Leadership Flashcards
What does ADP 6-22 cover?
Army Leadership.
What is an Army Leader?
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 effects on subordinates, the organization, and mission performance.
What do Toxic Leaders consistently use dysfunctional behaviors to do?
deceive, intimidate, coerce, or unfairly punish others to get what they want for themselves.
an a Toxic Leader still achieve results?
Yes, but only Short Term results where followers respond to the positional power of their leader to fulfill requests.
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?
Personal Courage.
What type of leader will learn from each decision and action; with guidance from superiors, the leader will grow in confidence?
A Self-Aware Leader.
What is “Command”?
the authority that a commander in the armed forces lawfully exercises over subordinates by virtue of rank or assignment.
What Army Regulation specifically charges commanders to perform functions such as establishing a positive climate, and caring for the well-being of Soldiers.
AR 600-20.
What are the three Levels of Leadership?
Direct; Organizational; Strategic.
What is AR 600-20?
Army Command Policy
What is the Direct Level Leadership?
ability to apply competencies at a proficient level.
What is the Organizational Level Leadership?
apply competencies to increasingly complex situations.
What are the four special conditions of Leadership?
Formal; Informal; Collective; Situational.
What are the three Leader attributes?
Character; Presence; Intellect.
What are the three Leader competencies?
Leads; Develops; Achieves.
What is Character?
the essence of who a person is, what a person believes, how a person acts .
What does a Leader taking care of people involve?
creating and sustaining a positive climate through open communications, trust, cohesion, and teamwork.
What are the three Leadership attributes?
Character, Presence and Intellect.
What is empathy?
Empathy is identifying and understanding what others think, feel and believe.
Why does a Leader steward the profession?
to maintain professional standards and effective capabilities for the future .
What does getting results require?
the right level of delegation, empowerment and trust balanced against the mission .
How do 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.
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 character?
Army Values; Empathy; Warrior Ethos; Discipline.
what is be, know, do?
BE - is all about your character as a leader and is foundational to your ability to lead. It gives you the courage to do what is right regardless of the circumstances or the consequences. As part of BE, you should be aware of your personal core values as well as your organization’s values.
KNOW – This is about the knowledge and skill sets you need to be competent as a leader and cover four areas:
Interpersonal skills
Conceptual skills
Technical skills
Tactical skills
DO – Leaders act. They bring together everything they are, everything they believe, and everything they know how to do to provide purpose, direction, and motivation. This involves the following three leader actions:
Influencing
Operating
Improving
