Army Leadership Flashcards
Leadership is
the activity of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation
to accomplish the mission and improve the organization
An Army Leader is
anyone who by virtue of assumed role or assigned responsibility inspires and influences people by
providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization.
Leaders Influence by
persuading people do what is necessary
Leaders provide Purpose by
direct means such as requests, directives, or orders, They
explain why something should or must be done and provide context whenever possible.
Subordinates who understand why they are doing something difficult and discern the higher purpose are
more likely to do the right thing when leaders are not present to direct their every action.
Providing effective direction requires that leaders communicate:
the desired end state for the direction they provide.
Mission command is the Army’s approach to command and control that:
empowers subordinate decision making and decentralized execution appropriate to the situation
A leader’s role in motivation is at times to
Understand others’ needs and desires,
to align and elevate individual desires into team goals, and
to inspire others to accomplish those larger goals, even if it means risking their lives.
Leaders who personally share ___________ and _________ demonstrate to subordinates that they are
invested in the outcome and willing and able to do what they ask subordinates to do.
Hardship, Risk.
The Core Leader Attributes are
Character, Presence, Intellect
Character is
the moral and ethical qualities of the leader.
Presence is
characteristics open to display by the leader and open to viewing by others.
Intellect is
the mental and social abilities the leader applies while leading.
The Core Leader competencies are:
Leads, Develop, Achieves
The Competency Category of leads includes
Leads others, builds trust, extense Influence, Communicates
The Competency Category of Develops includes
Prepares Self, Creates a Positive Environment, Develops Others, Stewards of the Profession
The Competency Category of Achieves includes
Gets Results, Anticipates, Integrates tasks, roles, resources, and priorities, improves performance, gives feedback, executes, adapts
Being self-aware means
seeing one’s self as viewed by others and understanding the levels of influence one
is likely to have with followers.
Command is
the authority that a commander in the armed forces lawfully exercises over subordinates
by virtue of rank or assignment
Informal Leadership stems from
personal initiative, special knowledge, unique experiences, or technical expertise specific to an
individual or team.
As leaders, Officers:
command units, establish policy, and manage resources while balancing risks and caring
for their people and families
While officers depend on the counsel, technical skill, maturity, and experience of subordinates to translate their orders into action, they are ultimately responsible for _____________.
mission success
Commanders at all levels have __________________who provide advice and serve as an important source of knowledge about enlisted matters, as well as experts about tactical and technical questions.
senior enlisted advisors
The Three Levels of Leadership are
Direct, Organizational, and Strategic
__________ leadership is face-to-face or first-line leadership that generally occurs in organizations where
subordinates see their leaders all the time such as teams, squads, sections, platoons, departments, companies,
batteries, and troops.
Direct
Organizational leaders exercise leadership through
subordinate leaders responsible for leading the various organizations that make up the larger organization.
__________________ guides and integrates multiple organizational-level units that perform a wide range of
functions.
Strategic leadership
