Self-Awareness

Self-awareness enables leaders to recognize their strengths

and weaknesses across a range of environments and
progressively employ strengths to correct these weaknesses.
To be self-aware, leaders must be able to formulate accurate
self-perceptions, gather feedback on others perceptions,
and change their self-concept as appropriate.
Being self-aware ultimately requires leaders to develop a
clear, honest picture of their capabilities and limitations.
ADRP 6-22
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Develop Self
Focus on key leader attributes Character
Values
Warrior ethos
Empathy
Presence
Bearing
Fit
Confident
Resilient

Intellect
Agility
Judgment
Innovation
Tact
Domain
knowledge

FM 6-22

Develop Self
What Helps You Develop
Capability
Training to learn skills, etc.

Opportunity
Duties, stretch assignments, resources

Motivation

Attitude
Perceived value
Rewards-intrinsic, extrinsic, equitable
Needs satisfaction

Develop Others
Leader development occurs through the lifelong synthesis of education,
training, and experience.
The Army requires all its leaders to develop subordinates into leaders for the
next level.

Army leaders, as stewards of the Army profession, must place the needs of
the Army as a whole above organizational or personal needs.
The effort requires improved individual assessment and feedback and increased
development efforts at the organizational level such as mentoring, coaching, and
counseling, as well as picking the right talent for assignments.
Experiences occur when the participant is subject to practical consequences of
choices and actions. Experiences comprise knowledge and skills gained through
involvement or exposure to an event. Experiences include deployments,
assignments, jobs, training events, and educational opportunities. Leaders should
offer and encourage broadening opportunities and professionally developing
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assignments to their subordinates.