ADRP 6-22 and ADP 6-22, Army Leadership

Question 1

What does ADP 6-22 cover?

Answer 1

Sergeant Major, ADP 6-22 covers Army Leadership

Question 2

What is an Army Leader?

Answer 2

Sergeant Major, An Army leader is anyone who by virtue of assumed role or assigned responsibility inspires and influences people to accomplish organizational goals.

Question 3

What is Leadership?

Answer 3

Sergeant Major, Leadership is the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization.

Question 4

What is toxic leadership?

Answer 4

Sergeant Major, toxic leadership is a combination of self-centered attitudes, motivations, and behaviors that have adverse effects on subordinates, the organization, and mission performance.

Question 5

What do Toxic Leaders consistently use dysfunctional behaviors to do?

Answer 5

Sergeant Major, toxic leaders consistently use dysfunctional behaviors to deceive, intimidate, coerce, or unfairly punish others to get what they want for themselves

Question 6

Can a Toxic Leader still achieve results?

Answer 6

Sergeant Major, Yes, but only Short Term results where followers respond to the positional power of their leader to fulfill requests

Question 7

Which Leader competency categories does a Toxic Leader ignore when getting short term results?

Answer 7

Sergeant Major, a Toxic Leader ignores Leading and Developing Soldiers

Question 8

What will Toxic or Negative Leadership affect in Followers?

Answer 8

Sergeant Major, Toxic Leadership undermines the followers’ will, initiative, and potential and destroys unit morale.

Question 9

What are the two Characteristics of a Toxic Leader?

Answer 9

Sergeant Major, two characteristics are:

it operates with an inflated sense of self-worth and from acute self-interest

Question 10

What Value must a leader have to take the initiative to make something happen rather than standing by or withdrawing and hoping events will turn out well?

Answer 10

Sergeant Major, a leader must have Personal Courage

Question 11

What type of leader will learn from each decision and action; with guidance from superiors, the leader will grow in confidence?

Answer 11

Sergeant Major, a A Self-Aware Leader will learn from each decision and action.

Question 12

What type of Leaders have the psychological and physical capacity to bounce back from life’s stressors to thrive in an era of high operational tempo and persistent conflict?

Answer 12

Sergeant Major, Resilient and fit leaders have the physical capacity to bounce back.

Question 13

What is “Command”?

Answer 13

Sergeant Major, command is the authority that a commander in the armed forces lawfully exercises over subordinates by virtue of rank or assignment. Command includes the authority and responsibility for effectively using available resources and for planning the employment of, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling military forces for the accomplishment of assigned missions

Question 14

What is “Mission Command”?

Answer 14

Sergeant Major, Mission Command is the exercise of authority and direction by the commander using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative within the commander’s intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of unified land operations

Question 15

What Army Regulation specifically charges commanders to perform functions such as establishing a positive climate,caring for the well-being of Soldiers, properly training their Soldiers and developing subordinates’ competence?

Answer 15

Sergeant Major, AR 600-20 charges commanders to perform those functions.

Question 16

What is AR 600-20?

Answer 16

Sergeant Major, AR 600-20 is the Army Command Policy

Question 17

What are the three Levels of Leadership?

Answer 17

Sergeant Major, the three levels of leadership are Direct; Organizational; Strategic

Question 18

What is the Direct Level Leadership?

Answer 18

Sergeant Major, direct level leadership is the ability to apply competencies at a proficient level

Question 19

What is the Organizational Level Leadership?

Answer 19

Sergeant Major, Organizational leadership is being able to apply competencies to increasingly complex situations

Question 20

What is the Strategic Level Leadership?

Answer 20

Sergeant Major, strategic level leadership is being able to Shape the military through change over extended time

Question 21

What are the four Special Conditions of Leadership?

Answer 21

Sergeant Major, the four special conditions of leadership are Formal; Informal; Collective; Situational

Question 22

What are the three Leader Attributes?

Answer 22

Sergeant Major, the three leader attributes are Character; Presence; Intellect

Question 23

What are the three Leader Competencies?

Answer 23

Sergeant Major, the three leader competencies are Leads; Develops; Achieves

Question 24

What is Character?

Answer 24

Sergeant Major, character is the essence of who a person is, what a person believes, how a person acts

Question 25

What year was the Army’s First Leadership Doctrine Published?

Answer 25

Sergeant Major, the Army’s First Leadership Doctrine was Published in 1948

Question 26

What does a Leader taking care of people involve?

Answer 26

Sergeant Major, taking care of people involves creating and sustaining a positive climate through open communications, trust, cohesion, and teamwork

Question 27

Should every good Army Leader also need to be a good Follower?

Answer 27

Sergeant Major, yes leaders nee to be a good follower

Question 28

What are the things that a good Follower must Learn?

Answer 28

Sergeant Major,a good follower must learn loyalty, subordination, respect for superiors, and even when and how to lodge candid disagreement

Question 29

How can Leaders mitigate resistance when trying to influence others?

Answer 29

Sergeant Major, leaders mitigate resistance by anticipating what others value, their reactions to influence, their shared understanding of common goals, and their commitment to the general organization or the purpose of the mission and their trust in the organization and the leader

Question 30

How do Army Leaders build Trust?

Answer 30

Sergeant Major, army leaders build trust by by being honest and dependable

Question 31

Which Army Value must leaders have in order to take the initiative to make something happen or confront problems of discipline and/or disorderly conduct?

Answer 31

Sergeant Major, Personal courage is the army value leaders have in order to take the initiative to make something happen.

Question 32

What is collective leadership?

