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Army Leadership and Counseling
Army Leadership and Counseling
Army Leadership and Counseling
What is "leadership"
The process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation
to accomplish the mission and improve the organization
The Leadership Requirements Model conveys the expectations that the Army
wants leaders to meet. What are the two requirements of this model?
Leader Attributes- what leaders should BE and KNOW
Leader Competencies- what the Army requires leaders to DO
What are the three different Leader Attributes within the Leadership
Requirements Model?
Character (internal identity) - Army Values; empathy; Warrior Ethos and Service
Ethos; discipline.
Presence )external identity) - military and professional bearing; fitness;
confidence; resilience
What are the three different Leader Competencies within the Leadership
Requirements Model?
Lead - leads others; builds trust; extends influence beyond the chain of
command; leads by example; communicates.
The Army Values consist of the principles, standards, and qualities considered
essential for successful Army Leaders. What are the seven Army Values and
what acronym can be used to remember them?
LDRSHIP:
Loyalty
Duty
Respect
Selfless Service
Honor
Integrity
Personal Courage
Loyalty
Bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, the Army, your unit and
your soldiers
Duty
fulfill your obligations
Respect
treat people as they should be treated
Selfless Service
put the welfare of the Nation, the Army, and your subordinates before your own
Honor
live up to the Army Values
Integrity
do what is right, legally, and morally
Personal Courage
face fear, danger, or adversity (physical and moral)
Legitimating - occurs when leaders establish their authority as the basis for a
request when it may not be obvious. This method suggest to those being
influenced that there is the potential for official action if the request is not
completed.
Exchange - used when leaders make an offer to provide some desired item or
action in trade for compliance with a request. Promise of a four-day pass as
reward for excelling during a maintenance inspection is an example.
Personal appeals - when a leader asks a follower to comply with a request based
on friendship or loyalty. Mutual trust is the key to success.
What are the two critical steps in the formation stage of any team?
Reception and orientation
What are the three principle ways that leaders have to develop others?
By counseling, coaching and mentoring
What three general counseling skills are used by leaders in almost every
situation?
Active listening, responding, and questioning
Combined - leader uses techniques from both the directive and nondirective
approaches, adjusting them to articulate what is best for the subordinate.
Which Leader competency categories does a Toxic Leader ignore when getting
short term results?
Leading and developing soldiers
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 type of leaders have the psychological and physical capacity to bounce
back from life's stressors to thrive in an era of high operational tempo and
persistent conflict?
Resilient and fit leaders
What is "Command"?
The aurhority that a commandwr in the armed forces lawfully exercises over
subordinates by virtue of rank or assignment. Command includes the authority
and responsibility for effectively using available resources and for planning the
employment of organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling military forces
for the accomplishment of assigned missions
What is AR 600-20?
Army Command Policy
What is Character?
The essence of who a person is, what a person believes, how a person acts
Which Army value must leaders have in order to take the initiative to make
something happen or confront problems of discipline and or disorderly conduct?
Personal courage
What are examples of Formal Systems that provide feedback for leaders to
develop?
Evaluation reports, academic evaluation reports, and 360 assessments
What are the five requirements and expectations of the lead competency?
Leads others; extends influence beyond the chain of command, builds trust,
leads by example, communicates
What are the four requirements and expectations of the develop competency?
Creates a positive environment/fosters espirit de corps; prepares self; develops
others; stewards the profession