Leadership II - Developing Others Flashcards
What do good leaders do
Strive to leave an organization better than they found it and expect others, at all levels, to do the same
How do good leaders accomplish their mission
Developing the right climate, themselves, and others
What are the four components of Setting Conditions
Climate and culture are the context in which leaders and followers interact
Each element has an effect on the other
Research has shown that a positive work environment is more productive
Leaders set the tone of the environment
What are the factors of a positive climate
How much are you willing to: Stick up for them Train them Hold them accountable Be fair and consistent Respect them
How much do they trust you
How much have their lives improved under your command
How solid and inclusive is the team
What does Jim Citrin believe about leadership
The more your goals are directed at benefiting people beyond yourself, the more likely you’ll be to achieve success by inspiring others to support you along the way
Define Fairness and Inclusiveness
A leader must use a consistent viewpoint, based on Army principles, in treatment of others in order to build a positive climate. All leaders are responsible for adhering to equal opportunity policies and preventing any form of harassment.
Define Encouraging Initiative
A key goal for any leader is to encourage subordinates to exercise initiative
Leaders who create a non-threatening environment invoke initiative
Initiative and follow up are essential to success
Define Self-Awareness
Being aware of one’s traits, feelings, and behaviors
Enables leaders to recognize their strengths and weaknesses
In contrast, leaders who lack self-awareness are often seen as arrogant and disconnected from their subordinates
What are the three core experiences a leader goes through during their career
Institutional training
Training and job experience gained during operational assignments
Self-development
What are the three principle ways a leader can develop others
Counseling
Coaching
Mentoring
How many steps is the counseling process
4
What are the four steps in the Counseling Process
Identify the need for counseling
Prepare for counseling
Conduct the counseling **DEVELOP A PLAN OF ACTION
Follow up
Define couseling
The process used by leaders to review a subordinates demonstrated performance and potential.
How many types of counseling are there
3
What are the types of counseling
Event
Performance
Professional Growth
Define Performance Counseling
A review of a subordinate’s duty performance during a specified period
The leader and the subordinate jointly establish performance objectives and clear standards for the next counseling period
Focuses on the subordinate’s strengths, weaknesses, and potential
Required under the OER / NCOER reporting systems
Define Event Counseling
Covers a specific event or situation
May precede specific events such as going before the promotion board
May follow events such as exceptional or poor duty performance
Recommended for reception into an organization, or separation from the Army
Define Growth Counseling
Includes planning for the accomplishment of individual and professional goals
Has a developmental orientation
Assists subordinates in achieving organizational and individual goals
Define Active Listening
Counseling requires the skill of active
listening, by both counselor and
subordinate, in order to be effective.
Eye Contact
Pay full attention
Avoid interrupting speaker
Send signals to show you are following the speaker
How many approaches to counseling are there
3
List the types of approaches to counseling
Directive
Nondirective
Combined
Define Directive Counseling
Works best to correct simple problems
On-the-spot corrections
The leader does the talking; tells the subordinate what to do and when to do it
Define Nondirective Counseling
Preferred method
Leaders use their experiences, insight and judgment
Used to explain the counseling process and defining expectations
Define Combined Approach Counseling
The leader uses techniques from both the
directive and nondirective approaches
Emphasizes the subordinate’s planning
and decision-making responsibilities
What constitutes effective counseling
Respect the subordinate (empathy) Have credibility Remove personal bias Avoid rash judgments Maintain self control Possess flexible counseling methods Follow up on the plan of action Be honest and blunt Help them help themselves Gain the trust of the subordinate Understand the full problem before trying to fix it ** You must ask the following question: Did the subordinate fail as a Soldier or did the Leader fail as a counselor??
Define Coaching
The guidance of another person’s development in new or existing skills during the practice of those skills.
Relies primarily on teaching and guiding to develop capabilities
Involves ‘hands on approach”
Learning by doing
Define mentoring
A leader with greater experience providing advice and guidance with focus on growing in the profession.
Define mentorship
The voluntary developmental relationship that exists between a person of greater experience and a person of lesser experience that is characterized by mutual trust and respect.
What are the three developmental stages of Building Team Skills
Formation
Enrichment
Sustainment
Define the General Formation Stage
Reception and orientation into unit
Learn about leaders and fellow Soldiers
Achieve acceptance and belonging
Reception is meeting the leader. Orientation is meeting everyone else and learning the schedules and other requirements for the job
Define the Formation Stage in Deployments and War
Coping with fear of unknown
Adjusting to separation from home and family
Define the General Enrichment Stage
Gain trust in leaders and other members of unit
Establish authority, allow for growth, and build pride in the organization
Most important thing leaders do to establish this stage of team building is TRAINING
Define the Enrichment Stage in Deployments and War
Demonstrate Competence
Becoming a Team Member
Learn About the Threat
Define the General Sustainment Stage
Ownership and pride exists in the unit; “Think as a Team”
Share ideas and feelings freely
Sustain trust and confidence
Define the Sustainment Stage in Deployments and War
Adjust to continuous operations
Cope with the current situation
Adjust to enemy actions
Define Achieving
Achieving is Mission Accomplishment
Achieving begins in the short term by setting objectives
Define successful execution
Successful execution of a plan is based on preparation beforehand. Mission success requires task understanding, supervision, assessing progress, and implementing required adjustment decisions.
Define Adaptability
An effective change in behavior in response to an altered situation. (Para 10-48)
Tools for Adaptability:
The ability identify the essential elements critical for performance in each new situation.
The ability to change practices or unit actions by quickly capitalizing on strengths and minimizing weaknesses.
How many levels of leadership are there
3
What are the three levels of leadership
Direct (Teams/Unit/Task Force Perspective)
Organizational (Systems and Processes Perspective)
Strategic (Global/Regional/National Perspective)
What medium does each level of leadership work through
Direct (Face to Face/First Line)
Organizational (Indirect through multiple levels of subordinates)
Strategic (Major command through DoD level positions)
Define Direct Level Leadership
Direct leaders provide one on one guidance and direction; interaction at the lowest levels of the Army. Direct level leader positions would include: squad leader platoon sergeant / platoon leader Company Commander Battalion Commander
NCOS are in direct leadership positions more often than officers and Army civilians and are crucial for day-to-day development and care of Soldiers
Define Organizational Level Leadership
An organizational leader must guide his subordinates to fulfill missions provided by higher commands. He must convey to the direct leaders under him his intent and manage his resources and personnel to achieve the mission.
Brigade Commander
Division Commander
Corps Commander
Define Strategic Level Leadership
Strategic level positions involve responsibility for large complex organizations. Focused on long term national security and Geo-Political objectives.
Major commands (MACOMs) Department of Defense
