Military Review English Edition March-April 2014 | Page 95

L eadership is the process of in luencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization (ADP 6-22). As an element of combat power, leadership uni ies the other elements of combat power (information, mission command, movement and maneuver, intelligence, ires, sustainment, and protection). Con ident, competent, and informed leadership intensi ies the effectiveness of the other elements of combat power.