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Leaders have the emotional intellect to provide guidance to soldiers when they are struggling with personal issues. Implementing actions that show empathy and incorporate interpersonal tact will allow soldiers to trust in you as a leader. A great leader will go beyond the chain of command to develop soldiers, and strive to influence those around them, regardless of rank. Being approachable and accessible as a leader will foster the relationship you have with your soldiers. Accessibility of a leader is integral because it acts as an early detection system: it allows you to work to alleviate problems the soldiers bring to you before they escalate.

With empowering others, leaders build a foundation of collaborative thinking and encourage an atmosphere of personal involvement; a leader can strengthen the respect and loyalty of his or her followers. Leaders can affect this process by applying their own personal characteristics, such as individual beliefs and values, natural abilities, knowledge, and skills. The character traits of leadership begin with the authenticity of the leader who wants to inspire or motivate others to follow him or her. Without trust, a leader cannot be successful in influencing others to follow. Therefore, good leaders should know who they are and have a clear understanding of their own strengths and weaknesses.

When a standard that contradicts an established policy or regulation occurs, Soldiers and leaders must take appropriate action to address the issue. The action taken by a Soldier is living the Army value of duty. Out of respect, leaders will confer with their superior(s) for guidance, as well as keeping him or her abreast of a situation. Unfortunately, the guidance and command influence provided by that superior will contradict what a Soldier and l... ... middle of paper ... ... Soldiers and leaders to live the Army Values.

Just as the commander will learn to trust me, I in return will have to trust my commander. As a Command Sergeant Major (CSM) or Staff Sergeant Major (SGM), I realize that my Soldiers will not trust me right away, and I must gain their mutual trust through my daily interactions. By setting an example and living the Army Values, I will gain their mutual trust. My commander and I will plan team-building events often to maximize the opportunities to build the mutual trust within our organization with the staff and Soldiers. Understanding that team building requires an effort on everyone’s part but the chance to bridge any gaps tha... ... middle of paper ... ...d me with our staff and Soldiers we have been given the opportunity to lead.

However, being a leader is not a simple obligation to everyone. The concern now is how to be an effective leader? An effective leader should delegate wisely, acquire good communication skill, and set goals for their organization . First and foremost, an effective leader should delegate tasks wisely to his teammates. The key to

Also to make the right, timely and sound decisions are another quality of a leader. Setting the examples as I added before is another positive approach to good leadership. This can be practiced by teaching our people how to set their goals. The Leader should work hard to develop the sense of responsibility among his/her people. Another base for a strong leadership is to bring out all the capabilities of your people by making them enjoy the team spirit.

Being respectful is not hard it is simple, just treat others the way we would like to be treated ourselves. Young soldiers need to learn to live the Army values, which are loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage. If these values can be instilled in us then we will have everything we need to make an excellent soldier but also a great person. These values also come into play when you are sent downrange because you want to have good fellow soldiers who will always have your back know matter what the situation you find yourself in. The army values also define our character traits as a person and they teach us discipline.

This is because it is often assumed Soldiers are trained to the levels of proficiency that does not require an autocratic style and at the same time impractical to allow Soldiers to act under free reign style. The leader that uses participation as concepts are that the idyllic management technique is one that receives input from the collective members of the team into consideration. This technique involves the leader including one or more Soldiers in the military decision making process (MDMP) by determining what to do and how to do it. These leaders encourage participation and contributions from group (team) members and help them feel more relevant and committed to the decision-making process. In participative concepts, however, the leader retains the right to allow the input of others.

Some of these are: confidence, responsibility, calmness, logic, determination and integrity. The reasons these qualities are important for being a good commander are described below: Confidence – To have confidence is a vital quality. The reason being is that in the Army, for example, you work in teams, meaning you as a commander would be the leader of a team. In a team, members look up to and rely on their leader. This means that you, as their leader, need to be confident in your own judgements and decision-making.

His primary intention is to have leadership at all levels, and this can only be accomplished through empowerment. By enhancing the troops’ competence and confidence in their abilities, listening to their ideas and acting upon them, by involving them in important decision making, and by acknowledging and giving credit for their contributions, the General will enable the troops to take ownership of and responsibility for their own success. He knows that troops who feel weak, incompetent, and insignificant will consistently underperform. Therefore, the General must increase their sense of self-confidence, self-determination, and personal effectiveness to make them more powerful and enhance their possibility of success. General Savage employed several leadership principles to empower his squad: • Provides choice At General Savage’s first aircrew briefing, he gave everyone the choice to stay in the 918 or to file transfer papers.