Army leaders must set high standards, lead by example, do what is legally and morally right, and influence other people to do the same. They must establish and sustain a climate that ensures people are treated with dignity and respect and create an environment in which people are challenged and motivated to be all they can be. FM 22-100 discusses these aspects of leadership and how they contribute to developing leaders of character and competence. These are the leaders who make the Army a trained and ready force prepared to fight and win the nation s wars. The three leadership levels direct, organizational, and strategic reflect the different challenges facing leaders as they move into positions of increasing responsibility.
Organizational leaders lead large organizations, usually brigade-sized and larger.
Strategic leaders are the Army s most senior leaders. They lead at the major command and national levels. Unlike previous editions of FM 22-100 which focused exclusively on leadership by uniformed leaders at battalion level and below this edition addresses leadership at all levels and is addressed to all Army leaders, military and DA civilian. A comprehensive reference, this manual shows how leader skills, actions, and concerns at the different levels are linked and allows direct leaders to read about issues that affect organizational and strategic leaders. It includes performance indicators to help leaders assess the values, attributes, skills, and actions that the rest of the manual discusses.