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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
MLCDL-402-22-02
9 DEC 21
(U) WHAT UNDERSTANDINGS ARE RESULTING FROM THE LEADERSHIP IMPERATIVE CASE
STUDY THE NCO COMMON CORE COMPETENCY (NCOCCC) OF LEADERSHIP?
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(MLCDL 402-22-02)
The Non-Commissioned Officer Common Core Competency (NCOCCC)of Leadership is critical for all military operations to be successful. The Leadership Imperative case study outlines the importance of recognizing, applying, and accepting mission command
throughout the military. There are essential attributes of competency Leadership: Leader development, Counseling, Coaching and Mentoring, Army ethics, Army Values, and Character Development. In addition, a comprehensive understanding of the Leadership Requirements Model, Mission Command Philosophy, Critical Thinking, and Problem Solving (NCOLCoE Bulletin No. 1-19, 2020, p. 11). The case study demonstrates both company commanders providing clear guidance in an operational environment that is continuously changing daily. It appears that mission command, subordinate decision-making, and controlled mission execution failed due to a lack of imperative Leadership being present and exercising authority directed by the commander. Commanders should balance the art and command of science and then integrate the warfighting functions. It then empowers the process of subordinate decisions making participation throughout the unit. Due to a lack of empowering subordinate Leaders, who were fully capable of making decisions, the troops in the team had to return to the central command post and regroup to access the mission. The
mission wasn’t practical due to the lack of Leadership. Poor Leadership at higher echelons can hinder the Leadership capabilities of those at subordinate levels. Leadership is a ‘rippling effect,’ and it matters because every Leadership choice made spreads out to the organization as a whole.
A Leader’s daily decisions in an operational environment become an action, and then those actions create reactions to the entire formation. Commanders should always provide Leadership through purpose, direction, and motivation to subordinate commanders and Soldiers. Phenomenal commanders will
empower their subordinates to make those analytical decisions. According to the case study, the author annotates that Leadership builds cohesive teams through mutual trust.
All military commanders must recognize when to act, why and establish how to bring their organization together, direct them on making those tough life-threatening decisions
when necessary, and empower subordinate Leaders to make the best judgments. Effective Leadership is essential to the success of the Army. The bottom line is that it’s the commander’s responsibility to take care of Soldiers. A commander’s intent must be clear, concise, and easily understood when describing a compelling mission end state. Furthermore, the commander’s responsibility is to empower subordinate Leaders to UNCLASSIFIED