Answer 32

Collective leadership refers to the combined effects and interactions when leaders at different levels synchronize their leadership actions to achieve a common purpose.

Question 33

Who can demonstrate leadership?

Answer 33

Sergeant Major, Anyone can demonstrate leadership.

Question 34

What are the three Leadership attributes?

Answer 34

Sergeant Major, the three leadership attributes are Character, Presence and Intellect

Question 35

What are the three Leadership competencies?

Answer 35

Sergeant Major, the three leadership competencies are Leads, Develops and Achieves

Question 36

What is empathy?

Answer 36

Sergeant Major, Empathy is identifying and understanding what others think, feel and believe.

Question 37

What does Character refer to?

Answer 37

Sergeant Major, character is the internal identity of the leader

Question 38

What does Presence refer to?

Answer 38

Sergeant Major, presence refers to how others see the leader, the leader’s outward appearance, demeanor, actions and words

Question 39

What does Intellect refer to?

Answer 39

Sergeant Major, intellect refers to the abilities and knowledge the leader possesses to think and interact with others; the mental and social faculties the leader applies in the act of leading

Question 40

How do Leaders build credibility with their Soldiers?

Answer 40

Sergeant Major, by leaders build credibility by unwaveringly adhering to applicable laws, regulations, and unit standards build credibility with their subordinates and enhance trust from the American people they serve

Question 41

What is Building Trust?

Answer 41

Sergeant Major, building trust is an important competency to establish conditions of effective influence and for creating a positive environment

Question 42

What is Actions speak louder than words?

Answer 42

Sergeant Major, Actions can speak louder than words and excellent leaders use this to serve as a role model to set the standard

Question 43

Why must Leaders Communicate Effectively?

Answer 43

Sergeant Major, Leaders communicate to convey clear understanding of what needs to be done and why

Question 44

Are Army Leaders expected to influence beyond the chain of command?

Answer 44

Sergeant Major, Yes, it involves influencing others when the leader does not have designated authority or while the leader’s authority is not recognized by others, such as with unified action partners

Question 45

How do Leaders Create a positive environment?

Answer 45

Sergeant Major, A Leader inspires an organization’s climate and culture

Question 46

What is the Competency Prepares self?

Answer 46

Sergeant Major, it encourages improvement in leading and other areas of leader responsibility

Question 47

Why do Leaders Develop Others?

Answer 47

Sergeant Major, it assumes greater responsibility or achieve higher expertise

Question 48

Why does a Leader Steward the Profession?

Answer 48

Sergeant Major, a leader stewards the profession to maintain professional standards and effective capabilities for the future

Question 49

When developing subordinates, what should a Leader provide?

Answer 49

Sergeant Major, the resources the subordinate needs to succeed, makes expectations clear, and provides positive, meaningful feedback

Question 50

What does Getting Results require?

Answer 50

Sergeant Major, getting results requries the right level of delegation, empowerment and trust balanced against the mission

Question 51

How do Leaders Develop?

Answer 51

Sergeant Major, leaders develop when the individual desires to improve and invests effort, when his or her superior supports development, and when the organizational climate values learning

Question 52

What are examples of Formal Systems that provide feedback for Leaders to Develop?

Answer 52

Sergeant Major, the examples are evaluation reports, academic evaluation reports, and 360 assessments

Question 53

What is the quickest opportunity for Leaders to Lear and Develop?

Answer 53

Sergeant Major, when there are challenging and interesting opportunities to practice leadership with meaningful and honest feedback and multiple practice opportunities

Question 54

What does Leader Development Involve?

Answer 54

Sergeant Major, leader development involves recruiting, accessing, developing, assigning, promoting, broadening, and retaining the best leaders, while challenging them over time with greater responsibility, authority and accountability

Question 55

Why is “Military Leadership” unique?

Answer 55

Sergeant Major, military leadership is unique because the armed forces grow their own leaders from the lowest to highest levels

Question 56

What are the four requirements and expectations of character?

Answer 56

Sergeant Major, Army Values; Empathy; Warrior Ethos; Discipline are the four requirements and expectations of character

Question 57

What are the four requirements and expectations of presence?

Answer 57

Sergeant Major, the four requirments and expectations of presence are Military and professional bearing; Fitness; Confidence; Resilience

Question 58

What are the five requirements and expectations of intellect?

Answer 58

Sergeant Major, Mental the five requiremenst and expectations of intellect are agility; Sound judgment; Innovation; Interpersonal tact; Expertise

Question 59

What are the five requirements and expectations of the lead competency?

Answer 59

Sergeant Major, the five requirements and expectations of the lead competency Leads others; Extends influence beyond the chain of command; Builds trust; Leads by example; Communicates

Question 60

What are the four requirements and expectations of the develop competency?

Answer 60

Sergeant Major, it Creates a positive environment/fosters espirit de corps; Prepares self; Develops others; Stewards the profession

Question 61

What in the one requirement and expectation of the achieve competency?

Answer 61

Sergeant Major, it gets results.

Question 62

How does leadership develop within an individual?

Answer 62

Sergeant Major, Leadership develops when the individual desires to improve and invests effort, when his or her superior supports development, and when the organizational climate values learning.

Question 63

What does the leader development process involve?

Answer 63

Sergeant Major, Leader development involves recruiting, accessing, developing, assigning, promoting, broadening, and retaining the best leaders, while challenging them over time with greater responsibility, authority and accountability.

Question 64

How is military leadership unique from civilian or private sector leadership?

Answer 64

Sergeant Major, Military leadership is unique because the armed forces grow their own leaders from the lowest to highest levels. It entrusts leaders to develop professionally and be ready to accept greater responsibility when called upon.