Role of Positive Psychology and Resiliency Factors in Overcoming Leadership Challenges
Leaders in the profession of arms greatly rely on influence to make their leadership effective. Influence can be defined as that ability to direct the character and behaviour of someone else, as well as their development. The current army operates in a more or less decentralized environment, which is increasingly becoming a challenge to the army leaders. Thus the army leaders need to develop innovative leadership skills so as to cope with the complex operational environment (Meredith et al, 2011).
As the United States toiled through ten years of continuous war, which was filled with numerous deployments and difficult-to-tackle adversaries, the troops were evidently affected, both physically and psychologically. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan proved challenging for the service members together with their families. The conflicts forced the service members to be deployed for long periods repeatedly. This caused them and their families great stress. While other military personnel have a greater ability to cope under harsh circumstances, many are the ones who find it difficult to handle the stress of deployment (Meredith et al, 2011).
The US military leadership is faced with this challenge of managing the psychological effects of war. War comes with other vices such as domestic violence, sexual assault, drug and substance abuse, among many others. It is upon the military leaders to treat the psychologically impaired soldiers as well as prevent the adverse outcomes of combat exposure (Meredith et al, 2011). One way of creating psychological resilience among the soldiers is by inculcating positive psychology and using Master Resilience Training (MRT) programs.
Positive Psychology
Positive psychology involves the study and application of positive character traits, positive emotions and positive institutions. Positive psychology is mainly meant to complement pathology, which has for long been the focus of clinical psychology. For any given individual, positive psychology will aim at developing joy, well being and good character so as to realize optimal functioning of the said individual. The practice of positive psychology assumes that beneficial traits and the negative ones are two completely independent items (Mills & Kreutzer, 2016).
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Meredith, L. S., Sherbourne, C. D., Gaillot, S. J., Hansell, L., Ritschard, H. V., Parker, A. M., & Wrenn, G. (2011). Promoting psychological resilience in the US military. Rand health quarterly, 1(2).
Mills, A. L., & Kreutzer, J. S. (2016). Theoretical applications of positive psychology to vocational rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 26(1), 20-31. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10926-015-9608-z
Taylor, R. M., & Colvin, H. M. (Eds.). (2012). Building a Resilient Workforce: Opportunities for the Department of Homeland Security: Workshop Summary. National Academies Press.
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