Leading Marines - Developing Leaders
Categories of Values
- Political - Social - Personal - Economic - Religious
What are ways in which you influence your Marines beliefs and values?
- Set the example - Reward behaviors that support military values - Plan and conduct tough realistic training
What is the definition of values
Ideas about the worth or importance if people, concepts, or things.
Select the characteristics of a high performance team.
Individually creative Interdependent Pride in organization
Which small unit leader guidelines set leader and subordinate up for success in ethical behavior?
Inform subordinates of expected standards, Enforce institutional and organizational standards, issue clear orders
Which leadership trait is achieved by weighing the pros and cons accordingly to arrive at an appropriate decision.
Judgement
Which leadership principle promotes efficiency and morale by making Marines feel that they are part of the team?
Keep your Marines informed.
Best and most important way to resolve value conflicts...
Leadership by example
Which of the following documents contain the basics for our professional ethics?
UCMJ, Code of Conduct, Our oath
The leadership trait _______ is the essence of leadership.
Unselfishness
Which term is associated with ethical leadership and includes clarifying misunderstandings?
Honesty
The Marine Corps code of ethics can be summed up as ________.
Honor, Courage, Commitment
Which dimension of cohesion is also known as peer bonding?
Horizontal cohesion
Select the indicators of esprit de corps in a unit
Care of equipment and weapons Motivation towards mission accomplishment Reputation among other units
Cohesion is the intense bonding of marine, strengthened over time, resulting in _______
Absolute Trust
Which leadership principle can be developed by service schools, preparing yourself for the job requirements of the next higher rank, and independent research?
Be technically and tactically proficient
Which of the following are methods to develop the Marine Corps leadership principle to know your Marines and look out for their welfare?
Be visible and approachable, enforce good hygiene and sanitation, correct grievance and remove discontent.
The leadership trait _______ involves impeccable personal appearance.
Bearing
Documents that are the basis for our professional ethics include _______
Code of conduct, UCMJ
The promise or pledge to complete a worthy by worthy means is the definition of
Commitment
The ability to read people and select the leadership style that best communicates orders is the ________
Common thread among great leaders
Characteristics of a high performance team include which of the following?
Constructive criticism and mutual trust
As much as anything, our ________ set us apart
Core Values
Which Marine Corps value is at the heart of our values
Courage
Honor includes personal qualities of ________.
Dedication, trust, and dependability
________ permits a senior to assign a task with the understanding that it will be accomplished with minimum supervision
Dependability
The worst possible action when faced with an ethical dilemma is to _______
Do nothing.
Which of the following are guidelines small unit leaders should apply to create an ethical environment?
Enforce institutional standards Inform subordinates of standards
A good reputation among other units and care of equipment and weapons is an indicator of _______.
Espiirt de corps
A member of the profession arms who predict who protects the value life, at great physical and emotional themselves, is a/an ________.
Ethical warrior
A set of standards or a value system by which free, human actions are ultimately determined as right or wrong, good or evil is the definition of _______
Ethics
Laws are humanity's attempt to interpret _______.
Ethics
When a Marine deviates from institutional or group values, whose responsibility is to get them back on track?
Every Marine
Courage is the uncompromising code of integrity to respect humans dignity and value others.
False
During which stage of team development is there a high dependence on the leader for guidance and direction as there will be little agreement on team goals outside of those established by the leader?
Forming
The four main stages of group development are ________, storming, norming, and performing
Forming
Marine Corps core values increase our readiness by providing a ________.
Foundation for teams to function more effectively Trust and confidence in leaders and teams who uphold them
Traditional Marine Corps include _______.
Maintaining grooming standards, even while on leave.
Identify the traditional Marine Corps ethics from the list below.
Marines take care of their own, Marines refrain from public displays of affection while in uniform.
Courage is the _______ that helps Marines overcome the challenges of combat and master fear
Mental, Moral, and physical strength
Which of the following are desired leadership qualities established by the Marine Corps philosophy of leadership
Moral responsibility Technical proficiency Inspirational example
Of the five dimensions of cohesion, _______ must be a constant concern because it is the foundation element of discipline.
Morale
Which term associated with ethical leadership is concerned with the principles of right and wrong in relation to human action and character?
Morals
A Marine's sense of pride in who they are stems from a dedication to our...
Organizational Values
Who do we obtain values from?
Parents Teachers Peers
in the _______ style of leadership, the leader may discuss alternate solution, but ultimately makes the decision themselves.
Participating
During which stage of group development do roles become flexible and functional allowing group energy to be channeled into the task?
Performing
Leaders are more able to predict and influence the behavior of Marines by understanding
Personal Values
Leadership traits develop ______. and leadership principles develop _______.
Personal qualities, leadership abilities
To foster and maintain esprit de corps and unit cohesion, the small unit leader should _______
Properly indoctrinate Marines, Embody the spirit you wish to see, develop a winning attitude toward mission accomplishment.
The definition of ________ is conforming to ethical and moral standards by our actions.
Right
Four most common style of leadership
Telling Selling Participating Delegating
The belief that leadership can be developed within the individual Marine by Marine leaders characterized ________.
The Marine Corps leadership philosophy
Who is in the best position to foster positive peer pressure and reinforce core values?
The NCO
The Marine Corps philosophy of leadership is characterized by _______
The belief that leadership qualities can be developed within the individual Marine.
Which of the following defines commitment?
The pledge to complete a worthy goal by worthy means
What is the importance of our core values of honor, courage, and commitment?
They give us strength, influence attitudes, and regulate behaviors.
Which Marine Corps leadership principle is key to success operations and is essential from the smallest unit to the entire Marine Corps?
Train your Marines as a team
Attitudes are not as deeply held as values.
True
By showing Marines are willing to do the same tasks they are assigned, being physically fit, and maintaining an optimistic outlook, you are setting the example
True
The one common thread among great leaders is the ability to read people and select the leadership style that best communicates orders.
True
The objective of Marine Corps leadership is to develop...
enabling them to assume progressively greater responsibilities in the Marine Corps and society.