ADP 6-22 Army Leadership and the Profession

Question 1

Which publications cover Army Leadership?

Answer 1

ADP 6-22 and FM 6-22

Question 2

What is the Army profession? OR What does it mean to be a profession of arms?

Answer 2

A trusted vocation of Soldiers and Army civilians whose collective expertise is the ethical design, generation, support, and application of landpower; serving under civilian authority; and entrusted to defend the Constitution and the rights and interests of the American people.

Question 3

What is the Army ethic?

Answer 3

The set of enduring moral principles, values, beliefs, and laws that guide the Army profession and create the culture of trust essential to Army professionals in the conduct of missions, performance of duty, and all aspects of life.

Question 4

What is Leadership?

Answer 4

The activity of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization.

Question 5

What are the attributes of a Leader?

Answer 5

Presence, Intellect, and Character.

Question 6

What are the competencies of a leader?

Answer 6

Leads, Develops, Achieves.

Question 7

The Army profession develops and demonstrates military expertise in which four broad fields of knowledge?

Answer 7

Leader and human development. Moral-ethical. Geo-cultural and political. Military-technical.

Question 8

What are the characteristics of the Army Profession?

Answer 8

Trust. Honorable service. Military expertise. Stewardship. Esprit de corps.

Question 9

What are the roles of Trusted Army Professionals?

Answer 9

Honorable servants. Army experts. Stewards of the profession.

Question 10

What are the Army values?

Answer 10

Loyalty. Duty. Respect. Selfless service. Honor. Integrity. Personal courage.

Question 11

What are the consistent factors of Leadership?

Answer 11

The leader. The led. The situation. Communication.

Question 12

What are the three categories of Army leaders?

Answer 12

Officers. Noncommissioned officers. DA Civilians.

Question 13

What are the levels of leadership?

Answer 13

Direct. Organizational. Strategic.

Question 14

What are the character attributes of a leader?

Answer 14

Army Values. Empathy. Warrior Ethos. Discipline. Humility.

Question 15

What are the attributes of a Leader’s presence?

Answer 15

Military and professional bearing. Fitness. Confidence. Resilience.

Question 16

What attributes make up a leader’s intellect?

Answer 16

Mental agility. Sound judgement. Innovation. Interpersonal tact. Expertise.

Question 17

What are the competencies of leading?

Answer 17

Leads others. Extends influence beyond CoC. Builds trust. Leads by example. Communicates.

Question 18

What are the leader competencies of develops?

Answer 18

Prepares self. Creates a positive environment. Develops others. Stewards the profession.

Question 19

What is the single competency of achieves?

Answer 19

Gets results.

Question 20

What is counterproductive leadership?

Answer 20

Leader behaviors that violate one or more of the Army’s core leader competencies or Army Values, preventing a climate conducive to mission accomplishment.

Question 21

What is Toxic Leadership?

Answer 21

Self-centered attitudes, motivations, and behaviors that have adverse effects on subordinates, the organization, and mission performance.

Question 22

What are the tenets of leader development?

Answer 22

Strong commitment, clear purpose, culture of learning, assessment and feedback.

Question 23

What is an Army leader?

Answer 23

Anyone who by virtue of assumed role or assigned responsibility inspires and influences people to accomplish organizational goals.

Question 24

What are some leadership styles?

Answer 24

Authoritative, Affiliative, Democratic, Coaching, Pace-setting, Coercive

Question 25

What are the 3 major categories of developmental counseling?

Answer 25

Event counseling, performance counseling, professional growth

Question 26

What are the 4 basic components of a counseling session?

Answer 26

Opening, discuss issues, plan of action, record and close.

Question 27

What are some examples of event counseling?

Answer 27

Crisis, referral, promotion, transition

Question 28

What is leadership in your own words?

Answer 28

Leadership is when an individual takes charge to train, encourage, counsel, and take care of their subordinates to get the job done. A leader sets a good example and serves as a positive role model.

Question 29

Why do we call it the Army Profession?

Answer 29

The Army Profession is a trusted vocation of Soldiers and DA civilians whose mission is the ethical design, generation, and application of combat power to serve the United States and defend the constitution. With a distinct body of knowledge and self-regulating standards of excellence, we gain trust with American citizens through a legacy of excellent service.