Army leadership
3 Leadership Attributes
Character, presence and intellect.
3 reasons to adapt leadership approach
Mission, organization, and situation
In general, what should leaders strive to do?
- Improve all the leader attributes and core leadership competencies - Adapt their leadership techniques to each situation - Become lifelong learners
What are the character attributes that are of special interest to the Army and its leaders? (2-3)
3) - Army Values. - Empathy. - Warrior Ethos and Service Ethos. - Discipline. - Humility.
Leadership ADP
ADP 6-22
character
Army values, empathy, warrior ethos/ service ethos, discipline, humility
What are characteristics internal to a leader. They affect how an individual behaves, thinks, and learns within certain conditions. (1-27)
Attributes
Leadership requirements model 3 parts
Be, know, do
What are the three categories of core attributes used in the Army leadership requirements model? (1-27)
Character: the moral and ethical qualities of the leader. - Presence: characteristics open to display by the leader and open to viewing by others. - Intellect: the mental and social abilities the leader applies while leading.
What a leader does
Competencies
What is a major distinction between the attributes and competencies of the leadership requirements model? (1-26)
Competencies are skills that can be trained and developed while attributes encompass enduring personal characteristics, which are molded through experience over time. A Soldier can be trained to be an effective machine gunner but may not necessarily be a brave machine gunner without additional experience.
What are three levels of leadership that the Army acknowledges?
Direct, organizational, strategic
The Leadership Requirements Model
Establishes a core set of requirements that inform leaders of the expectations for what they need to Be, know and do
achieves
Gets results
What leadership authority is not exercised based on rank or position in the organization? It stems from personal initiative, special knowledge, unique experiences, or technical expertise specific to an individual or team.
Informal leadership
Leadership definition
Is the activity of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization
What unifies war fighting functions?
Leadership
Lead
Leads others, builds trust, extends influence, leads by example, communicates
3 Leadership Competencies
Leads, Develops, Achieves
Army Values
Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, Personal Courage
Intellect
Mental agility; Sound judgment; Innovation; Interpersonal tact; Expertise
presence
Military and professional bearing; Fitness; Confidence; Resilience
6 Warfighting Functions
Movement and maneuver, intelligence, fires, sustainment, protection, and command and control
develops
Prepares self, develops others,creates a positive environment, stewards the profession
Leaders account for the many important factors affecting the dynamics of leadership. However, there are three consistent factors. What are they?
The leader. - The led. - The situation.
Which leaders will be versatile enough to adapt to most situations and grow into greater responsibilities? (1-25)
Those who gain expertise through operational assignments, institutional learning, and self-development
How do leaders develop and sustain the Warrior Ethos? (
Through discipline, commitment to the Army Values, and pride in the Army's heritag