Results for leadership

What are the three levels of leadership?

Direct, organizational, and strategic.

What is the Army definition of leadership?

Leadership is the activity of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization.

Name the ten core leader competencies.

Under leads: leads others, builds trust, extends influence beyond the chain of command, leads by example, and communicates. Under develops: creates a positive environment and fosters esprit de corps, prepares self, develops others, and stewards the profession. Under achieves: gets results.

What are the Army Values?

Loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage. The acronym is LDRSHIP.

What are the characteristics of the Army Profession?

Trust, honorable service, military expertise, stewardship, and esprit de corps.

What are the four lines of the Warrior Ethos?

I will always place the mission first. I will never accept defeat. I will never quit. I will never leave a fallen comrade.

What are the three attributes of an Army leader?

Character, presence, and intellect.

What are the three categories of the core leader competencies?

Leads, develops, and achieves.

What are the three types of developmental counseling?

Event-oriented counseling, performance counseling, and professional growth counseling.

What does BOSS stand for and what are its three pillars?

Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers. Its three pillars are quality of life, community service, and recreation and leisure. It was created in 1989 and gives single and unaccompanied Soldiers a voice to their leadership.

What falls under the attribute of character?

The Army Values, empathy, the Warrior Ethos and Service Ethos, discipline, and humility.

What falls under the attribute of intellect?

Mental agility, sound judgment, innovation, interpersonal tact, and expertise.

What falls under the attribute of presence?

Military and professional bearing, fitness, confidence, and resilience.

What form is used to document developmental counseling?

DA Form 4856, the Developmental Counseling Form.

What is the NCO support channel and how does it relate to the chain of command?

It is the leadership channel that parallels and reinforces the chain of command. It runs from the command sergeant major to the first sergeant to the platoon sergeant to the squad, section, or team leader. It is used to transmit and enforce standards, carry out the commander's orders, and supervise Soldiers' daily duties. It does not replace the chain of command and it is not a separate chain.

Who wrote the NCO Creed, and when?

It was drafted in 1973 by the NCO Subcommittee of the Command and Leadership Committee at the U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia. Sergeant First Class Earle Brigham is credited with starting it. It was first printed in Infantry School texts in 1974.