Throughout the history of the Army, leaders have been the driving force behind our organization’s success. The role of an Army leader has evolved over time and being able to adapt to the constant changes is vital to our success. As a lower enlisted Soldier coming into the Army, I quickly began to gain my own personal opinion of what an professional leader should be based on what I saw from the leaders that I interacted with on a daily basis. My understanding of what an Army leader should do and be began to increase once I became a leader.
The ADP 6-22, Army Leadership identifies the role, attributes, and competencies of a leader. The Army defines a leader as “anyone who by virtue of assumed role or assigned responsibility inspires and …show more content…
Army leaders motivate people both inside and outside the chain of command to pursue actions, focus thinking and shape decisions for the greater good of the organization”. I believe a leader encompasses these qualities as well as holds the standard even when it is not the popular thing to do. Some of the key values that shape how I lead are integrity, loyalty, selfless service, respect, and commitment. As a senior noncommissioned officer, I treat the Soldier’s that I outrank the same way I treat the Soldier’s that outrank me. I feel most effective when I am training my Soldiers, completing tasks, and working with my team as a whole to carry out our missions. I have been a leader in my unit for the last three months and upon arrival, I walked into a section that was broken at every angel. I had to set priorities for my section and myself so I would not overwhelm my shop or myself. To be more effective I made a list of targets that my section needed to concur. I found that my Soldiers were not competent in their assigned tasks, so training became a top priority for me along with establishing systems that allowed my section to function effectively. Once I have trained my Soldier’s on how to perform their assigned duties to standard, I expect them to
The ADP 6-22, Army Leadership identifies the role, attributes, and competencies of a leader. The Army defines a leader as “anyone who by virtue of assumed role or assigned responsibility inspires and …show more content…
Army leaders motivate people both inside and outside the chain of command to pursue actions, focus thinking and shape decisions for the greater good of the organization”. I believe a leader encompasses these qualities as well as holds the standard even when it is not the popular thing to do. Some of the key values that shape how I lead are integrity, loyalty, selfless service, respect, and commitment. As a senior noncommissioned officer, I treat the Soldier’s that I outrank the same way I treat the Soldier’s that outrank me. I feel most effective when I am training my Soldiers, completing tasks, and working with my team as a whole to carry out our missions. I have been a leader in my unit for the last three months and upon arrival, I walked into a section that was broken at every angel. I had to set priorities for my section and myself so I would not overwhelm my shop or myself. To be more effective I made a list of targets that my section needed to concur. I found that my Soldiers were not competent in their assigned tasks, so training became a top priority for me along with establishing systems that allowed my section to function effectively. Once I have trained my Soldier’s on how to perform their assigned duties to standard, I expect them to