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Contents:
Building Excellence
Traits of a Good Leader
Attributes
Perspectives of Traits
The Image of Leadership
The U.S. Army's Eleven Leadership Principles
Structure, Consideration, and Followers
U.S. Army's 23 Traits of Character
Are managers leaders? Are leaders managers?
Is Character Developed Via Nature or Nurture?
Deceptions in Leadership
In Clark Aldrich's book, Simulations and the Future of Learning, he
tells the story of a manager who listened to the ideas presented to
him by his subordinates and then went to his boss and presented
them as his own. He then had the subordinates dismissed so that
there were no witnesses left. I imagine that he was considered a
good leader by both his boss and himself, yet the subordinates
would of course had said otherwise. In most circumstances the
best judges of leadership are the followers.
I once worked with a retired Navy Chief who led one of our
departments. Being located in the Pacific Northwest, the
department has a good share of individuals who, let's say, have
quite an opposing idea of the military. In addition, since the
company provides same-sex benefits to its partners, it also
attracts it share of people from the gay community. So here we
have this ramrod-straight leader with perfectly combed hair, who
even in civilian clothes looks as if he is still in uniform (starched,
straight lines, etc.), quite conservative, and whose actions often
paints the perfect picture of a Marine drill instructor. His
subordinates, for the most part, have long hair, body-piercings,
dress quite sloppy, are quite liberal, whose actions at times
reminds you of the demonstrators you see during anti-war
protests. However, they thought he was the greatest thing since
the invention of peanut butter. They were in tears when he left the
company to go on to greater things.
Great leadership works in the military and civilian life because it is
what one “DOES.” Hitler and Aldrich's manager are deceptions
who capture the essence of phoniness and are quite self-serving
in nature. Gandhi and the retired Navy Chief are leaders because
they capture the essence of truth and selfless service.
During Enron's heyday its officers were discussing how much
money they could screw out of Aunt Millie.
Leadership is multifaceted in that it takes a path along many
dimensions and perspectives. In the early stages of the Iraq war, a
senior Army officer was charged with pointing a gun at a local
and threatened to shoot him if he did not reveal some
information. According to the officer, he needed the information to
save lives and that he would not have actually shot him. His
actions were applauded by many, to include the mothers and
wives of the soldiers he was sworn to protect (one of the basic
rules of leadership is that you look out for the welfare of those
under you). However, senior Army officials had a different outlook
on the matter in that he broke the basic leadership attributes of
ethics, values, and character that it expects of its leaders.
Leadership decisions often take paths that define our nation's
humanity and character. . . and it is not always one easy straight
and narrow path, but rather a multifaceted undertaking that often
has no one-correct answer.
Character and Traits in Leadership
Managers are people who do things right, while leaders are
people who do the right thing. — Warren Bennis, Ph.D. On
Becoming a Leader
Building Excellence
Leaders do not command excellence, they build excellence.
Excellence is “being all you can be” within the bounds of doing
what is right for your organization. To reach excellence you must
first be a leader of good character. You must do everything you
are supposed to do. Organizations will not achieve excellence by
figuring out where it wants to go, having leaders do whatever
they have to in order to get the job done, and then hope their
leaders act with good character. This type of thinking is
backwards. Pursuing excellence should not be confused with
accomplishing a job or task. When you do planning, you do it by
backwards planning. But you do not achieve excellence by
backwards planning. Excellence starts with leaders of good and
strong character who engage in the entire process of leadership.
And the first process is being a person of honorable character.
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be
one. — Marcus Aurelius
Character develops over time. Many think that much of a person's
character is formed early in life. However, we do not know exactly
how much or how early character develops. But, it is safe to claim
that character does not change quickly. A person's observable
behavior is an indication of her character. This behavior can be
strong or weak, good or bad. A person with strong character
shows drive, energy, determination, self-discipline, willpower, and
nerve. She sees what she wants and goes after it. She attracts
followers. On the other hand, a person with weak character
shows none of these traits. She does not know what she wants.
Her traits are disorganized, she vacillates and is inconsistent. She
will attract no followers.
A strong person can be good or bad. A gang leader is an example
