Leadership Principles and Traits
Marine Corps Leadership
Principles
- Know yourself and seek self-improvement.
- Be technically and tactically proficient.
- Develop a sense of responsibility among your
subordinates.
- Make sound and timely decisions.
- Set the example.
- Know your Marines and look out for their
welfare.
- Keep your Marines informed.
- Seek responsibility and take responsibility for
your actions.
- Ensure assigned tasks are understood,
supervised, and accomplished.
- Train your Marines as a team.
- Employ your command in accordance with its
capabilities.
Marine Corps Leadership
Traits
- Dependability
The certainty of proper performance of duty.
- Bearing
Creating a favorable impression in carriage, appearence and
personal conduct at all times.
- Courage
The mental quality that recognizes fear of danger or criticism,
but enables a man to proceed in the face of it with calmness and
firmness.
- Decisiveness
Ability to make decisions promptly and to announce them in clear,
forceful manner.
- Endurance
The mental and physical stamina measured by the ability to
withstand pain, fatigue, stress and hardship.
- Enthusiasm
The display of sincere interest and exuberance in the performance
of duty.
- Initiative
Taking action in the absence of orders.
- Integrity
Uprightness of character and soundness of moral principles;
includes the qualities of truthfulness and honesty.
- Judgment
The ability to weigh facts and possible solutions on which to
base sound decisions.
- Justice
Giving reward and punishment according to merits of the case in
question. The ability to administer a system of rewards and punishments
impartially and consistently.
- Knowledge
Understanding of a science or an art. The range of one's
information, including professional knowledge and an understanding of your
Marines.
- Tact
The ability to deal with others without creating
offense.
- Unselfishness
Avoidance of providing for one's own comfort and personal
advancement at the expense of others.
- Loyalty
The quality of faithfulness to country, the Corps, the unit, to
one's seniors, subordinates and peers.
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