Presence is the impression a leader makes on others contributing to his or her success in leading them. This impression is the sum of leader’s outward appearance, demeanor, actions, and words. Presence incorporates a leader’s effectiveness when demonstrating military and profession bearing, fitness, confidence, and resilience.
Military and professional bearing: projecting a commanding presence, a professional image of authority.
Fitness: having sound health, strength, and endurance, which sustain emotional health and conceptual abilities under prolonged stress.
Confidence: projecting self-confidence and certainty in the unit’s ability to succeed in whatever it does; able to demonstrate composure and outward calm through steady control over emotion.
Resilience: the psychological and physical capacity to bounce back from life’s stressors repeatedly to thrive in an era of high operational tempo.
Reference: ADP 6–22 and ADRP 6–22
Source: (DA PAM 623-3 NCOER, page 23-24)
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