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Define Leadership
Definition
Leadership is influencing people by providing purpose, direction and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improve the organization.
Term

What is purpose?

 

Definition
Purpose gives subordinates the reason to act in order to achieve a desired outcome.
Term
What is direction?
Definition
Providing clear direction involves communicating how to accomplish a mission by prioritizing tasks, assigning responsibility for completion and ensuring subordinates understand the standard.
Term
What is Motivation?
Definition

Motivation supplies the will to do what is necessary to accomplish a mission.

 

Term
What are the 3 principal ways that leaders can develop others through which they provide knowledge and feedback?
Definition

Three ways that leaders can develop others are through

Counseling

Coaching

and

Mentoring.

Term
A leader's effectiveness is dramatically enhanced by understanding and developing what areas?
Definition

A leader's effectiveness is dramatically enhanced by understanding and developing their

Military Bearing,

Physical Fitness,

Confidence

and Resilience.

Term

What is Military Bearing?

 

Definition
Military Bearing is projecting a Commanding Presence, a Professional Image of Authority.
Term

What is Physical Fitness?

 

Definition
Physical Fitness is having sound health, strength and endurance which sustain emotional health and conceptual abilities under prolonged stress.
Term

What is confidence?

 

Definition

 

Confidence is being able to demonstrate composure and outward calm through steady control over emotion.

Term

What is Resilience?

 

Definition
Resilience is showing a tendency to recover quickly from setbacks, shock, injuries, adversity and stress while maintaining a Mission and Organizational Focus.
Term
What are the 3 Levels of Leadership?
Definition

The 3 Levels of Leadership are

Direct,

Organizational,

and Strategic.

Term

What are the Army Values?

 

Definition

The Army Values are

 

Loyalty

Duty

Respect

Selfless Service

Honor

Integrity

&

Personal Courage

Term
What are the attributes of an Army Leader?
Definition

An Army Leader is

 

A Leader of Character

 

A Leader with Presence

 

and

 

A Leader with Intellectual Capacity

Term
What are the Core Leader Competencies?
Definition

An Army Leader Leads

 

An Army Leader Develops

 

and

 

An Army Leader Achieves.

 

Term
What is Counseling?
Definition
Counseling is the process, used by Leaders, to review with a Subordinate the Subordinate's demonstrated performance and potential.
Term
What are the 3 major categories of Developmental Counseling?
Definition

The 3 major categories of Developmental Counseling are

 

Event Counseling,

 

Performance Counseling,

 

and

 

Professional Growth Counseling.

Term
What are the 3 major factors that determine a Leader's Character?
Definition

The 3 major factors that determine a Leader's Character are

 

The Army Values,

 

Empathy,

 

and

 

The Warrior Ethos.

Term
What are the 7 Steps to Problem Solving?
Definition

The 7 Steps to Problem Solving are

1. Identify the Problem

2. Gather Information

3. Develop Criteria

4. Generate Possible Solutions

5. Analyze Possible Solutions

6. Compare Possible Solutions

and

7. Make and Implement the Decision

Term

What is Reverse Planning?

 

Definition

Reverse Planning is a specific technique used to ensure that a concept leads to the intended end state.

 

Term
What are the 3 Team Building Stages?
Definition

The 3 Team Building Stages are

 

Formation,

 

Enrichment,

 

and

 

Sustainment.

Term
Name some things in a Unit that affect Morale.
Definition

Some things that affect Morale in a Unit are

 

Mess,    Military Justice,    Mail,    Supply,     and Billets.

Term

What are Beliefs?

 

Definition
Beliefs derive from Upbringing, Culture, Religious Background, and Traditions.
Term

Which Field Manual covers Army Leadership?

 

Definition
Army Leadership is covered in Field Manual 6-22.
Term
What ADP covers Army Leadership?
Definition
ADP 6.22
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