of a strong person with a bad character, while an outstanding
community leader is one with both strong and good
characteristics. An organization needs leaders with both strong
and good characteristics — people who will guide them to the
future and show that they can be trusted.
Courage — not complacency — is our need today. Leadership
not salesmanship. - John F. Kennedy
To be an effective leader, your followers must have trust in you
and they need to be sold on your vision. Korn-Ferry International,
an executive search company, performed a survey on what
organizations want from their leaders. The respondents said they
wanted people who were both ethical and who convey a
strong vision of the future. In any organization, a leader's
actions set the pace. This behavior wins trust, loyalty, and ensures
the organization's continued vitality. One of the ways to build trust
is to display a good sense of character composed of beliefs,
values, skills, and traits (U.S. Army Handbook, 1973):
Beliefs are what we hold dear to us and are rooted deeply within
us. They could be assumptions or convictions that you hold true
regarding people, concepts, or things. They could be the beliefs
about life, death, religion, what is good, what is bad, what is
human nature, etc.
Values are attitudes about the worth of people, concepts, or
things. For example, you might value a good car, home,
friendship, personal comfort, or relatives. Values are important as
they influence a person's behavior to weigh the importance of
alternatives. For example, you might value friends more than
privacy, while others might be the opposite.
Skills are the knowledge and abilities that a person gains
throughout life. The ability to learn a new skill varies with each
individual. Some skills come almost naturally, while others come
only by complete devotion to study and practice.
Traits are distinguishing qualities or characteristics of a person,
while character is the sum total of these traits. There are hundreds
of personality traits, far too many to be discussed here. Instead,
we will focus on a few that are crucial for a leader. The more of
these you display as a leader, the more your followers will believe
and trust in you.
Traits of a Good Leader
Compiled by the Santa Clara University and the Tom Peters Group:
Honest — Display sincerity, integrity, and candor in all your
actions. Deceptive behavior will not inspire trust.
Competent — Base your actions on reason and moral
principles. Do not make decisions based on childlike emotional
desires or feelings.
Forward-looking — Set goals and have a vision of the future.
The vision must be owned throughout the organization.
Effective leaders envision what they want and how to get it.
They habitually pick priorities stemming from their basic values.
Inspiring — Display confidence in all that you do. By showing
endurance in mental, physical, and spiritual stamina, you will
inspire others to reach for new heights. Take charge when
necessary.
Intelligent — Read, study, and seek challenging assignments.
Fair-minded — Show fair treatment to all people. Prejudice is
the enemy of justice. Display empathy by being sensitive to the
feelings, values, interests, and well-being of others.
Broad-minded — Seek out diversity.
Courageous — Have the perseverance to accomplish a goal,
regardless of the seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Display a
confident calmness when under stress.
Straightforward — Use sound judgment to make a good
decisions at the right time.
Imaginative — Make timely and appropriate changes in your
thinking, plans, and methods. Show creativity by thinking of
new and better goals, ideas, and solutions to problems. Be
innovative!
Retreat Hell! We've just got here! — Attributed to several
World War I Marine Corps officers, Belleau Wood, June 1918
(key ideal — take a stand)
Attributes
Attributes establish what leaders are, and every leader needs at
least three of them (U.S. Army Handbook, 1973):
Standard Bearers
establish the ethical framework within an organization. This
demands a commitment to live and defend the climate and
culture that you want to permeate your organization. What you
set as an example will soon become the rule as unlike knowledge,
ethical behavior is learned more by observing than by listening.
And in fast moving situations, examples become certainty. Being
a standard bearer creates trust and openness in your employees,
who in turn, fulfill your visions.
Developers
help others learn through teaching, training, and coaching. This
creates an exciting place to work and learn. Never miss an
opportunity to teach or learn something new yourself. Coaching
suggests someone who cares enough to get involved by
encouraging and developing others who are less experienced.
Employees who work for developers know that they can take
risks, learn by making mistakes, and winning in the end.
Integrators
orchestrate the many activities that take place throughout an
organization by providing a view of the future and the ability to
obtain it. Success can only be achieved when there is a unity of
effort. Integrators have a sixth sense about where problems will
occur and make their presence felt during critical times. They
