Resource Stewardship
Full Range Leadership Dev
Critical Thinking
Acronyms
Concepts
100

This computer product details, the names of the people in your work center that are currently assigned to a certain OSC. 

UMPR

Unit Manning Personnel Roster

100

Individualized Consideration

Inspirational Motivation

Idealized Influence

Intellectual Stimulation

Transformational Leadership:

Offers followers a vision and inspires them to complete their mission, Inspires followers to exceed their goals, Promote positive and meaningful changes, and Uses the “4 Is” to influence and “transform” others.

100

Confirmation Bias and Selective Thinking

False Memories and Confabulation

Personal biases and Prejudices

Physical and Emotional Hindrances

Testimonial evidence

Basic Human Limitations

100

Followership Traits

CILI

C-Competence

I-Integrity

L-Loyalty

I-Initiative

100

MSgt Bowman is deployed and constantly makes comments about how the locals aren't worth helping because they don't even bother to help themselves. He believes they would be better off if they all just moved to America. 

This is an example of what Cross-Cultural-Competence aspect?

Ethnocentrism

200

This computer product details the organization structure, (the number, skills, and grade and security requirements of manpower authorizations), the position number for each authorization and other pertinent data commanders and managers need to manage manpower resources.

UMD

Unit Manpower Document

200

Contingent Reward

Management by Exception-Active

Transactional Leadership

Transactional Leadership centers on the ‘transaction’ between the leader and the follower. If can be corrective (“If you don’t adhere to the standards, you will get a LOC!”) or constructive (“If we get an Excellent rating on the inspection, you will get a day off!”).

200

This is highly relevant to critical thinking. The choice of words themselves can conceal the truth, mislead, confuse, or deceive us. From ads, which guarantee easy weight loss to politicians assuring prosperity for everyone, a critical thinker must learn to recognize when words used in an attempt to control thought and behavior.

The Use of Language

200

Leadership Traits

SLICED

S-Selflessness

L-Loyalty

I-Integrity

C-Commitment

E-Energy

D-Decisiveness

200

To raise money for the squadron picnic MSgt Bowman decides to buy squadron T-Shirts and then sell them with a 3$ up charge. What is this an example of? 

Anti-Deficiency Act violation

300

Resource adviser submits the first BER. 

Cost Centers submit inputs for next Fiscal Year's Financial Execution Plan (FEP)

50% of budget allocated and or spent

2nd quarter of the budget cycle

300

Laissez-Faire ("Non-Leadership")

Management by Exception-Passive

Passive Leadership

300

False analogies

Argument from ignorance

Pragmatic Fallacy: "It Works" so you believe it

Erroneous perception of the connections between unrelated events.

What is Faulty Logic or Perception

300

Competencies of Leadership

DAC

D-Diagnosing

A-Adapting

C-Communicating

300

As MSgt Bowman and SFC Broussard are walking to their cars from Starbucks, when they see the new Admin Technician A1C Daisy. MSgt Bowman smiles at her then says, "Hey cutie, you should smile more often. I like seeing that pretty smile of yours!" 

What is this an example of? 

Sexual Harassment

400

An act that results in exceeding limitations [misuse] of funds authorized and appropriated by Congress in support of contract obligations

Anti-Deficiency Act violation

400

Involves favorable actions, results, or outcomes that a leader presents to a follower after the follower demonstrates a desired behavior. In otherwords, adding something the follower thinks is good in order to ‘reinforce’ a desired behavior.

Positive Reinforcement

400

Broad and informed problem-solving and deliberate decision-making.

What is Reflective Thinking (System-2)

400

The OODA Loop

By observing other cultures, orienting yourself to these cultures, deciding on appropriate courses of action, and then acting accordingly, you can improve your cultural knowledge.

O-Observe

O-Orient

D-Decide

A-Act

400

In the last question, SFC Broussard is uncomfortable but doesn't say anything to his only friend at work MSgt Bowman. What is this an example of?

Ethical trap - Loyalty

500

Budget representative for an organization. They monitor and help prepare estimates for resources, develops obligation and expense targets, monitors the use of resources and daily operations.

Resource Advisor

500

Occurs when one experiences the positive feelings a task, activity, and the effort of doing their best generates within him or her. The rewards one receives are internal and personal like self-fulfillment (achievement), personal gratification (enjoyment) and happiness.

Intrinsic Motivation

500

4 Hindrances of Critical Thinking

A. Basic Human Limitations

B. The Use of Language

C. Faulty Logic or Perception

D. Psychological and Sociological Pitfalls

500

Diversity

FAIR-way

The FAIR Way employs four techniques for maximizing retention and productivity and maintaining effective working relationships in workplaces

F-Feedback

A-Assistance

I-Inclusion

R-Respect

500

MSgt Bowman just arrived at his new duty station in Japan. He wants to go out to a restaurant for some traditional Japanese food, but before he goes out he wants to look up common greetings and customs in Japanese culture. What is MSgt Bowman displaying with this initiative?

Social Senisitivity