Full-Range Leadership Model

This paper will explain how Full-Range Leadership Model (FRLM) concepts apply to the current safety situation as well as how I plan to employ these concepts to conduct team-building within the safety office and across the wing to address the traffic-accident trend. Additionally, I will identify the information my team will need to address this trend and our desired goals and measurements we will use to reverse it.

To begin, it is readily apparent that there is a trend of off-base automobile accidents involving service members and/or their dependents. The use of FRLM concepts applied to this situation will be our first step in addressing this problem. The previous approach to curb this trend was unsuccessful. The past approach to combat the rash of accidents was a combination of Laissez-Faire (LF) and Passive Management by Exception (MBE). This was evident in the reactionary approach to the ongoing issue. It is also likely that the trend of accidents began because of LF leadership. Since there was not a trend of accidents before, there was little or no attention paid to driving safety at that time, and this likely created a diminished focus on driving safety.

In order to address this problem, I plan to use various styles of transformational leadership to kludge the Wing Safety office into a cohesive and effective team. To start, it is critically important to use an Inspirational Motivation (IM) style to create a shared vision for wing safety. By aligning our individual and organizational goals, my team members will better identify with the challenges we face and will be willing to exert additional effort to achieve team goals. Lt Johnson would greatly benefit from the IM approach. By getting his heart into the task, w...

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... goal to reduce the number of accidents by two-thirds over the next year. This means with 15 serious accidents reported off base over the last eight months. Our wing goal would be to have no more than five accidents over the next twelve months. We realize zero accidents is our true desired outcome, but our goal should also be realistic and attainable. By establishing the goal of no more than five accidents this year, when we achieve it, we can use that positive momentum to further reduce the number the following year.

In conclusion, I have analyzed the FRLM concepts applied to this situation, applied the FRLM concepts to conduct team-building within the safety office, created an action plan that shows our problem solving process including addition information our team will need, and used goal-setting skills to give direction toward our desired future outcomes.