...Leadership is an art, and is all about setting new strategic direction and leading a team to get there. The leader is the one who inspires and rallies the team around a common cause with shared values and culture of excellence to achieve the desired end-state. In the Army, the stage is the battlefield where results are never preordained and lives are at stake. In business, the desired end-state might be a major change in direction to include a anew business opportunity, an acquisition or culture change, example a decision to acquire and/or build houses in countries with major contracts as this will house expatriate working in those countries. bring four Management is about achieving results by effectively obtaining, deploying, utilising controlling...
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...15 until I was 31 have always been in the leadership position. It wasn’t until retired from the military that I truly understood that there is a difference between leadership and management. When I turned 19 was put in charge of a machine gun team as an E to in the Army. This position was normally reserved for an E5 Sgt. with years of experience. Through my determination I work through the ranks and tell my injuries in Iraq. Even though I was never Lee officially penned to be a sergeant in the Army until 2010 I held as high as a sergeant first class. After I was retired I started my first civilian job at a water treatment and waste management equipment company. Everything that I have learned in the Army about being a leader went out the window. Eventually I was fired after only six months by management. There are things that happen within that company that didn’t necessarily agree with but because the general manager I was always wrong no matter what. This could be due to the fact that the only reason why the management was given the position was because she had a college degree from an online college...
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...Question 1: Consider the qualities that mark a leader- Vision, ability, enthusiasm, stability, concern for others, self-confidence, persistence, vitality, charisma, and integrity. On the basis of these 10 qualities, discuss the best leader you have ever had. I would have to say while I was in the Army I has a Leader named SGT Braggs. He was very well versed in his knowledge of the Military and his ability share that knowledge. He was very respectful, and hard when he needed to be but still showed respect. It was almost as if he played the roll of a father figure, you didn’t want to disappoint him. He wouldn’t be angry and yell or scream he would just look at you and tell you that “I thought you knew better” and that “we have to learn...
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...A team consists of two elements, the leader and the follower. A servant leadership is a great asset to an Army team. A good leader may have both bad followers and good followers and still be successful. Both roles coincide with each other, you cannot have a leader without the follower, and you cannot have followers without the leader. Each one fulfills a role that is unique to itself and only achievable by them. The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead (Greenleaf, n.d.). Being a servant leader is an embodiment of the creed of the noncommissioned officer, especially the line; I know my soldiers and I will always place their...
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...Through this contractual sense of enlistment relations between soldiers and their commanding officers was very close, sometimes mutinying together as with Captain Learned and his troops who mutinied together when they realized they would be detained past their enlistment date (Anderson 162-3). Leaving camp mid-winter was dangerous but “Learned clearly understood that his leadership was contingent on his men’s continuing consent” and when the regimen became lost in the snow Learned was only able to keep his command by “[admitting] his confusion and sharing what information he had… Second [expressing] his personal commitment to continuing but made no further attempt to influence their choice” (Anderson, 163). While this may have been unconventional in regular officer-troop relations Learned’s “frank appeal to the men was a necessary symbolic act” which his troops responded to even when they were starving, cold, and lost (Anderson, 163). This style of leadership can also be seen in the movie The Crossing with the Continental Army; several times troops are worn, exhausted, injured, and ready to desert. In one scene after a skirmish with the red coats George Washington wants to continue to move but some higher ranking officers are complaining of how tired the troops are (The Crossing)....
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...An Army leader must possess various skills to positively influence a unit accomplish a desired outcome. The Army Leadership Requirement Model lists 23 sub-elements that are necessary for effective leadership to achieve mission success. What is the most important sub-element? A leader may possess many of the elements listed in the leadership requirement model, but will only be successful if he or she can demonstrate interpersonal tact by recognizing diversity and demonstrating self-control, balance and emotional stability. An effective leader must be able to work with diverse populations of people. Our Army is composed of soldiers from all parts of the world and civilians with no military experience. Armed with this knowledge, leaders must continue to educate themselves on the differing cultures and understand the varied capabilities that each bring. Leaders that acknowledge these differences will be able to build trusting relationships and create positive climates in which subordinates are willing to give meaningful feedback. Positive climates have beneficial effects on motivation, communication, teamwork, and performance. Leaders that exemplify dignity and respect are able to influence others through motivation...
