Army Profession Flashcards
Steward
The responsibility of Army Professionals to ensure the profession maintains essential characteristics (5) now and into the future
Army steward
Under your oath, your work is more than a job, it is an office; not a physical office, but a moral office defined by your fiduciary responsibility to the People for the strength of the Army profession, today and into the future.
Four elements of a professio
Vital service
Expert knowledge
Trust
Autonomy
Critical tasks of the Army Profession
Develop Expert knowledge
Apply military expertise
Certify Army professionnals and organizations
Expert knowledge
Military-Technical
Moral-Ethical
Political-Cultural: interact with outside
Leader-Human Development
Dual nature
Profession vs Bureaucracy
Essential Charactwristics of the Army Profession
Military Expertise Trust Honorable Service Esprit de Corps Stewardship of the Profession
Transactional
Legal framework- the stick
Transactional leadership, known as the “telling” style of leadership, focuses on structure, results, rewards, and penalties. Leaders provide subordinates with goals, establish project checks, provide performance reports and motivate them with rewards based on a recognized system.