Army Leadership & Counseling UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What publication covers Army Leadership? - CORRECT ANSWER - ADP 6-22, ADRP 6-22,
and FM 6-22
What publication covers counseling? - CORRECT ANSWER - APT 6-22.1 (which supersedes
FM 6-22 Appendix B, except paragraph B-2)
What are the two barriers of communications? - CORRECT ANSWER - Physical and
psychological
What is military leadership? - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of influencing people by
providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the
organization.
Who is an Army leader? - CORRECT ANSWER - Anyone who by virtue of assumed role or
assigned responsibility inspires and influences people to accomplish organizational goals.
What is toxic leadership? - CORRECT ANSWER - A combination of self-centered attitudes,
motivations, and behaviors that have adverse effects on subordinates, the organization, and
mission performance.
What do Toxic Leaders consistently use dysfunctional behaviors to do? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Deceive, intimidate, coerce, or unfairly punish others to get what they want for
themselves
Can a Toxic Leader still achieve results? - CORRECT ANSWER - Yes, but only Short Term
results where followers respond to the positional power of their leader to fulfill requests.
, What are the three Leader Competencies? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. LEAD others
2. DEVELOP the environment, themselves, others and the profession as a whole
3. ACHIEVE organizational goals
What five [sub] competencies are encompassed by LEAD? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Leads
others
2. Extends influence beyond the chain of command
3. Builds trust
4. Leads by example
5. Communicates
What does leads others mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Influencing Soldiers and Army
Civilians in the leader's organization.
What does extends influence beyond the chain of command mean? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Influencing others when the leader does not have designated authority or while the leader's
authority is not recognized by others, such as with unified action partners.
What does builds trust mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Establishing conditions of effective
influence and for creating a positive environment.
What does leads by example mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Actions can speak louder than
words and excellent leaders use this to serve as a role model to set the standard.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What publication covers Army Leadership? - CORRECT ANSWER - ADP 6-22, ADRP 6-22,
and FM 6-22
What publication covers counseling? - CORRECT ANSWER - APT 6-22.1 (which supersedes
FM 6-22 Appendix B, except paragraph B-2)
What are the two barriers of communications? - CORRECT ANSWER - Physical and
psychological
What is military leadership? - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of influencing people by
providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the
organization.
Who is an Army leader? - CORRECT ANSWER - Anyone who by virtue of assumed role or
assigned responsibility inspires and influences people to accomplish organizational goals.
What is toxic leadership? - CORRECT ANSWER - A combination of self-centered attitudes,
motivations, and behaviors that have adverse effects on subordinates, the organization, and
mission performance.
What do Toxic Leaders consistently use dysfunctional behaviors to do? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Deceive, intimidate, coerce, or unfairly punish others to get what they want for
themselves
Can a Toxic Leader still achieve results? - CORRECT ANSWER - Yes, but only Short Term
results where followers respond to the positional power of their leader to fulfill requests.
, What are the three Leader Competencies? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. LEAD others
2. DEVELOP the environment, themselves, others and the profession as a whole
3. ACHIEVE organizational goals
What five [sub] competencies are encompassed by LEAD? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Leads
others
2. Extends influence beyond the chain of command
3. Builds trust
4. Leads by example
5. Communicates
What does leads others mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Influencing Soldiers and Army
Civilians in the leader's organization.
What does extends influence beyond the chain of command mean? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Influencing others when the leader does not have designated authority or while the leader's
authority is not recognized by others, such as with unified action partners.
What does builds trust mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Establishing conditions of effective
influence and for creating a positive environment.
What does leads by example mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Actions can speak louder than
words and excellent leaders use this to serve as a role model to set the standard.
