’s creation 62–3

leading change 57–8, 73

revolution in military affairs 159

volatility 27

Tedder, Arthur 77–8, 140–1

Tomiczek, ‘Tomi’ 51–2

Torpy, Glenn 45, 46, 87, 101

training 153–4

formation of the RAF 11–12

trust in virtual teams 88

see also education

Trenchard, Hugh 10–12, 155, 156

trust 130, 138–41

best leaders 76

centralised command, decentralised control 80, 81, 82

and change 73

and communication 159, 160

contextual understanding 132

crisis situations 122

emotional intelligence 170

ethics 89, 90

everyone as leader 15, 16, 17

followership 70, 115

handling volatility, complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity 41

and integrity 89, 138, 139

knowing your people 82–90

loss of 159, 160

Mission Command 8–9, 10, 52

moral intelligence 173

political astuteness 78, 79, 91, 172

purpose 19

Senior Leadership Team 44, 45

and success 136, 139, 146

team building 106

virtual teams 87–9, 90

Tryon, George 71

Tuckman, B.W. 106

Tuxford, Bob 35

uncertainty

contemporary environment 24–5, 28, 47

handling 37–44

political astuteness 36

strategic leadership 97

Strategic Leadership Development Programme 45

technological change 35–6

understanding yourself and your people 82–90, 132, 135–6, 145, 175

facilitating followership 114–15

intelligence 169

leadership model 5

selection of leaders 149–50

success 141

through-life education 144

trust 76

see also emotional intelligence

values

selection of leaders 152

strategic leadership 99–100, 116

team building 107–8

van Creveld, M. 53

virtual teams 87–9, 90

vision 18

Dowding’s 62

leading change 60, 61

strategic leadership 116

and strategy 94, 96, 115

team building 113

volatility

contemporary environment 24–7, 47

handling 37–44

Mission Command 51

political astuteness 36

Senior Leadership Team 45

Strategic Leadership Development Programme 45

technological change 35–6

von Clausewitz, Carl 26

Watson, Flying Officer 56

White, Marie 14, 16, 20, 161

wicked problems 30

followership 70

intelligence 169

strategic leadership 98–9

Wight, Ronald 113–14

Williams, Aircraftswoman 13–14, 16

work–life balance 173, 174

young people, contact with 47

Yugoslavia, war in former 25, 28–9