1-46. Leadership is the activity of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization (ADP 6-22). Leadership inspires Soldiers to accomplish things that they otherwise might not. Throughout the operations process, commanders make decisions and provide the purpose and motivation to follow through with the COA they chose. They must also possess the wisdom to know when to modify a COA when situations change. (See ADP 6-22 for a detailed discussion of leadership to include attributes of effective leaders.)