DEVELOPING LEADERS
Values - correct answer Values are the center of a person's character. Values are
ideas about the worth or importance of people concepts, or things. An individuals
ability to survive stressful conditions is by personal values
+obtained through the influence of our parents, teachers, and peers with earlier
experiences establish our early attitudes
+So great that people will fight, and sometimes die for
+Leaders are able to predict and influence behavior of Marines by understanding
personal values
Attitudes - correct answer come from early experiences in society, but are not as
deeply held as values
Behaviors - correct answer the outward manifestation of either attitudes or values.
It is the way they act, dress, and speak. Influence of values is so great that people
will fight, sometimes die for.
Five Catagories of Values - correct answer Political values, social values, personal
values, economic values, religious values
Character - correct answer Defined by the commitment to an admirable set of
values, and the courage to manifest those values in ones life.
What are the ways in which you influence your Marines's beliefs and values? -
correct answer Set the example, reward behaviors that support military values, plan
and conduct tough realistic training.
Value Conflicts - correct answer Exists when individual values and attitudes differ
from those of the leader or the Marine Corps to the extent that it affects
performance
+Adversely affect mission accomplishment, become disciplinary problems, require a
great deal of leaders time, undermine unit cohesion.