know that their employees do their best when they are left to
work within a vision-based framework.
Goddamn it, you will never get the Purple Heart hiding in a
foxhole! Follow me! - Captain Henry P. “Jim” Crowe, USMC,
Guadalcanal, 13 January 1943. (key words — “follow me”, NOT
“go”)
Perspectives of Traits
Traits (acronym — JJ did tie buckle)
Justice
Judgment
Dependability
Initiative
Decisiveness
Tact
Integrity
Enthusiasm
Bearing
Unselfishness
Courage
Knowledge
Loyalty
Endurance
The Image of Leadership — John Schoolland
What kind of a leader are you going to be — the kind who
thinks he is the best?
Or will you be one of the very few greats
Who attributes success to the rest.
The U.S. Army's Eleven Leadership Principles
— Be tactically and technically proficient
— Know yourself and seek self-improvement
— Know your soldiers and look out for their welfare
— Keep your soldiers informed
— Set the example
— Ensure the task is understood, supervised and accomplished
— Train your soldiers as a team
— Make sound and timely decisions
— Develop a sense of responsibility in your subordinates
— Employ your unit in accordance with its capabilities
— Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions
Structure, Consideration, and Followers
Followers perceive their leaders' behavior in terms of two
categories referred to as consideration and structure (Fleishman,
1953). Leaders who have good and strong traits tend to show
consideration towards others. Consideration may be defined as
behavior involved in fostering effective relationships, such as
showing concern for a follower or acting in a supportive manner
towards others.
Initiating structure is the actions of a leader who is focusing on
task accomplishment, such as clarifying work roles, informing
followers of the performance standards, or assigning a follower to
a specific task.
These two components, structure and consideration, are the parts
that make up the Leadership or Managerial Grid and are the basis
for how followers act in their roles:
1. The structure gives the organization its form and dictates the
way it will interact.
2. The leaders determine the ultimate effectiveness of the
organization as the character (consideration) and skills
(structure) they bring determines the way problems are
solved and tasks are accomplished.
3. The followers respond to the structure and the leaders'
consideration.
U.S. Army's 23 Traits of Character
Bearing
Confidence
Courage
Integrity
Decisiveness
Justice
Endurance
Tact
Initiative
Coolness
Maturity
Improvement
Will
Assertiveness
Candor
Sense of humor
Competence
Commitment
Creativity
Self-discipline
Humility
Flexibility
Empathy/Compassion
Are managers leaders? Are leaders managers?
Managers need to be leaders. . . their workers need vision,
consideration, and guidance!
Leaders need to be good managers of the resources entrusted to
them!
Is Character Developed Via Nature or Nurture?
The nature vs. nurture debate is not linear enough to put
percentages on it — on one side of the fence we have nature and
on the other side we have nurture. And while nature (genes)
certainly has its influences on us, the environment (nurture)
normally determines the impact of a gene. (Ridley, 2003)
For example, one of the classic examples for discussing genes is
Konrad Lorenz's work on the imprinting that occurs in baby geese
— they have it within them to imprint whatever is moving near
them, which is normally their mother. However, it could be
anything else that is moving around them, such as a person. But
no matter what they imprint on, rather it be their mother, a
human, or an inanimate object, the piece of the environment that
they actually imprint on is going to have a huge impact on their
life. Thus genes provide the goal, but the environment provides
the process. And it is what happens during the process that will
determine the outcome.
Jean Piaget was one of the first persons to study children as
species equipped with a characteristic mind, rather than as
apprentice adults (little adults). He discovered they went through a
series of five developmental stages that were always in the same
order, but not always at the same rate:
1. Sensorimotor - infants and toddlers acquire knowledge
through sensory experiences and manipulating objects
2. Preoperational - learns to speak and play and pretend
3. Concrete operational - logical thinking
4. Formal Operational - Abstract Thoughts and Deductive
reasoning (adolescence)
Piaget believed a gene's meaning depends heavily on its context
with the surrounding environment. That is, while a child goes
through four stages of development (genes), it is the active
engagement of the mind with the surrounding environment
(nurture) that causes development. The two main forces of the
environment are feedback and social interaction. From this, the
child assimilates predicted experiences and accommodates it to
unexpected experiences.
For some time it was believed that animals grew no new neurons
in the cortex of their brains upon reaching adulthood, thus their
fate was basically sealed by their genetic nature. This was
apparently proved by a Pasco Rakic, a neuroscientist. However,
Fernando Nottebohm soon found that adult canaries made new
neurons when they

