Leadership A Presentation to ASNE Robert O. Wray, Jr., PE Rear Admiral, US Navy February 2013

1. LeadershipA Presentation to ASNERobert O. Wray, Jr., PERear Admiral, US NavyFebruary 2013

2. Today 4 Parts 5 Axioms Challenge Background Questions & Closing

3. Today 4 Parts 5 Axioms Challenge Background Questions & Closing

4. Wray Leadership CV Age 8 oldest of 7 children (6) 9 class president (25) 10 man of the house (9) 13 student council officer (200) 15 editor (8) 17 state student council (10,000) 20 captain of sailing team (80) 21 chairman of honor committee (144) 23 division officer (12) 25 department head (150) 27 shift supervisor (200) 30 president of const/dev company* (20) 33 CEO of circuit board company* (15)

5. Wray Leadership CV, cont’d Age 35 President of consulting company (2) 36 Hotel owner/manager (25) 39 Owner/CEO, diesel services company* (15) 41 Founder/CEO, technical manufacturing company* (20) 43 Head reservist, Northeast US (8,000) 44 COO, national matrix technology organization (500) 47 Security Officer for reconstruction of Iraq (500) 48 P&L Division Manager, SAIC (300) 49 Commanding Officer, reserves in Europe (300) 51 Deputy Commander, Military Sealift Command (10,000) 52 Georgetown Executive Masters in Leadership Author of Saltwater Leadership Vice Commander, Navy Forces Europe & Africa, 6th Fleet President, Navy Board of Inspection and Survey

10. Port Au Prince

11. Western Pacific

12. San Diego

13. Bahrain

14. North Atlantic

18. Leadership Capability (in case of Wray) Experience Study Affinity

19. Today 4 Parts 5 Axioms Challenge Background Questions & Closing

20. 5 Prefatory Axioms Leadership matters.

21. 5 Prefatory Axioms Leadership matters. Leadership is definable. But not monolithic.

22. Navy:“the art of accomplishing the Navy’s mission through people.” Coast Guard:“the ability to influence others to obtain their obedience, respect, confidence, and loyal cooperation.” Army:“influencing people—by providing purpose, direction, and motivation—while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization.”

23. Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery:“Leadership is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.” Dwight Eisenhower:“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” Harry Truman:“A leader is a man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don’t want to do, and like it.”

24. Leadership is the process of getting people to do things.

25. 5 Prefatory Axioms Leadership matters. Leadership is definable. But not monolithic. Leadership is different from management. But close.

26. Warren Bennis Leaders do the right things; managers do things right. Leaders innovate; managers administer. Leaders inspire; managers control. Leaders think long-term; managers think short-term. Leaders originate; managers imitate. Leaders challenge the status quo; managers accept it.

27. The Management & Leadership Network A manager’s job is to create stability and deal with reality. A leader’s job is to stir emotion and set audacious, grandiose goals that shake the status quo. Too much management and you stagnate. Too much leadership and you get nowhere. Embrace the challenge of striking the balance. Do it well, and the results will surpass your wildest dreams.

28. Leadership is about change; management is about steady-state.

29. 5 Prefatory Axioms Leadership matters. Leadership is definable. But not monolithic. Leadership is different from management. But close. Leadership can be learned.

30. Learning Leadership: 3 Buckets Traits (characteristics) Skills (abilities) Practices (situational habits)

31. Traits Honesty Empathy Moral Compass Conceptual Ability Intelligence Tallness

32. Skills Supervising people Making decisions Counseling those with problems Writing to convince Public speaking Leading teams, groups Developing a vision Emotional Intelligence Resolving conflicts between others Teaching others Organizing to accomplish a mission Inspiring others Running a meeting

33. Practices Recognition Remediation Planning Coaching/Mentoring Communications Execution Change Management

34. Leadership: The Process of Making People Do Stuff A set of practices, employed by a person with certain traits and skills

35. 5 Prefatory Axioms Leadership matters. Leadership is definable. But not monolithic. Leadership is different from management. But close. Leadership can be learned. Leadership can influence the course of your life.

36. What is this? 100% 50% 0%

37. Leadership Skills Required As a career progresses, leadership skills become predominant in determining success. 100% % of job Spent Exercising Leadership Skills 50% Which Comes First? Chicken or Egg? 0% Seniority Within an Organization

38. Today 4 Parts 5 Axioms Challenge Background Questions & Closing

39. 4 Parts Understanding

41. 4 Parts Understanding Mission

42. USNS COMFORT • 76 hrs to underway (5 day norm) • 1st patient before ship anchored • Treated ~1000 earthquake patients • 843 major surgeries • 10 births, including one set of twins • Face of our National Response Mission Clarity = Organizational Synch/Unity

43. 4 Parts Understanding Mission Skills

44. A (learnable) set of practices, employed by a person with certain traits and skills.

45. 4 Parts Understanding Mission Skills Will

46. Crossing the River

47. “Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never– in nothing, great or small, large or petty– never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.”

48. “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”

49. King George III 1774: “The die is now cast; the colonies must either submit or triumph.... we must not retreat." 1782: "I cannot conclude without mentioning how sensibly I feel the dismemberment of America from this empire, and that I should be miserable indeed if I did not feel that no blame on that account can be laid at my door, and I did not also know that knavery seems to be so much the striking feature of its inhabitants that it may not in the end be an evil that they will become aliens to this kingdom.“

50. Today 4 Parts 5 Axioms Challenge Background Questions & Closing