Attachment 1 Leadership Traits.pptx

Marine Corps Leadership Traits Provided in response to RFQ additional questions for solicitation M00264-22-Q-0031

Leadership trait Pneumonic for new Marines The pneumonic JJ DID TIE BUCKLE is the primary memory tool used to teach new Marines, both officer and enlisted, the USMC leadership traits A version of these are represented on the fitness report evaluations used to evaluate all Marines at the rank of Sergeant and above. See next slide

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Fitness Report marking definitions Performance - Results achieved during the reporting period. How well those duties inherent to a Marine’s billet, plus all additional duties, formally and informally assigned, were carried out. Reflects a Marine’s aptitude, competence, and commitment to the unit’s success above personal reward. Indicators are time and resource management, task prioritization, and tenacity to achieve positive ends consistently.

Proficiency - Demonstrates technical knowledge and practical skill in the execution of the Marine’s overall duties. Combines training, education, and experience. Translates skills into actions which contribute to accomplishing tasks and missions. Imparts knowledge to others. Grade dependent.

Courage - Moral and physical strength to overcome danger, fear, difficulty or anxiety. Personal acceptance of responsibility and accountability, placing conscience over competing interests regardless of consequences. Conscious, overriding decision to risk bodily harm or death to accomplish the mission or save others. The will to persevere despite uncertainty.

Effectiveness Under Stress - Thinking, functioning, and leading effectively under conditions of physical and/or mental pressure. Maintaining composure appropriate for the situation, while displaying steady purpose of action, enabling one to inspire others while continuing to lead under adverse conditions. Physical and emotional strength, resilience, and endurance are elements.

Initiative - Action in the absence of specific direction. Seeing what needs to be done and acting without prompting. The instinct to begin a task and follow through energetically on one’s own accord. Being creative, proactive and decisive. Transforming opportunity into action.

Leading Subordinates - The inseparable relationship between leader and led. The application of leadership principles to provide direction and motivate subordinates. Using authority, persuasion, and personality to influence subordinates to accomplish assigned tasks. Sustaining motivation and morale while maximizing subordinates’ performance.

Developing Subordinates - Commitment to train, educate, and challenge all Marines regardless of race, religion, ethnic background, or gender. Mentorship. Cultivating professional and personal development of subordinates. Developing team players and esprit de corps. Ability to combine teaching and coaching. Creating an atmosphere tolerant of mistakes in the course of learning.

Setting the Example - The most visible facet of leadership: how well a Marine serves as a role model for all others. Personal action demonstrates the highest standards of conduct, ethical behavior, fitness, and appearance. Bearing, demeanor, and self-discipline are elements.

Ensuring Well-Being of Subordinates - Genuine interest in the well-being of Marines. Efforts enhance subordinates’ ability to concentrate/focus on unit mission accomplishment. Concern for family readiness is inherent. The importance placed on welfare of subordinates is based on the belief that Marines take care of their own.

Communication Skills - The efficient transmission and receipt of thoughts and ideas that enable and enhance leadership. Equal importance given to listening, speaking, writing, and critical reading skills. Interactive, allowing one to perceive problems and situations, provide concise guidance, and express complex ideas in a form easily understood by everyone. Allows subordinates to ask questions, raise issues and concerns, and venture opinions. Contributes to a leader’s ability to motivate as well as counsel.

Professional Military Education - Commitment to intellectual growth in ways beneficial to the Marine Corps. Increases the breadth and depth of warfighting and leadership aptitude. Resources include resident schools; professional qualifications and certification processes; non-resident and other extension courses; civilian educational institution coursework; a personal reading program that includes (but is not limited to) selections from the Marine Corps Professional Reading Program; participation in discussion groups and military societies; and involvement in learning through new technologies.

Decision-Making Ability - Viable and timely problem solution. Contributing elements are judgment and decisiveness. Decisions reflect the balance between an optimal solution and a satisfactory, workable solution that generates tempo. Decisions are made within the context of the commander’s established intent and the goal of mission accomplishment. Anticipation, mental agility, intuition, and success are inherent.

Judgement - The discretionary aspect of decision-making. Draws on core values, knowledge, and personal experience to make wise choices. Comprehends the consequences of contemplated courses of action.

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