Leadership Traits and Behaviors

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• Leadership Traits and Behaviors

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Key Points

• Describe the importance of Leadership in the Army
• Explain the Leadership Theory
• Address the impacts on leader development of the
  Attributes and Core Leader Competencies of the
  Army Leadership Requirements Model
• Identify Leadership Theories that contributed to
  the Army Leadership Requirements Model
• Relate Leadership Theories that contributed to
  the Army Leadership Requirements Model

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Leadership What is it?

• Leadership is influencing people by providing
  purpose, direction, and motivation while
  operating to accomplish the mission and improving
  the organization. (FM 6-22)

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Leadership Theories - The Elements of Leadership
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Leadership Trait TheoryThe Elements of Leadership

• Trait Theory
• Assumption We are born with traits that make
  us leaders.
• Explored Traits that make someone great.
• Findings Identified traits, however studies
  were not successfully replicated.
• Raised more questions

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Behavioral Theory - The Elements of Leadership

• Behavior Theory
• Assumption Can learn to become a great leader
  by your actions and
• behaviors.
• Explored What great leaders did.
• Findings Identified two key behavioral
  categories task orientation and
• people orientation.

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The Managerial Grid
Country Club Management
Team Management
High
Middle of the Road Management
Concern for People
Authority Compliance Management
Impoverished Management
Low
High
Low
Concern for Production (Task)
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Transformational LeadershipThe Elements of
Leadership

• Transformational Theory
• Assumption People will follow a leader that
  inspires them. Task
• importance motivates
  people. Collaboration is better
• than working
  individually.
• Work toward a greater good.

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Contingency Theory Situational Leadership

• Contingency Theory
• Assumption The best action of a leader depends
  on a range of
• situational factors.
• Explored Follower capability and willingness
• Findings Good leaders must adapt their style to
  situations to
• maintain effectiveness.

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The Army Leadership Requirements Model
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Key Points

• Describe the importance of Leadership in the Army
• Explain the Leadership Theory
• Address the impacts on leader development of the
  Attributes and Core Leader Competencies of the
  Army Leadership Requirements Model
• Identify Leadership Theories that contributed to
  the Army Leadership Requirements Model
• Relate Leadership Theories that contributed to
  the Army Leadership Requirements Model

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• In written format, describe a person you know
  that you think is a good leader.
• Explain why this person is a good leader in two
  or three paragraphs.
• List the attributes and core leader competencies
  this leader has and describe a situation when
  this person acted as a good leader. Bring to next
  class.
• Next class you will get into groups and test
  each of the theories we discussed today in our
  next class. Be prepared for this discussionas
  well as brief you written homework assignment.
• We will then discuss how this relates to the Army
  Leadership Requirements Model.