The Marine Corps Way
What is it that
we do?
1. Self-efficacy
Understand how the 14 Leadership traits will enable
you to make yourself a better leader
2. Common sense rules to lead your
departments
Use the 11 Leadership principles to cut through all the
leadership mumbo jumbo
3. Evaluate your own leadership success
Using the 4 indications of good leadership,
you can determine for yourself whether or not
your area is led well
4. Assimilate more growth as a leader.
Forget everything I say because it isn’t going
to mean a thing for you. BUT YOU WILL HAVE
A FRAMEWORK.
Leadership
The sum of those qualities of intellect,
human understanding, and moral
character that enables a person to
inspire and to control a group of people
successfully.
Primary – Accomplishment of Mission
Secondary – Welfare of the men
Let’s do this.
 Bearing
 Integrity
 Courage
 Judgment
 Decisiveness
 Justice
 Dependability
 Knowledge
 Endurance
 Loyalty
 Enthusiasm
 Tact
 Initiative
 Unselfishness
Persistence
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Bearing
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Creating a favorable impression in
carriage, appearance, and personal
conduct at all times
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Courage
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Decisiveness  Ability to reach decisions promptly
A mental quality that recognizes fear
of danger or criticism but enables a
person to proceed with calmness and
firmness
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Dependability  Certainty of the proper performance
of duty
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Endurance
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Enthusiasm
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Mental and physical stamina
measured by the ability to withstand
pain, fatigue, distress, and hardship
Display of sincere interest and
exuberance in the performance of
duty
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Initiative
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Seeing what has to be done and
commencing a course of action, even
in the absence of orders
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Integrity
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Judgment
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Uprightness of character and
soundness of moral principle,
absolute truthfulness and honesty.
Quality of weighing facts and
possible solutions on which to base
sound decisions
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Justice
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Quality of being impartial and
consistent in exercising command
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Knowledge
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Loyalty
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Acquired information, including
professional knowledge and an
understanding of your men
Faithfulness to Country, Corps, and
unit, and to your seniors and
subordinates
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Tact
Ability to deal with others without
creating conflict
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Unselfishness  Avoidance of providing for ones
comfort and personal advancement at
the expense of others
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Persistence
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Will to go on resolutely or
stubbornly in spite of opposition or
importunity
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1.
Be Technically and Tactically
Proficient
2.
Know Yourself and Seek
Self-Improvement
3.
Know Your Men and Look out
for their Welfare
4.
Keep Your Men Informed
5.
Set the Example
6.
Ensure the Task is Understood,
Supervised, and Accomplished
7.
Train Your Men as a Team
8.
Make Sound and Timely
Decisions
Develop a Sense of
Responsibility Among Your
Subordinates
9.
10. Employ
Your Command in
Accordance with its Capabilities
11.
Seek Responsibility and Take
Responsibility for Your Actions
Morale – is the state of mind
of the individual. This state of
mind is dependent upon his
attitudes toward everything
that affects him
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Discipline – is the prompt
obedience to orders and in the
absence of orders, the initiation
of appropriate action
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Esprit De Corps – is the
loyalty to, pride in, and
enthusiasm for a unit shown by
the members of that unit
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Proficiency – is the technical,
tactical, and physical ability to
do a job well
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I can’t take my organization beyond where I am
as a leader
Lead, Follow, or Get the
hell out of the way
Natural born leader
There is no “I” in T E A M
Open door policy
A great leader takes people where they don't
necessarily want to go, but ought to be
Management is doing things right;
leadership is doing the right things
It’s lonely at the top
The buck stops here
The End