The Army is a hierarchical organization that demands accountability at every level. While individuals are accountable for their own actions, leaders have a unique responsibility to ensure appropriate behavior and attitudes in groups of individuals.
Leadership makes a difference in every organization.
Ineffective leadership results in ineffective units characterized by poor performance and poor discipline. Leaders must exhibit three traits to create the proper conditions under which soldiers, and units, can be successful. First, leaders must be cognizant of their part in preserving the Army's traditional role as the guarantor of America's fundamental values. Second, they must be ethical standard-bearers to model the ideal and to forge an atmosphere of trust and confidence. And third, they must be teachers to show subordinates how to do what is required and to encourage them to do it.