Topic: Leadership
Ten Points of Leadership
By Col. J. B. Ladd in The Army Officer—Extracted from U.S. Military Review
Canadian Army Training Memorandum, No 61, April 1946
1. Be a vigilant leader. Know your men. Use good judgment and common sense.
2. Be a competent leader. Know your "stuff." Make quick, sound, definite decisions. Use simple plans. Issue clear, complete, and concise orders.
3. Be an efficient leader. Maintain unity of command, co- operation, and teamwork. Develop mutual trust, confidence, cohesion, and initiative in your unit. Follow up your decisions, plans, and orders with clear-cut, vigorous action.
Keep Faith
4. Be a loyal leader. Keep the "soldier's faith," in service, fidelity, and duty. Take a vital, sincere interest in the welfare of your men and officers. Build esprit de corps.
5. Be a trustworthy, dependable leader. Never let your men or officers down. Deserve their trust. Drive hard to accomplish your missions on time.
6. Be a firm, friendly leader. Cultivate character, respect, courtesy, good will, good manners, tolerance, dignity, and tact. Treat your men as you would wish to be treated.
7. Be a resolute leader. Set the examples of force, courage, valor, esprit, honor, and high morale of your command.
Disciplined Leader
8. Be a disciplined leader. Remember, hard work and iron discipline doubles victories and halves losses.
9. Be an alert leader. Always be on guard. Protect and take care of your men. No man is fit to command who neglects his "all- around securities."
10. Be an aggressive leader. Pay strict, prompt attention to duty, justice, and responsibility. Practice what you preach. Set the high example in the cardinal virtues of command. At all times, teach your officers and men battlefield leadership.
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