Leadership

Question 1

Define leadership.

Answer 1

Leadership is influencing people by providing purpose, direction and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization.

Question 2

Define motivation

Answer 2

Influencing people to want to do what you know must be done.

Question 3

What are the levels of leadership?

Answer 3

1.) Direct
2.) Organizational
3.) Strategic

Question 4

What is 1 regulation that discusses army leadership?

Answer 4

ADP 6-22

Question 5

What comprises the Army Leadership Model?

Answer 5

Attributes and Competencies

Question 6

What are the core leader attributes?

Answer 6

Character, presence, and intellect.

Question 7

What are the core leader competencies?

Answer 7

Leads, develops, achieves

Question 8

Describe informal leadership

Answer 8

Informal leadership is not exercised based on rank or position in the organization. It stems from personal initiative, specialized knowledge, unique experiences, or technical expertise specific to an individual or team. Informal networks arise both inside and outside organizations. These informal networks include the noncommissioned officer support channel. To build cohesive teams, leaders interact with both formal and informal teams, including the traditional chain of command and technical channels combining commanders and staff officers.

Question 9

Describe the “Be, Know, and Do”.

Answer 9

Army leadership begins with what the leader must BE, the values and attributes that shape a leader’s character. Your skills are the things you know how to do. Your competence in everything from the technical side of your job to the people skills a leader requires. But, character and knowledge, while absolutely necessary, are not enough. You cannot be effective, you cannot be a leader, until you apply what you know until you act and do what you must.

Question 10

Describe why self-awareness is critical to leadership.

Answer 10

Being self-aware means seeing one’s self as viewed by others and understanding the levels of influence one is likely to have with followers. Leaders should know their strengths and weaknesses: what they do or do not follow, what they are or are not skilled at, and what is in their span of control. Even though they should be self-aware, not all leaders are. Leaders vary in their proficiency levels in attributes and competencies and their preparation for each situation. Leaders require self-awareness if they are to accurately assess their own experience and competence as well as earn the trust of those they influence.