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...Leadership Styles Report Army Leadership Styles The authoritarian leadership style is very effective in the army. Authoritarian leaders do not allow input from their team. This leadership style is ideal for situations that need a quick and effective decision, for example a commanding officer leading the troops on the battlefield to avoid an ambush. This leadership style would be the most effective than the others for example the democratic style in this situation. Due to the input allowed from the team it would take too long and would not be as effective in this situation. The people orientated style is quite effective in the army. People orientated leaders focus on the welfare of the team before anything else. The leadership style is ideal...
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...Clearly define the ethical problem. a. The ethical problem is weather I should do the “right” thing and report SFC Sharp. Who I understand to be an all around good leader. For a possible security breach without talking to SFC Sharp first to get all the facts straight. 2. Employ applicable laws and regulations. a. Every unit should have an SOP for dealing with the handling of secret material. I would check the SOP first and see what AR’s apply then go from there. 3. Reflect on the ethical values and their ramifications. a. The Army values that I find applicable to this situation are duty, loyalty, Integrity, and respect. I will take time to reflect on each of these values as I feel they apply. Duty: I believe that it is my duty to do the right thing here and gather all the facts of the situation from all parties involved. Before developing a course of action that may hinder the careers of both myself and SFC Sharp. Loyalty: My loyalties are both with my unit and the NCO corp. I feel I need to do what’s best for both. Integrity: If I do not take the time and develop the best COA for this situation. My character as an NCO will be compromised. Respect: Knowing that SFC Sharp is a good NCO I owe it to him to discuss this matter with him personally before taking it to higher. Because it may have been a simple mistake. One that may not have to jeopardize his career if it is handled internally first. 4. Consider the applicable morale principles...
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...Integrity- That no matter what you will do the right thing. * Personal Courage- The courage to do the right thing no matter what people say. 4. Determined all relevant guiding moral principles from the ethical values chosen. * Duty- Duty to do the right thing for your country and to not take short cuts while performing your duty. * Honor-To always do what is right no matter what the outcome will be. 5. Identified and accurately applied all other relevant moral principles to the ethical problem- 6. Chose a course of action which reflected sound judgment and a thorough analysis of steps one through five.- Its obvious of what you as a soldier has to do. Everyone has policies and procedures that they must follow, plus the Army Values. You as a soldier must report the incident through your chain of command and they will guide you through the next course of action. 7. Selected the best method to implement their chosen course of action- If I understand correctly which I doubt I am, do we come up with a course of action. If so well once my chain of command is notified we will probably have to do reports on the incident at hand and give statements to what I found and how I found...
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...The Army Values have been a mainstay in Army culture and tradition since 1775. The Army values have helped in many military careers keeping soldiers focused. The Army as a career is not always a walk in the park. Soldiers should always look to the Army Values when times get tough. Many soldiers know the Army values and do not implement them in their life and careers. To most, the Army is just another paycheck, a way to make money. Most soldiers practice the Army values at times, but few do not and little do they know that it could come back to haunt them. There are two Army Values that I think are the most important - Personal Courage and Integrity. Personal Courage is looking to the inside of your mind and body to pull through situations...
