Establish a Positive Command Climate

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Establish a Positive Command Climate

• MQS II
• Training Support Package

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Purpose
Developed a plan which results in a majority of
the soldiers in the unit stating that the overall
command climate is positive.
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References

• FM 22-100 Army Leadership
• DA PAM 600-69 Command Climate
• Survey
  Handbook
• AR 600-20 Army Command Policy

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Outline

• Define command climate
• Assess the command climate to determine the
  health of your unit
• Apply the elements which contribute to a positive
  command climate
• Develop a plan to establish or improve the
  command climate of a unit following the proper
  sequence of steps

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State of Morale
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Leadership Competencies

• Communications
• Supervision
• Teaching Counseling
• Soldier Team Development
• Technical Tactical Proficiency
• Decision Making
• Planning
• Use of Available Systems
• Professional Ethics

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Command Climate- - Definition - -
A perception among the members of a unit about
how they will be treated by their leaders and
what professional opportunities they see within
the unit.
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Morale
A moral or mental condition with respect
to courage, discipline, and confidence.
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Climate Areas

• Officer leadership
• Immediate leaders
• Promotion policy
• Quality of training
• Job satisfaction
• NCO leadership
• Leader accessibility

• Rewards corrective actions
• Tools, equipment, supplies
• Freedom from harrassment
• Military courtesy discipline

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Climate Areas (Cont.)

• Unit cohesiveness
• Social activities
• Food
• Morale
• Human relations
• Sports activities

• Freedom from substance abuse
• Soldiers attitude toward unit
• Reenlistment potential
• Commanders use of the UCP

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Positive Climate Indicators

• Trust exists in the command
• Teamwork, fair play, and information sharing
• Open, candid communications
• Soldier job satisfaction
• Soldiers families attend unit social/sports
  activities
• Reenlistment rate are high

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Establishing a Positive Command Climate

• Determine the health of your unit
• Identify climate areas you want to influence
• Establish clear goals objectives for each area
• Execute plan command climate is created from the
  TOP down

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Actions You Can Take

• Communicate a sense of vision or focus
• Maintain battle focus in all training
• Establish high, attainable, clearly understood
  standards
• Encourage competition against standards rather
  than each other
• Allow subordinates freedom to exercise initiative
• Establish accountability at appropriate level

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Actions to Take (Cont. 2)

• Show confidence in subordinates
• Encourage reward prudent risk-taking
• Achieve high performance through positive
  motivation and rewards
• Underwrite honest mistakes
• Share decision making with subordinates
• Give clear missions with boundaries of autonomy

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Actions to Take (Cont. 3)

• Listen to subordinates and seek ideas
• Demonstrate concern about the welfare of
  subordinates
• Establish and model high ethical standards
• PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH

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Summary

• Command climate perception by unit members
• Assessment can be done by formal or informal
  means
• Trust teamwork candid communications
  positive command climate

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Conclusion
You, as the commander, are the key to a
successful command climate
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Questions?