1. 19. Lecture The LeadershipDimensions
1. MENTAL (ME)
Many evaluatorsimmediatelythinkof intelligence,
but the dimensionincludesmore thanjustbeing
smart.
-Shoulduse ME to assessthe individual'swill,drive
and initiative.
-Inthe area of intelligence,we use MEto describe:
> the leader’sstrengthof mindandthe ability
to make decisions,evenunderconditionsthatstrain
personal limits
> howsmart the cadetis (book-smarts,grey
matter);nothow well the cadetcan use/applyintelligence.
2. PHYSICAL (PH) Projectingthe appearance of strength,health,and
abilitytoexcel indemandingsituations.
- Leaderconveysa professional image of
powerthroughmilitarybearing.
- Includesfarmore than the cadet’s
performance onthe APFT;cadetmay have a
mediocre APFTscore butstill provide an
exemplarymodel of the PHdimension
(because of bearing,commandpresence,
stamina,and/orprofessional appearance)
3. EMOTIONAL (EM)
. CONCEPTUAL(CN)

2. - Abilitytohandle ideas,thoughts,andconcepts
usingcreative thinking,aswell ascritical andethical
reasoning.
- The leaderusesinnate intellect(Attribute-ME) to
mentallycarryoutprocessestotheirlogical endand
predictoutcomes,weighcoursesof action,and
create solutions.
- Usesinductive anddeductivereasoningaswell as
academicand experiential knowledgetoassessthe
propercourse of action.
- Insteadof justraw intelligence(ME),CN
allowsusto assess the cadet’sabilitytouse intelligence.
- ME vs CN. Draw a contrastbetweenbooksmart(ME – greymatter) leadersandthose
whocan applytheirintellect(CN) toa real life situation.
- Words that seemtohelpthe mostin cuttingdownonthe overlapwithME (andeven
PL)--innovate improvise andsynthesize.
CONCEPTUALIS THE LEVEL OF SKILLSHOWN WHEN USING MENTAL CAPACITYTO DEVELOP
SOLUTIONSIN RAPIDLYCHANGINGENVIROMENTS.
5. INTERPERSONAL(IP)
-Interpersonalskillsdemonstratethe ability togauge
the audience andensure two-waycommunication.
THE ADAPTIVELEADER.
-Leadersuse interpersonal skillstopresent
information,anddeterminewhetherinformation

3. was fullyunderstood.
- A leaderwithgoodinterpersonal skill
recognizesthathe/she mustuse different
approacheswithdifferentpeople (some
people needapaton the back where others
will needakickinthe pants).
- Relatestothe leader’sskill withindividualsorcomponentpartsof a group; a leaderwith
goodIP skillsrecognizesdifferencesinthe groupandadaptshis/herstyle togetthe
message acrossto all factionswithinthe group.
- Alsouse to assesshowwell the leaderbuildsrelationshipswithinthe group.
TLO: HOW A PERSON ADAPTSTHEIR LEADERSHIP STYLE TO DIFFERENTPEOPLE BASED ON
AGE, MATURITY, AND EXPEREINCE.
6. TECHNICAL (TE)
- Leadersdemonstrate technical skillsonan
individuallevel throughtaskaccomplishment,andon
the collective levelinthe role of trainer.
• WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO SEE TE? Usually
youhave a lotof opportunitiestoassessthis
dimension –OPORDformat(notthe briefing);
D&C, understandingBattle Drills,etc
• IF a cadet issquaredawayon the TE side,
where doeshe usuallyrate nomatterwhat
else he’sdone?Eor S, butthe reverse isalso

4. true. IF theyare soupon the TE side,they
may endupwithan overall N. Must be careful thatyoudo not allow the cadet’s
technical ability(orinability) over-shadow,orsteer,the entire evaluation.Remember,
TE isjustone dimension.
• Q: What are some reasonsCadetsmay lagbehindtheirpeersinTEfor a numberof
reasons(toomanyironsin the fire--ElectricalEngineeringmajorwhoworks25 hours a
weekandhas a family;the qualityof school trainingprogram;etc.) butstill display
exemplarybehaviorinotherdimensions.
TLO: THE KNOWLEDGE TO PROPERLY UTILIZE EQUIPMENT, WEAPONS,TACTICS,TECHNIQUES,
ANDPROCEDURE.
7. TACTICAL (TA)
-The art and science of employingresourcestowin
battles. TA is a wrap upfor the Skillsarea…CN
(w/ideas),IP(w/people),TE(w/things)inaTACTICAL
ENVIRONMENT. It’sa combinationof the otherskill
dimensionsIOTbe successful inaTA environment.
- Leadersdemonstrate tactical skillsby
employingthe otherskills,inacoordinated
effort,ina combator combattraining
environment.
- Use TA to assessthe leader’sabilitytocombine the otherskills--withideas(CN),people
(IP),andthings(TE)--inatactical environmenttoaccomplishatactical mission.