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...categories; organization and leadership, training and education, information and technology. Organization and Leadership The military organization used to be typical Weber’s bureaucratic system. There was a hierarchical chain of command system. Orders came from the top-down. Top commanders made the decisions. This kind of an organization system works, if the foe is a Nation-State army. But now threats are different than it used to be. They are decentralized, networked and syndicated. Now there are new attack systems as roadside bombs and devices that confuse GPS signals. The new organization is changed from hierarchical chain of command system to vision and values teams like Pinchot said. Because new organization needs leader who can adapt whatever future they will find and innovate to create a future that is more favorable for army. In classical army they wanted soldiers who are physically fit educated disciplined as Weber said in career based on merit. Training and Education All training systems were similar. Now all armies are in a hybrid decentralized manner. Army has to train soldiers according to this. They should respond to unpredictable experiences. In training, new soldiers learn using their creativity and technology. The instructors weren’t really useful. Teaching system changed. Now new model for the classroom to provide a kind of warehouse of tools and applications that the students can download and deliver themselves. Army manuals are changing. Now to...
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...Army officers learn from the onset of their careers the important role they play as problem solvers. The military institutions tasked with providing education to leaders spend vast amounts of time teaching the Army Problem Solving Process. With that being said, Army officers at all ranks would be better served if they were able to incorporate the elements of thought as defined by Drs. Paul & Elder into the military decision-making process. Although encompassed within the Army problem solving process, officers often fail to identify and incorporate the tenets of thought when making decisions resulting in potentially adverse consequences. The following examples will highlight how a failure to incorporate elements of thought into the decision-making...
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...Women have been participating in wars for many years in different types of ways. In the past it was illegal for women to physically fight in the war but many found their way to help pitch in. Many women disguised themselves as men fighting in combat; some created organizations to support soldiers with forms of aid and donations of food and supplies, and others volunteered on a more personal status sending items to soldiers they knew. It is only recently that women have been considered to take part in direct physical combat which still holds strong oppositions. Women, who are enrolled in the army today, are still not equally treated. They are suffering from being sexually assaulted, discriminated against in high roles, and given poor primary and reproductive healthcare. There should be a change in the availability of opportunities for women in service, fair recognition of their hard work, and they should be given equal rights. Today women in the military face many unjust things one of the leading problems is sexual harassment. Military sexual trauma is the experience of sexual harassment or completed sexual assault during military service. This occurs in both male and females militants. Based on research from the National Virginia Military Sexual Trauma Surveillance Data, approximately one in five women veterans receiving universal screening at a Veterans Health Administration facility reported that they experienced military sexual trauma. In an overall survey they found...
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...that most military commander would want to know, “How did he manage to conquer a huge empire in such a short period of time?” First, he should thank his father Phillip’s innovation and military for setting up the stage for his conquest. Second, Alexander’s early education jump started his character as a leader. Finally, Alexander’s psychological and social strategy helped bolster the rapid conquest. These above factors contribute to the spread of the Empire in a short period of only 13 years. King Phillip The prolong Peloponnesian War severely weakened the Greek city-states. The vulnerability of the Greek city-states was the perfect timing for King Phillip to invade and conquer all of the Greek city-states. King Phillips investment in his army was about to be tested in his conquest of the Greek city-states. From all the battles that he faced, the Battle at Chaeroneia...
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...Organizational Behavior and Communication Com 530 January 13, 2012 Organizational Behavior and Communication The United States Army focused on personnel, training, technology, and leadership or this entire combine for the success of the Army in both peace and war. One of the important variables is culture; military culture of army personality, values, or way of thinking. Culture within the Army is widely diverse with the varieties of gender, religious background, races, or whether they are or will be active or reserve duty. As new people enter the Army, then they have to deal with external adaption and integrate them into the Army’s way of life and beliefs. New members are then taught to perceive and feel the same in the Army. The servicemen are taught limited use of forces in war at all possible, effects of military growth on units, insubordination causes, and innovation in the military, learning abilities impact within the organizations, leadership development, and potential conflicts on reconstruction teams. The Army has to be able to move large formation of servicemen safely on the battlefield, so there is a need to have critical control and command. Cultures The Army has the traditional approach where they have a higher up command (hierarchy) to direct and enforce policies, procedures, and process to fit the Army culture. Then the soldiers (clan culture) have more flexibility but less focus on control and structure. They are driven to shared goals, vision...
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