The Positive Aspects And Responsibilities Of An Army Leader

I am a leader of Soldiers, and as a leader of Soldiers, I am always striving to better myself through improvements of my tactics, techniques, intellect, and character. I am a firm believer that we as leaders have never perfected our craft. Leaders need to lead by personal example in order to influence their organizations to become better. I feel every leader should be self-aware and acknowledge their personal leadership attributes and competencies. We as leaders must study and incorporate the positive aspects, and avoid the negative aspects, from past leaders of history. As such, throughout this narrative, I will analyze and discuss the core attributes, competencies, and personal leadership examples portrayed by George Washington during
An Army leader is able and willing to act decisively, within the intent and purpose of superior leaders and in the best interest of the organization. Army leaders recognize that organizations, built on mutual trust and confidence, accomplish missions" (ADRP 6-22, 2012, pg.
Leaders influence those they lead through personal example, strong presence, and their actions; both positive and adverse. Leaders who exhibit a strong presence and exercise their command through positive attributes and competencies are more than capable of influencing their subordinates to accomplish the mission given to them. Leaders communicate purpose, direction, and motivation through personal example and words (ADRP 6-22). This concept is more than just providing orders. All successful leaders, both from the past and in the present, must possess and exhibit a command presence that allows for such influence to have an impression on those that they lead. With these concepts in mind, George Washington provided such a purpose through power, motivation, and purpose to his junior leaders and armies of which he commanded. The Army Leadership Requirements Model, outlined in ADRP 6-22, Army Leadership lays the foundation for a leader through the application of Attributes and Competencies.

Attributes describe how an individual behaves and learns within an environment. The leader attributes are character, presence, and intellect. These attributes represent the values and identity of the leader (character) with how the leader is perceived by followers and others (presence), and with the mental and social faculties, the leader applies in the act of leading (intellect) (ADRP 6-22, 2012, pg.