Leader Development Flashcards
(26 cards)
What covers Army Leadership?
ADP 6-22
What is Army Leadership?
Influencing others by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization
What is “Mission Command”?
The Army’s approach to command and control that empowers subordinate decision making and decentralized execution appropriate to the situation
What is AR 600-20?
Army Command Policy
What are the 3 levels of leadership?
Direct, Organizational, and Strategic
What was the last book on leadership you read and what did you learn from it?
The 10th edition of the NCO Guide, in the NCO guide I learned where NCOs gain most of their knowledge and it comes from 3 categories, Operational, Institutional and Self Development.
What are the three leader attributes?
Character, presence, and intellect
What are the three leader competencies?
Leads, develops, and achieves
What does character refer to?
Who the leader is; their internal identity
What does presence refer to?
how others see the leader; their actions, demeanor, and appearance
What does intellect refer to?
The ability and knowledge the leader possesses
Why do leaders develop others?
to assume greater responsibility and increase expertise
What are the four requirements of character?
Army Values, empathy, Warrior Ethos, and discipline
What are the four requirements of presence?
Military and professional bearing, fitness, confidence, and resilience
What are the five requirements of intellect?
Mental agility, sound judgement, innovation, interpersonal tact, and expertise
What are the five requirements and expectations of “lead”?
Leads others, Extends influence beyond the chain of command, Builds trust, Leads by example, and Communicates
What is the one requirement and expectation of “achieves”?
Gets results
What are the four requirements and expectations of “develops”?
Fosters espirit de corps (a jealous regard for one’s own unit), prepares self, develops others, and stewards the profession
What are the three principal ways that leaders can develop others?
Counseling, coaching, and mentoring
Name things in a unit which affect morale
Food, military justice, mail, supply, and billeting
What are the two barriers to communication?
Physical and psychological
Describe the Be Know Do
Army leadership begins with what the leader must BE, the values and attributes that shape a leader’s character. Your skills are those things you KNOW how to do, your competence in everything from the technical side of your job to the people skills a leader requires. But character and knowledge while absolutely necessary are not enough. You cannot be effective, you cannot be a leader, until you apply what you know, until you act and DO what you must
What are the Army Values?
Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, Personal Courage
Be prepared to provide specific examples of the leadership attributes and competencies. For example, “On a daily basis, provide me an example of how a leader would display the intellect attribute?”
As an infantry team leader, I display expertise on a daily basis. PT is something we do every day and as such, I have the responsibility to be an expert at my level. To me, this means being able to safely and effectively lead my team through exercises. We frequently utilize kettle bell swings in our PT plan, but if my Soldiers do not perform the exercise correctly, they do not maximize their gain from the workout and worse could potentially injure themselves in a way that could have been prevented
