Army Leader Self Analysis

An Army leader shapes his subordinates, stimulates their minds, and endorses motivation. An Army leader is a concept embodied by everyone in the Army despite what rank they have on their chest. At every level low to high, a leader’s actions affect people around them and may even have effects that go beyond what is expected. An Army leader’s intelligence is affected by five conceptual components that work hand in hand to define a leader; Mental Agility, Sound Judgement, Innovation, Interpersonal tact, and Domain Knowledge. Learning about these components shows me that recent events and mistakes have shown I do not yet fully embody all components, and it has given me insight on how to develop my weaknesses and improve myself to embody a leader

Being innovative promotes an open mind which helps improve mental agility and fortifies your judgement. I am proactive in my ability to innovate and think creatively. I currently strive to search for innovative solutions to a problem set by learning all I can from those around me. I am working to develop these concepts and can look on my recent experiences and learn from my mistakes. By using judgement a leader can determine how to best behave in any situation by exercising Interpersonal Tact. By taking a moment in any situation to observe those around you, you begin to recognize the diversity amongst people and your environment. Everyone has a different background and are influenced by different cultures, by taking a moment to recognize the diversity of your subordinates you can determine their strengths and place them in a position that would most benefit the team and increase unit effectiveness. Tact involves not only recognizing the diversity of those among you but also using self-control and controlling the emotional factors at play. A good leader can control his emotion and display the right

Your subordinates and leaders are all human beings and experience a wide array of emotions, by recognizing these emotions and using the correct response you will interact with others more effectively. It is important to maintain your self-control and focus only on what you can control, this allows you to expend your energy on the right things. Use your understanding of emotion when giving feedback as well; continue to be critical, but be constructive so that you offer your soldier a solution and show that you want to see them achieve their objective. This knowledge allows you to maintain balance and stability, so that you can be level headed at all times and maintain calm when surrounded by uncertainty. Only by maintaining balance within yourself can you effectively control your emotions and make sound judgements to accomplish the mission. I think that I need to improve my concept of interpersonal tact in many ways. Domain knowledge encompasses tactical, technical, joint, and cultural/geopolitical knowledge. By maintain an understanding in these areas and using the rest of your conceptual