What are the Leader Actions?

• A. Influencing - getting people to do what is necessary.
• B. Operating - the actions taken to influence others to accomplish missions and to set the stage for future operations.
• C. Improving - capturing and acting on important lessons of ongoing and completed projects and missions.
• D. Directing - guiding resources and personnel.

Answer: (A)

Influencing is about shaping what people think and want to do, so they take the actions needed to achieve the mission. It involves motivating, communicating a clear purpose, building trust, and guiding behavior—essential for turning plans into action because people choose to follow a direction when they understand why it matters and feel committed.

The other terms describe ways of doing the work rather than how a leader gets people to act: operating refers to carrying out tasks and tasks’ execution, directing is about guiding resources and people to accomplish those tasks, and improving focuses on capturing lessons and applying them for future work. While important, they don’tCapture the immediate leadership move of mobilizing others through influence.