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biliwayne:
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biliwayne:
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na which kind submission ar U talkin about?or is there any day recommended for a submission?

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Tasma1:
Did u guys notice smtin on d Nda site?after submission of ur credentials,u will see ur birth day decreased by a day.for ex:if u reg 10-10-1996,it will appeared on ur aknowledgment form as 09-10-1996.So for U to get correct birth day U ve to reg 11-10-1996 intead of 10-10-1996 in other to get 10-10-1996 registered.

guys dont try dat... Reg it d way it is... It will be corrected afta a while

sinator:
guys dont try dat... Reg it d way it is... It will be corrected afta a while

so do you mean we shd print it out that way or what are you saying

mkbadeniyi:
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killercute16:
so do you mean we shd print it out that way or what are you saying

print it lyk dat.... Den from tym to tym u check... Once u find out it has been corrected u reprint

guys dey sed xperience is d best teacha,dis DOB of a tin apend to me too,i put 27,it gave 26,n I printed it out dat way,den afta lyk 3days,it wuz fixed to 27,so I jst reprinted it,wt am insinuatin is dah if ur DOB is 17,put 17,dont say cos is gonna reduce by a day,den u'll na put 16.it'll surely affect u in d AFSB.its litu tin dat makes NDA screen candidates out,so be very WISE guys!!!

stevosky07:
guys dey sed xperience is d best teacha,dis DOB of a tin apend to me too,i put 27,it gave 26,n I printed it out dat way,den afta lyk 3days,it wuz fixed to 27,so I jst reprinted it,wt am insinuatin is dah if ur DOB is 17,put 17,dont say cos is gonna reduce by a day,den u'll na put 16.it'll surely affect u in d AFSB.its litu tin dat makes NDA screen candidates out,so be very WISE guys!!!

ß0ss, apart From the issue of your Chanqed D0ß which has been resolved when you reprinted, Is there any other Þlace they altered what you chose/filled in the Form when you reprinted last?

no,ryt nw my details re still intact

stevosky07:
no,ryt nw my details re still intact

Ok

stevosky07:
guys dey sed xperience is d best teacha,dis DOB of a tin apend to me too,i put 27,it gave 26,n I printed it out dat way,den afta lyk 3days,it wuz fixed to 27,so I jst reprinted it,wt am insinuatin is dah if ur DOB is 17,put 17,dont say cos is gonna reduce by a day,den u'll na put 16.it'll surely affect u in d AFSB.its litu tin dat makes NDA screen candidates out,so be very WISE guys!!!

So u mean we ve no problem wif the changing of DOB after printing?And the issue will be resolved b4 the registration deadline?

[quote author=NACHIEVER post=30824080]
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stevosky07:
Modify

Modify.,

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killercute16:
So u mean we ve no problem wif the changing of DOB after printing?And the issue will be resolved b4 the registration deadline?

yes it will be resolved

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stevosky07:
I dnt gt u Nachiever..Modify wot?

He wants you to modify ur post where you installed ur number.

killercute16:
He wants you to modify ur post where you installed ur number.

Hahaha exactly, i like that Word 'Installed' you Used.,