There
are many different types of dimensions in leadership. Denning has a handful to
share in his book, The Leader's Guide to
Storytelling: Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative and I
am here to discuss some of these dimensions. The tree dimensions that I will
comment on is that interactive leadership builds on personal integrity and
authenticity, that it doesn’t depend on the possession of hierarchical
authority, and that it works with the world rather than against it.
One of
Denning’s dimensions of leadership is that “interactive leadership builds on
personal integrity and authenticity.” (Denning, 2001) I will be able to
apply this dimension in the way I lead in the future because by staying true to
myself, others will respect me for that. For example I’m working for my future
and in the future I have a family to take care of. If I slack now, I could
potentially be hurting this future family and I’m doing everything I can now to
take care of them. Some of the people I work with understand that and they help
and support me towards that goal. It’s easier to lead them for different jobs
and tasks because they know why I do it.
Another one of Denning’s dimension
of leadership is that “interactive leadership doesn’t depend on the possession
of hierarchical authority.” (Denning, 2001) This dimension will
impact the way I lead in the future because leadership can spawn from anyone,
anywhere. Just because someone may outrank me doesn’t mean I can’t be a leader
for them. For example we received a new SSgt into our shop that wasn’t familiar
with a particular job on the F-15E. Since I (a SrA) was the resident expert, I
was required to teach and lead the two man team with this SSgt. He was able to
learn from me, I was able to lead for him.
A final dimension of Denning’s of
leadership is that “the interactive leader works with the world rather than
against it.” (Denning, 2001) Much like with the
previous dimension, leadership can go all directions and can work with the
systems already in place. A part of our job requires us to do virtual
documentation of all the work that we do on the aircraft that we work on. There’s
a very particular way on how this documentation needs to get done and I
overlook the program that oversees and monitors this virtual documentation. An
external third party program also overlooks this documentation and any errors
that it catches it flags to the higher ups (those with stripes and brass) and
everyone in our shop looks bad. With a lot of pressure from our bosses to not
mess up this documentation, people of all ranks come to me for advice on how to
go about it.
The three dimensions that I
commented on are that interactive leadership builds on personal integrity and
authenticity, that it doesn’t depend on the possession of hierarchical
authority, and that it works with the world rather than against it. I feel like
I have been able to apply all three of these to my current position in the
military and can continue to draw from these ideas and apply it to my future.
Everything that I do from my work to my school, is building the foundation that
I will use and apply towards my dream of becoming a United States Air Force
officer.
References
Denning, S. (2001). The Leader's Guide to
Storytelling: Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative.
Jossey-Bass.
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