Follow to Lead Leadership Development 4-2c The first step in The Citadel Leadership Model Learning to lead yourself. PREPARE Follow to Lead Leadership Development 4-2c

Followership- What is it? Similar to the concept of Leadership, you have all experienced what it means to follow others. Examples: Being a member of a team Serving on a project team for an academic class Holding a job – working for someone else Your new role as a first year cadet at The Citadel will bring this notion of being a follower to a whole new level! Leader Situation Subordinate

Followership – a definition Like Leadership, the concept of Followership is best understood by a concise definition Followership Definition - “Followers of character and commitment acting to support the needs and goals of the team.” This means placing the needs of others before your desires and building a relationship of trust and loyalty between your leader and your team!

Group Work Work together to identify the qualities to be a successful follower Be prepared to share again with the whole group

Some Qualities of Followership Self-management/Discipline Commitment Competence and focus Courage Humility Understand our Core Values

Applying Followership Always strive to improving self Seeing good/bad examples of leaders and adjusting oneself accordingly Reactions to stress, remaining calm Use constructive ways to fight stress/fatigue

Fourth Class System – What is it? It is a system of requirements, traditional behaviors, duties, and expectations designed to promote this concept of followership. Governed by Cadet Regulations, “the Blue Book,” the Fourth Class System is one of the foundational aspects of The Citadel Experience

Principles of the Fourth Class System All cadets will be treated with dignity and respect. All cadets, regardless of class, will accept personal responsibility for the fair, equitable, proper, and effective operation of the system. All cadets will implement the system in such a manner as to support each cadet's opportunity to achieve academic, military, physical, and moral-ethical excellence. No cadet will put another cadet in a position where he or she must compromise Citadel Core Values or disregard prescribed rules, regulations, or standards. Source: The Blue Book, Chapter 3

Principles of the Fourth Class System The system will not interfere with a Fourth Class Cadet's right to adequate sleep and food. The system must provide the new cadet with the necessary positive leadership development training to be prepared to exercise leadership within the Corps of Cadets and serve as the foundation for the four-year progression of The Citadel leadership model. The system, implemented in a manner that personifies our institutional core values, uncovers and attempts to develop deficiencies in new cadets, which might otherwise result in a cadet's failure to achieve or exceed prescribed standards of performance. Source: The Blue Book, Chapter 3

Key Objectives of the Fourth Class System To provide new cadets with an understanding of The Citadel’s core values of Honor, Duty, and Respect. The Honor Code, The Blue Book, Respect for seniors in military rank structure.

Key Objectives of the Fourth Class System To teach new cadets the regulations, customs and traditions of The Citadel. The Blue Book The White Book The Guidon .

Key Objectives of the Fourth Class System To remove wealth and former station as factors in the development of new cadets. Same Hairstyles No Car

Key Objectives of the Fourth Class System To instill in new cadets a sense of humility and selfless subordination. A Fourth classman out ranks Sir/Ma'am, the President's cat, the Commandant's dog, and all the captains at VMI, Sir/Ma'am! Servant Leadership

Key Objectives of the Fourth Class System To develop personal character and create a foundation for honorable and ethical decision-making. Beware moral temptations associated with cutting corners, being a Spotlight Ranger*, and misaligned loyalties *Someone who only performs when a superior observes them; not a team player. From US Army Ranger school slang for a ranger student who doesn't give his all unless he is the one being evaluated on a mission - ie they only perform in the spotlight.

Key Objectives of the Fourth Class System To instill new cadets with self-discipline. To physically challenge new cadets and establish a foundation of understanding the necessity of physical fitness for life. To instruct new cadets in time management. To prepare new cadets for academic achievement. To inculcate class cohesion in support of The Citadel Mission and the development of Principled Leaders. Source: The Blue Book, Chapter 3

What you can expect from your cadet leaders Demonstrate a sense of accountability for those in their care; (i.e. you) Treat each other with dignity and respect; Operate within the rules and regulations, particularly Chapter Three of the Blue Book; Never put you in a position where you must compromise Citadel Core Values or disregard prescribed rules, regulations, or standards. SOURCE: The Citadel Training Manual, p6

In Summary Your prior experiences have provided you more preparation than you know Commit yourself to work hard for the coming year – it will be a challenging, exacting, and demanding. Understand our Core Values and be ready and willing to help your classmates

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