Army Leadership Philosophy

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The Army condensed the word “leadership” into an acronym to reflect the Army’s value (LDRSHIP) loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage. As I reflect on my personal leadership philosophy, I will define leadership from three different version; the dictionary, the Army, and my personal definition. I will discuss in my own opinion what makes a great leader as well as identifying ways that the Army can benefit from having good effective leaders. When discussing the topic of leadership, it is important that we take a look at rank structures, position, principle, moral values and beliefs. It is also important that we take a look at some of the topics that arises when it comes to leadership. Topics …show more content…

What makes an Army Leader and what defines their leadership? Is it the rank or position that a person holds inside of the organization or is the moral value, principle, or belief that a person holds? Leadership plays a very vital role in our organization and can be defined in several different ways. The dictionary defines leadership as the action of leading a group on people or organization. The Army defines leaderships as the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization. My personal definition of leadership is the desire to mentor, coach, teach, motivate and develop a person or persons in both a professional and personal …show more content…

However, does that make that individual and effective leader? In my personal opinion, I think that an effective leader is a person that has the vision to build trust and share knowledge as an effort to impact, influence and inspired another individual in order to gain great results. The Creed of the Noncommissioned Officers also speaks about knowing your Soldiers and placing their needs above your own. The Army as a whole also preaches about the influence of leader knowing their Soldiers and the impact that is has on reducing the number of Suicide attempts or deaths. At least 22 Soldiers dies from suicide each day and research has shown that majority of the Soldiers that commits suicide has never deployed. In my personal opinion I think one of the ways to reduce the suicide rate is leaders getting to know their Soldiers so that they have a better chance of picking up on any issues, changes, or problem that a Soldier may have even when it’s not verbally spoken. Another issue that the Army once faced is Soldiers being considered as weak when they seek help or advice from behavioral health. I think over the years, the Army has improved a lot with this and Soldiers are more likely to seek professional help if they are having a mental issue. This is because leaders has stepped up and supported these Soldiers, letting them know that we are here with you and we will

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