Leadership

Question 1

Define Leadership.

Answer 1

Leadership is influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation.

Question 2

What is purpose?

Answer 2

Purpose gives subordinates the reason to act

Question 3

What is direction?

Answer 3

Communicating how to accomplish a mission

Question 4

What is motivation?

Answer 4

Motivation supplies the will to do what is necessary to accomplish a mission.

Question 5

Describe the “Be, Know and Do”.

Answer 5

Be - The values and attributes a leader must posses
Know - The competence in everything tactical and technical
Do - Applying what you know and learned

Question 6

What are the three principal ways that leaders can develop others through which they provide knowledge and feedback?

Answer 6

1. Counseling
2. Coaching
3. Mentoring

Question 7

A leader’s effectiveness is dramatically enhanced by understanding and developing what areas?

Answer 7

1. Military Bearing
2. Physical Fitness
3. Confidence
4. Reslience

Question 8

What is military bearing?

Answer 8

Projecting a commanding presence, a professional image of authority.

Question 9

What is physical fitness?

Answer 9

Having sound health, strength, and endurance, which sustain emotional health and conceptual abilities under prolonged stress.

Question 10

What is confidence?

Answer 10

certainty in the unit’s ability to succeed in whatever it does; able to demonstrate composure and outward calm through steady control over emotion.

Question 11

What is resilience?

Answer 11

The ability to bounce back

Question 12

What are the Army Values?

Answer 12

Loyalty
Duty
Respect
Selfless Service
Honor
Integrity
Personal Courage

Question 13

Core leader competencies are what an Army leader does. What are the core leader competencies?

Answer 13

To lead, develop, and achieve

Question 14

What is communication?

Answer 14

A process of providing information

Question 15

Name the two barriers of communications

Answer 15

1. Physical

2. Psychological

Question 16

Name some physical barriers of communication

Answer 16

1. Noise of battle

2. Distance

Question 17

What are the 7 steps to problem solving?

Answer 17

1. Identify the problem
2. Gather information
3. Develop criteria
4. Generate possible solutions
5. Analyze possible solutions
6. Compare possible solutions
7. Make and implement a decision

Question 18

Name some things in a unit that affect morale

Answer 18

1. Mess
2. Military justice
3. Mail
4. Supply
5. Billets

Question 19

What does FM 6-22 cover?

Answer 19

Army Leadership

Question 20

What does FM 7-0 cover?

Answer 20

Training the force

Question 21

What are the three core domains that shape the critical learning experiences throughout Soldiers’ and leaders’ careers?

Answer 21

1. Institutional training
2. Experience gained during operational assignments
3. Self-Development

Question 22

What are the Leader Actions?

Answer 22

1. Influencing - getting people to do what is necessary
2. Operating - Actions taken to influence others to accomplish the missions
3. Improving - Capturing and acting on important lessons of projects and missions

Question 23

What are the three levels of leadership?

Answer 23

1. Direct - First line leadership
2. Organizational - Influence people indirectly through subordinates
3. Strategic - Major command and DA civilian leaders

Question 24

Attributes of an Army leader can best be defined as what an Army leader is. What are the attributes of an Army leader?

Answer 24

1. A leader of character
2. A leader with presence
3. A leader with intelligence

Question 25

Why must leaders introduce stress into training?

Answer 25

To resemble the stresses and effects of the real battlefield

Question 26

What are intended and unintended consequences?

Answer 26

Intended consequences - anticipated results of a leaders decisions and actions Unintended consequences - unplanned events

Question 27

What is counseling?

Answer 27

Counseling is the process used by leaders to review with a subordinate the subordinate's demonstrated performance and potential.

Question 28

What are the three major categories of developmental counseling?

Answer 28

Event, performance, and professional growth counseling

Question 29

Character is essential to successful leadership. What are the three major factors that determine a leader's character?

Answer 29

1. Warrior ethos 2. Empathy 3. Army Values

Question 30

What is reverse planning?

Answer 30

Reverse planning is a specific technique used to ensure that a concept leads to the intended end state.

Question 31

What are the team building stages?

Answer 31

1. Formation 2. Enrichment 3. Sustainment

Question 32

What are beliefs?

Answer 32

Beliefs derive from upbringing, culture, religious backgrounds and traditions.