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United States Naval Academy Leadership Education & Development CDR Wesley S. Huey, USN, Ph.D. 1 Naval Academy Mission “To develop Midshipmen morally, mentally and physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, honor and loyalty in order to graduate leaders who are dedicated to a career of naval service and have potential for future development in mind and character to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government.” 2 USNA Graduate Attributes Selfless Inspirational Proficient Innovative Articulate Adaptable Professional The Officer Identity – “Leader of Professional Character” 3 The USNA Leader Experience How does USNA develop “Leaders of Professional Character?” – Education • Embedded within broad, liberal, core curriculum • Behavioral science-based leadership curricula – Experiences • Leaders must learn by doing • Experiential leader programs are leadership laboratories – experimentation, reflection, and growth – Guided Reflection • Importance of ‘reflective practice’ – LDMA 4 Leadership Education 5 USNA Leadership Education Continuum Plebe Summer 4/C YEAR 3/C YEAR 2/C YEAR 1/C YEAR Learning to Follow Preparing to Lead Ethics and Moral Reasoning Leadership Theory and Application Character Capstone/ Military Law Followership and Officership Introduction Self Perception and Awareness Military Values, SelfDiscipline, and Motivation Military Leader Performance – “Doing” Leadership - Exercising selfleadership - Conducting selfassessment - Understanding self purpose - Developing personal vision - Holding self accountable - Understanding social influence - Learning the ethical framework of officership - Applying moral reasoning - Learning what it means to kill with honor - Understanding Character - Understanding Duty - Building social awareness and empathy - Holding self and others accountable - Aligning personal and organizational values - Learning to manage relationships - Learning combat leadership Officership Identity • Warrior • Servant • Standard Bearer Followership • Active and exemplary Developmental Focus Self Others Profession Military Leader Reflection Seminar - ‘Operationalizing’ character as a junior officer Law for the Junior Officer - Operational law/ theories governing the profession of arms. - Military disciplinar y mechanis ms. Legal issues and Leadership Educational Program Objectives • USNA graduates will: – Express a basic understanding of self and human behavior: • Individual, interpersonal, and organizational – Be capable of increasingly complex thought and application: • Normative characteristics of ethics and law • Relational, organizational and social systems – Conduct analysis, synthesis, and evaluation: • Leadership, moral character, and organizational values • Feedback, individual and group assessment 7 Experiential Leader Development 8 The Experiential Leader Development Process at USNA • Three ELD Processes – Priming leader role preparation – Driving knowledge transfer to experience – Guiding reflection to shape meaning and make learning stick • Three ELD Touchpoints – Follower: Knowing yourself, dealing with stress, being a teammate – Leader: Believing you can lead and then doing it – Professional: Understanding the obligations and implications of officership 9 The Leader Development Pyramid Experience Responsibility SelfKnowledge Adversity Followership Intellectual Base 10 BACKUP SLIDES 11 Intro Leadership Course • NL110 – “Preparing to Lead” – 600 per semester / 31 sections = 19.3 avg. – Course Director: – Faculty Advisors: O-5 PMP Civilian Ph.D. • Course Themes – Self-Leadership (learning, critical thinking, temperament, strengths/weaknesses) – Self-Management (goal setting, time management, human dynamics) – Team Leadership (group dynamics, social influence, followership, conflict management, interpersonal communication 12 Military Ethics Course • NE203 – “Ethics and Moral Reasoning for the Naval Leader” – 550 per semester / 36 sections = 15.3 avg. – Course Director: O-6 DMP Faculty Advisor: Civilian Ph.D. • Course Themes – Constitutional Ethics – Objective Moral Theory (Utilitarianism, Moral Duty, Virtues and Character, Natural Law) – Justice, Ethics and Conduct of War 13 Advanced Leadership Course • NL310 – “Leadership Theory & Application” – 550 per semester / 28 sections = 19.6 avg. – Course Director: – Faculty Advisor: O-5 DMP O-5 PMP • Course Themes – – – – – – Motivation, performance counseling, goal setting Leadership Theory (transactional, transformational, situational) Personality, intelligence, emotional intelligence Organizational culture, vision, change Human factors in combat Leader communication skills 14 Military Justice Course • NL400 – “Law for the Junior Officer” – 525 per semester / 19 sections = 27.6 avg. – Course Director: O-4 JAGC • Course Themes – – – – Courts Martial Search and Seizure, Self-Incrimination Military Investigations Non-punitive measures, non-judicial punishment, administrative separation – Military Crimes – International law, law of the sea – Law of armed conflict, Rules of engagement 15