Today’s Army is ever changing, and with it requires leaders to adapt and change with it. However, a leader should only have to adjust his or her style slightly. To account for the changes, while maintaining alignment with their leadership philosophy. While philosophies vary from leader to leader, to me there are three core characteristics which I strive to lead, mentor, and develop Soldiers from. These characteristics are, integrity, consistency, and adaptive. Through my ten year career, I have watched the Army transition. From an army at war, to a now, primarily, garrison Army. As a result I have watched leaders at all levels incorporate the new, and implement the changes in their leadership style. But through this observation I noticed, their core leadership style, always seemed to remain the same. With this said I want to explain my leadership philosophy, and why I believe these three characteristics to be so vital. …show more content…
The Army Values define integrity as "Do what’s right both legally and morally". As a Non Commissioned Officer (NCO), I strongly believe we are only effective leaders when we have the trust of those we influence. Having and displaying integrity is how trust is gained as leaders. But it doesn’t end there. To truly "have" integrity, this must be something you live by in all facets of your life. Because of my healthy fear of doing the "wrong thing", my decision evaluation skills, and the responsibility I have to my Soldiers. This is how I maintain my integrity, and ensure I never look less than trustworthy. My views on integrity go far past what I described above. But in summery this characteristic is at the core of my leadership
SUBJECT: Army Doctrine Reference Publication (ADRP) 6-22 Army Leadership – August 2012. 1. What is the difference between a. and a. Purpose. The. To provide Special Forces Warrant Officer Advance Course (SFWOAC) Class 002-16 a concise overview of ADRP 6-22 Army Leadership.
“Military leadership qualities are formed in a progressive and sequential series of carefully planned training, educational, and experiential events—far more time-consuming and expensive than similar training in industry or government. Secondly, military leaders tend to hold high levels of responsibility and authority at low levels of our organizations. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, military leadership is based on a concept of duty, service, and self-sacrifice; we take an oath to that effect.”
...onate commander and skilled tactician who reshaped the way America goes to war during an era of protracted combat.” (Just don’t) Not only do these traits prove to be effective on a day-to-day basis, but as Morgan & Lynch (2006) declare, there are also a set of key leadership principles that Mattis tries to adhere to as well. They are “to meet and exceed the standard you ask of others-lead from the front, to make timely decisions, seek to take responsibility before you begin to place blame, take care of those you lead, and always lead as you are” along with my personal favorite, “courage + initiative + perseverance + integrity = success” (pp. 6). Ultimately, whether you choose to define them as traits or principles they can be summed up by the age-old saying of “do unto others as you would have done unto you”. How you would want to follow is the way you should lead.
Integrity is a core value, a key aspect, of the Army Values. Integrity of the soldier is looked upon highly, and is a valuable asset in any field of the army. Twenty four seven, meaning every hour of every day, a soldier should strive for integrity. Having integrity means your are trustworthy, and being trustworthy means that your NCO can depend on you to do the right thing at all times.
Justice, judgement, decisiveness, integrity, dependability, tact, initiative, enthusiasm, bearing, unselfishness, courage, knowledge, loyalty and endurance – these 14 leadership traits serve as the foundation upon which every Marine will build themselves to be an astute and practical leader the Corps strives to cultivate. Developing these traits is a continuous process throughout our service. They serve as a guide through every situation, from the routine in garrison, to extensive and elaborate combat operations.
However, as the military and the missions continue to change, the need for supportive leadership must change as well. Leadership styles base on an authoritarian leadership styles are no longer favorable to the overall culture of the military as the needs of member and the global community begin to shift. Therefore, military leadership must shift its direction to correlate with its personnel and those dependent on its services.
The U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, known as ARI, interviewed 41 active duty Army leaders. Most of the Army leaders interviewed acknowledged using strengths-based techniques to some extent, often without obvious knowledge of strengths-based leadership (Key-Roberts, 2014). Nevertheless, several soldiers have found the techniques as being very effective. Army superiors can use strength based leadership to develop juniors by identifying strengths, providing personalized feedback, capitalizing on subordinate strong attributes, building and maintaining a positive atmosphere, caring for subordinates, and empowering the young leaders (Key-Roberts, 2014).
I believe that as a leader we should all have a leadership philosophy that we live by and teach our subordinates to live by as well. However, even at this stage in my life I still have yet to figure out what my leadership philosophy really is. Crazy right that at the rank of SFC with 18 years in the United States Military, I do not have this one simple thing figured out. As I write out my thoughts pen to pad hopefully I can come up with something that makes sense is enlightening and that I can pass on to my soldiers as a guide. So that as they enter into the Senior Enlisted ranks they are better equipped then I to lead there soldiers.
The Army's definition of leadership is “the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization.” An army leader is anyone who inspires and influences people to accomplish their goals. Leaders motivate people both inside and outside the army to help them pursue their goals, focus thinking, and shape decisions for the better of the army. Leadership can be acquired by anyone as long as they have the self-determination to do so. The main principles of leadership in the army are broken down in to the acronym LDRSHIP (loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, personal courage), characteristics the army aims to instilled in each solider.
Introduction “Leaders have always been generalists”. Tomorrow’s leaders will, very likely, have begun life as specialists, but to mature as leaders they must sooner or later climb out of the trenches of specialization and rise above the boundaries that separate the various segments of society.” (Gardner, 1990, pg. 159). The. In a recent verbal bout with my History of the Military Art professor, I contended that the true might of a nation may be inversely proportional to the size of its military during peacetime.
All soldiers, especially leaders, are highly recommended to keep a certain set of values that radiate throughout the entire U.S. Army. They are challenged to keep them near and dear to their hearts and to define and live them every day. A leader is one who takes these challenges serious and abides by
The US Army's value of Integrity is a quality that is developed by adhering to moral principles. It requires that a person does and say nothing that deceives others. As this integrity grows, so does the trust of other people, which will affect relationships. I have been called an empathetic leader who rapidly gained the respect and trust of subordinates. Additionally, I have demonstrated exceptional standards of duty performance, resilience, and professional bearing within a complex set of stakeholder collaborations in support of joint, interagency, and multinational
Leadership is defined as the ability to accomplish a set goal(s) due to the act of inspiring and motivating a group of your peers. Former United States president Dwight D. Eisenhower made famous a quote that stated, “Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.” (Notable-quotes.com). One of the most important aspects of the work area is leadership. Without leadership, there will be no guidance to for teamwork and the percentage of successful goal will be slim to none. Becoming a great leader is no easy feat however. An exceptional leader must lock in on specific attributes such as intellect, moral character, and human understanding. It doesn’t seem like much, but for a majority of people it can be almost impossible. These qualities alone listed above are some of many important qualities that will allow a leader to inspire and guide a group of people towards goals successfully.
In an Army unit, where every individual must be willing to trust someone next to them, even with their life, the ability to do what is right at all times is a necessity. Without integrity, an Army unit will cease to function in a cohesive manner. How can any soldier be willing to look at a fellow soldier and trust they will help them in a time of need if the simple task of doing what is right is left out? At the same time, what is right? Can an amb...
As a growing debate, the question at hand is whether great leaders are born with specific leadership traits, or if one can be taught certain traits over time. According to (Wikipedia.com) the approach of listing leadership qualities, often termed "trait theory of leadership", assumes certain traits or characteristics will tend to lead to effective leadership. I believe that leadership traits such as honest, competent, initiative, inspiring, hardworking, intelligent, and the ability to lead the masses, are some of the leadership traits one should possess. Within this paper, I will examine the overall concept of leadership traits, while observing the traits that were, or can be associated with successful leaders.