The role of the soldier leader engagement (sle) is to be a negotiation process conducted in formal or informal communications while bargaining between parties to arrive at a mutually acceptable outcome on issues or shared concern. it utilizes the six principles and typically involves compromise and concessions to reach an agreement.

It utilizes the six decisive principles and typically involves compromise and concessions to reach an agreement.

The six principles include the following:

The engagements are consistent as in, when they communicate similar meaning as other operational activities. They proceed with these engagements in context of local customs and beliefs while also minding the ways of communication, thus acting culturally aware. They’re able to shape and respond to the operating environment with timed and appropriate actions, thus adapting to the environment and acting for the better. Successful engagements are highly dependent on trust.

Thus, the engagements work hard on building up trust, thus acting to restore and maintain credibility. They try to balance their engagements between goal achievement and worries of the other side, thus practicing balance. Finally, pragmatic means that engaging the people in a more realistic way and expectations even in the face of opaque and usually unpredictable outcomes.