Unit-22-Leadership-and-Commanding

Unit22LeadershipandCommandingTeachingprocedures,answerkeysandscriptsAlphaLeadershiplessonslearnedTask1Askstudentstomatchthewordswiththedefinitions.Checkthatthemeaningiscleartotheclass.Answers1demanding2resourceful3decisive4level-headed5selfless6courageousTask2Tellstudentsthey’regoingtoheartheintroductiontoatalk.Thenplaytrack22-1.Askstudentstolistenandanswerthequestions.Playthetracktwiceormoretimesifnecessary.Answers1NationalMilitaryAcademy2Hannibal2aCarthaginianGeneral4TheRomans5HecrossedtheAlpswithelephants.HismostfamousbattlewasCannae.Task2[22-1]Task3Tellstudentsthey’regoingtolistentotherestofthetalkaboutHannibal.Thenplaytrack22-2.Askstudentstoticktheleadershipqualitiesthespeakertalksabout.Playthetracktwiceormoretimesifnecessary.AnswersStudentsshouldtickthefollowingqualities:1,3,5,6,7and8.Task4Playtrack22-2again.Askstudentstolistenandmatchexampleswiththeleadershipqualitiesintask3.Playthetracktwiceifnecessary.AnswersEXAMPLESQUALITIES1Beforethebattle,hemadesurehismenwererestedandfed.looksafterthemenunderhiscommand2HehadhalfasmanymenastheRomans,sohehadtothinkoutsideofthenormaltacticsofthosedays.useshisimagination3Hannibalhadgoodcommandersandheletthemgetonwiththeirjobs.hastheabilitytodelegatecommand4TocrosstheAlps,hehadcompletebeliefinhisabilitytosucceed.hasself-confidenceandtheconfidenceofhismen5Hannibalturnedroundandsaid,“Don’tworry,Gisgothere’soneevenmoreamazingthingtheRomansdon’thave–andthat’samancalledGisgo!”hasasenseofhumour6HannibalkeptcontroloverhistroopsduringtheBattleofCannae.maintainshighstandardsofdisciplineA:Attention!Sir,allpresentandcorrect.B:Thankyou.Pleasesitdown,ladiesandgentlemen.TodayIhavethepleasuretointroduceourvisitingspeaker–DrPeterFowler.DrFowlerlecturesatLondonUniversityandheisanexpertonmilitaryhistory.HealsoservedasanofficerintheBritishArmyandhecompletedoperationaltoursinBosnia,Kosovo,Iraq,andSierraLeone.AmIcorrect,Doctor?C:Yes,that’scorrect,Colonel.Someotherplacestoo.B:Today,DrFowlerhascometotalkaboutthesubjectofleadershipand,particularly,aboutlessonswecanlearnfromstudyingthegreatmilitaryleadersofhistory.IamsureyouwilljoinmeinwelcomingDrFowlertotheNationalMilitaryAcademy.C:Thankyou,Colonel.Goodmorningladiesandgentlemen.Today,Iamgoingtotalkaboutmyfavouritemilitaryleader–Hannibal.I’dliketostartbytalkingaboutHannibalasaleader;abouttheleadershiplessonswecanlearnfromhim.Afterthat,I’llmoveontotalkaboutHannibal’smostfamousbattle.Ifyoudon’tmind,I’dliketostartwithsomequestions.Firstofall,cananyonetellmewhoHannibalwas?D:ACarthaginiangeneral.C:That’sright.AndwhatcountryisCarthagetoday?A:Tunisia.C:Yes,Tunisia.ThenorthofAfrica.Andinwhatcenturydidhelive?E:Around200BC.C:Correct.AndwhodidHannibalfightagainst?A:TheRomans.C:Again,correct.TheRomans.Onelastquestion.WhyisHannibalfamous?E:HecrossedtheAlpswithelephants.C:Yes,thecrossingoftheAlps.Andwhatelse?D:TheBattleofCannae.C:Correct.HismostfamousbattlewasCannae.NowifIcanjust…Tasks3&4[22-2]Task5Putstudentsinpairs.Askthemtodiscussthemostimportantleadershipqualitiesforthefourpositions.Reviewtheanswerswiththeclass.Thenaskthemtospeakoutthefivemostimportantqualitiesofagoodleaderattheirlevelofcommand.Whenyou’rereviewingthistask,elicittheextenttowhichstudentsfeelthatleadershipqualitiesarerelatedtorankorassignment.Youknow,wehavesomuchtolearnbystudyingimportantcommandersinhistory,andIthinkthereareanumberofleadershiplessonsthatanymodernmilitarycommandercanlearnfromHannibal.ThefirstlessonIwanttotalkaboutistheimportanceofself-confidenceandtheabilitytoinspireconfidence.Letmegiveyouanexample.HannibaladvancedfromNorthAfrica,andhisobjectivewasRome.So,thelogicalcourseofactionwastoinvadeItalyfromthesea,buthedidn’tdothat.Instead,hecrossedtoSpainandtookhismenandelephantsacrosstheAlps.Now,tocrosstheseincrediblyhighmountains,withtheterriblecold,hostiletribesandelephantsscreaming,Hannibalmusthavehadcompletebeliefinhisabilitytosucceed,andhemusthavetransmittedthistohismen.TheresultwasthatHannibalachievedtotalsurprise.ThenorthofItalywasthelastplacethattheRomansexpectedtoseeHannibal.Asecondleadershiplessonhastodowiththeimportanceofimagination.IbetthatthenightbeforetheBattleofCannae,Hannibalwasawakeallnightthinkingabouthisstrategy.TheRoman’splanwassimple–whatthey’dalwaysdone–justbeattheenemywithnumbers.ButHannibalhadhalfasmanymenastheRomans,sohehadtothinkhowtousehistroops–that’stosay,hehadtothinkoutsideofthenormaltacticsofthosedays.AthirdleadershiplessonwasthewaythatHannibaltookcareofhistroops.OntheeveoftheBattleofCannae,hemadesurehismenwererestedandfed.Iamsurelookingafterhismenhadalottodowithhisabilitytogetthemtofollowhim.Relatedtothis,thefourthpointIwanttomentionistheimportanceofasenseofhumour.Anotherexample.OntheeveoftheBattleofCannae,hewentouttodoareccewithanumberofhiscommanders.OneofthemenwithhimwascalledGisgo.Now,Gisgotookonelookatthismassive,impressiveRomanarmyandhewasscared.Hesaid,“Whatanamazingarmy”.Well,Hannibalturnedroundandsaid,“Don’tworry,Gisgo,there’soneevenmoreamazingthingtheRomansdon’thave—andthat’samancalledGisgo!”Now,youknow,thatstoryspreadthroughHannibal’sarmy