Army Leadership Flashcards
What does ADP 6-22 cover?
Army leadership
What is an army leadership?
An army leader is anyone who by virtue of assumed role or assigned responsibility inspires and influences people to accomplish organizational goals.
What is leadership?
Leadership is the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization.
What is toxic leadership?
Toxic leadership is a combination of self-centered attitudes, motivations, and behaviors that have adverse effect on subordinated, the organization, and mission performance.
What do toxic leaders consistently use dysfunctional behaviors to do?
Deceive, intimidate, coerce, or unfair punish others to get what they want for themselves
Can a toxic leader still achieve result?
Yes, but only short term results where followers respond to the positional power of their leader to fulfill requests
Which leader competency categories does a toxic leader ignore when getting short term result?
Leading a developing soldiers
What will toxic or negative leadership effect in followers?
Undermines the followers’ will, initiative, and potential and destroy unit morale
What are the two characteristics of a toxic leader?
Operates with an inflated sense of self-worth and from acute self-interest
What value must a leader have the initiative to make something happen rather that standing by or withdrawing and hoping events will turn out well?
Personal courage
What type of leader will learn from each decision and action; with guidance from superiors, the leader will grow in confidence?
Self-aware leader
What type of leaders have the psychological capacity to bounce back from life’s stressors to thrive in an era of high operational tempo and persistent conflict?
Resilient and fit leaders
What is command?
The authority that a commander in the armed forces lawfully exercises over subordinated 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 mission
What is mission command?
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 operation.
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?
AR 600-20
What is AR 600-20?
Army command policy
What are the three levels of leadership?
Direct
Organizational
Strategic
What is direct leadership?
Ability to apply competencies at a proficient level
What is the organizational level leadership?
Apply competencies to increasingly complex situation
What is strategic level leadership?
Shape the military through change over extended time
What are the four special conditions of leadership?
Formal
Informal
Collective
Situational
What are three leader attributes?
Character
Presence
Intellect
What are the three leader competencies?
Leads
Develops
Achieved
What is character?
The essence of who a person is, what a person believes, how a person act
What year was the Army’s first leadership doctrine published?
1948
What does a leader taking care of people involve?
Creating and sustaining a positive climate through open communications, trust, cohesion, and teamwork
Should every good army leader also need to be a good follower?
Yes
What are the things that a good followers must learn?
Learning loyalty, subordination, respect for superiors, and even when and how to lodge candid disagreement
How can leader mitigate resistance when trying to influence others?
By anticipating what others value, their reactions to influence, their shared understanding of common goals, and their commitment to the general or the purpose of the mission and their trust in the organization and the leader
How do army leaders build trust?
By being honest and dependable
What is collective leadership?
Collective leadership refers to the combined effect and interactions when leader at different levels synchronize Thais leadership action to achieve a common purpose.
Who can demonstrate leadership?
Anyone can demonstrate leadership
What are the three leadership attributes?
Character
Presence
Intellect
What are the three leadership competencies?
Leads
Develops
Achieves
What is empathy?
Empathy is identifying and understanding what other think, feel and believe.
What does character refer to?
The internal identify of the leader
What does presence refer to?
How others see the leader, the leader’s outward appearance,demeanor, actions and words
What does intellect refer to?
The ability and knowledge the leader possesses to think and interact with others; the mental and social faculties the leader applies in the act of leading
How does leaders build credibility with their soldier?
By unwaveringly adhering to applicable laws, regulations, and unit standards build credibility with their subordinates and enhance trust from the American people they serve
What is building trust?
An important competency to establish conditions of effective influence and for creating a positive environment
What is action speak louder than words?
Action can speak louder than words and excellent leaders use this to serve as a role model to set the standard
Why must leader communicate effectively?
Leaders communicate to convey clear understanding of what needs to be done and why
How does leaders create a positive environment?
Leader inspires an organization’s climate and culture
What is the competency prepares self?
Encourage improvement in leading and other areas of leader responsibility
Why do leader develop others?
To assume greater responsibility or achieve higher expertise
Why does leader steward the profession?
To maintain professional standards and effective capabilities for the future.
When developing subordinates, what should a leader provide?
Resources the subordinate needs to succeed, makes expectations clear, and provides positive, meaningful feedback
What does getting results require?
The right level of delegation, empowerment and trust balanced against the mission.
How do leaders develop?
When the individual desire to improve and invests effort, when his or her superior support development, and when the organizational climate values learning
What are some examples of formal systems thy provide feedback for leaders to develop?
Evaluation reports, academic evaluations reports, 360 assessments
What is the quickest opportunity for leaders to lead and develop?
When there are challenging and interesting opportunities to practice leadership with meaningful and honest feedback and multiple practice opportunities
What does leader development involve?
Recruiting, accessing, developing, assigning, promoting, broadening, and retaining the best leaders, while challenging then over one with greater responsibility, authority and accountability
Why is military leadership unique?
Because the armed forces grow their own leaders from the lowest to highest levels
What are the four requirements and expectations of presence?
Military and professional bearing; fitness; confidence; resilience
What are the five requirements and expectations of intellect?
Mental agility, sound judgment; innovation; interpersonal tact; expertise
What are the five requirements and expectations of the lead competency
Leads others; extends influence beyond the chain of command; builds trust; leads by example,communicated
What are the four requirements and expectations of the develop competency?
Creates a positive environment/foster esprit de corps; prepares self; develops others; stewards the profession
What in the one requirement and expectation of the achieve competency?
Get result
How does leadership develop within and individual?
Leadership develops when the individual desire to improve and invests effort, when his or her superior supports development, and when the organizational climate values learning.
What does the leader development process involve?
Leader development involves recruiting, accessing, developing, assigning, promoting, broadening, and retaining the best leaders, while challenging then over time with greater responsibility, authority and accountability.
How is military leadership unique from civilian or private sector leadership?
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,
