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  • 14 Leadership Traits

    The fourteen leadership traits can be remembered with the acronym JJ DID TIE BUCKLE: 

    • Justice
    • Judgment
    • Dependability
    • Initiative
    • Decisiveness
    • Tact
    • Integrity
    • Endurance
    • Bearing
    • Unselfishness
    • Courage
    • Knowledge
    • Loyalty
    • Enthusiasm

  • 11 Leadership Principles

     
     
    1. Know yourself and seek self-improvement
    2. Be technically and tactically proficient
    3. Know your people and look out for their welfare
    4. Keep your personnel informed
    5. Set the example
    6. Ensure that the task is understood, supervised, and accomplished
    7. Train your Marines and sailors as a team
    8. Make sound and timely decisions
    9. Develop a sense of responsibility among your subordinates
    10. Employ your command within its capabilities
    11. Seek responsibilities and take responsibility