Learn to Lead Volume 2 – Flashcards
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Professionalism
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The skill, competence, or character expected of a member of a highly trained profession.
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Non-Commissioned Officer
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Leadership by example
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Inexperience
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Lack of the experience that would lead to an increase in knowledge or skill.
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Coaching
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The process through which leaders try to solve performance problems and develop their people.
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Discipline
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Training to ensure proper behavior.
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Supervise
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To observe and direct people in fulfillment of the mission.
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Cohesive
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Unified; working together as a united whole.
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Team
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A number of people organized to function cooperatively as a group.
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Critical Thinking
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The habit of being guided by universal values of logic and a deep respect for the truth.
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Inference
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A conclusion drawn from evidence or reasoning.
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Personality
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Individual traits that endure over long periods of time. OR, The sum of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make someone unique.
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Conflict
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A disagreement through which individuals perceive a threat to their needs, interests, or concerns.
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Knee-jerk
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Not thought through.
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Diversity
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Social inclusiveness: ethnic variety, as well as socioeconomic and gender variety, in a group, society, or institution.
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Intolerance
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Refusal to accept differences: unwillingness or refusal to accept people who are different from you, or views, beliefs, or lifestyles that differ from your own.
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Prejudiced
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To pre-judge someone.
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Intelligence
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Ability to think and learn.
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Empathy
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The ability to identify with and understand somebody else's feelings or difficulties.
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Emotional Intelligence
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The intelligent use of emotions: you intentionally make your emotions work for you by using them to help guide your behavior and thinking in ways that will enhance your results (Weisinger).
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Transformation
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A complete change, usually into something with an improved appearance or usefulness.
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Leadership
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The art of influencing and directing people to accomplish the mission.
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Synergy
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The working together of two or more people, organizations, or things, especially when the result is greater than the sum of their individual effects or capabilities.
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System
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A complex whole formed from related parts.
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Relationship
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The connection between two or more people or groups and their involvement with one another.
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Task
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A job assigned to somebody.
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Audience
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People watching or listening; people who read a writer's works.
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Communication
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Interacting with others through writing and speech. OR, the exchange of information
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Sublime
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Excellent or particularly impressive.
