The Leader AZIMUTH Check: Factor Structure of Common Competencies

Abstract

Enhancing the leadership skills of Soldiers is of primary importance to the U.S. Army. A critical step in the process of leader development is self-awareness through self-assessment. Such insight is important because identifying and assessing trainable competencies that facilitate maximum leadership effectiveness creates a strategic advantage. This report describes the psychometric properties and common competencies assessed by the Leader AZIMUTH Check, a 360-degree feedback instrument for Army leaders. The AZIMUTH was designed and implemented by the Army Research Institute (ARI) to improve leader common competency development, leader-directed feedback, and enhance leader self-awareness. The purposes of the present research project were to establish a factor structure of common competencies, the minimum number of raters required for adequate reliability, conceptual agreement across rating sources, rating patterns and behaviors, and validity evidence of the AZIMUTH.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA501598

Entities

People

  • John P. Steele
  • Sena Garven

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Army Personnel
  • Databases
  • Doctrine
  • Factor Analysis
  • Information Science
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Military Research
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Reliability
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • War Colleges

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  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Systems Analysis and Design