1. Leadership
Basic Army Leadership
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2. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
Expected Outcomes
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• Know what leadership is
• Know what an Army leader is
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Know what a leader does
Know your attributes and competencies
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Know your leadership development goal
3. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
What Leadership is
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Where two or more are
gathered, someone’s in charge
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General Richard E. Cavazos
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4. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
What Leadership is
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An Army leader is anyone who by virtue
assumed role or assigned responsibility
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inspires and influences people to
accomplish organizational goals.
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5. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
What Leadership is
INFLUENCING of
An Army leader is anyone who by virtue
assumed role or assigned responsibility
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inspires and influences people to
accomplish organizational goals.
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6. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
What Leadership is
INFLUENCING of
An Army leader is anyone who by virtue
assumed role or assigned responsibility
operating
inspires and influences people to
accomplish organizational goals.
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7. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
What Leadership is
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Leadership is the process of influencing
people by providing purpose, direction,
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and motivation while operating to
accomplish the mission and improving the
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organization.
8. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
What Leadership is
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Leadership is the process of influencing
people by providing purpose, direction,
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and motivation while operating to
accomplish the mission and improving the
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organization.
9. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
What an Army Leader is
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Wars may be fought with weapons,
but they are won by men. It is the
spirit of the men who follow and of the
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man who leads that gains the victory.
General George S. Patton
Cavalry Journal (1933)
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10. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
What an Army Leader is
• A leader of character
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– Who lives the Army Values, expresses empathy,
and embraces the Warrior Ethos
• A leader of presence
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– With military bearing, who’s physically fit,
composed and confident, and resilient
• A leader of intellectual capacity
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– With mental agility, sound judgment, innovation,
interpersonal tact,
domain knowledge
11. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
What an Army Leader is
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CHARACTER
operating PRESENCE
INTELLECT
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12. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
What an Army Leader is
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CHARACTER
operating PRESENCE
INTELLECT
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13. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
What an Army Leader is
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CHARACTER
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INTELLECT
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14. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
What an Army Leader does
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If the leader is filled with high ambition
and if he pursues his aims with
audacity and strength of will, he will
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reach them in spite of all obstacles.
Karl von Clausewitz
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15. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
What an Army Leader does
Core Competencies
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• Leads −Leads Others
−Extends influence
−Leads by example
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• Develops
−Communicates
−Creates Positive Environment
−Prepares Self
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• Achieves
−Develops Leaders
−Gets Results
16. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
What an Army Leader does
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What an Army Leader does
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18. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
What an Army Leader does
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19. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
Your Attributes and Competencies
We need to examine ourselves from time to
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time: to see if we measure up as good
leaders.... Pull out that worn copy of FM 22-
100 [FM 6-22] and read it again. You may
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find it a whole lot more interesting this time.
SMA Silas L. Copeland
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20. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
Your Leadership Development Goals
A good leader is like a good athlete. He must, first
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of all, have a love for the game. Then he must
learn the fundamentals, practice them until he
gains a degree of excellence and, finally, continue
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to strive for higher proficiency for as long as he
remains active in the sport.
SMA Silas L. Copeland
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21. Leadership – Basic Army Leadership
Your Leadership Development Goal
When NCOs stand in front of their soldiers,
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they will see a reflection of themselves.
Look into their eyes, and you’ll know how
well you are leading.
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SMA Gene C. McKinney
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22. Leadership
Basic Army Leadership
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Review and Questions
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