Posted on May 13, 2016
What is one mistake you witness leaders making more frequently than others?
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RP Members, Friends, and Connections this is one of those questions that got lost out in a RallyPoint Back Hole in 2016, but it's worth getting it out there again for others to comment on. Good Question!
Many of you have witness numerous mistakes that leaders have made during your tenure in the military services.
What are some of the most frequent, what is the root cause, and what advice can we give our new leaders in order for them to avoid those frequent mistakes?
Let's see if we can provide some great leadership development discussion around this topic/question.
Many of you have witness numerous mistakes that leaders have made during your tenure in the military services.
What are some of the most frequent, what is the root cause, and what advice can we give our new leaders in order for them to avoid those frequent mistakes?
Let's see if we can provide some great leadership development discussion around this topic/question.
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Looking up, instead of down. Too many leaders make the mistake of looking to their boss for recognition, respect, problem-solving and even mission accomplishment. Your troops are the experts and the ones who will make it happen. They have the real-world answers that will work, and you must work to earn their respect. Once your troops have decided to give you their respect, and know you have their back, you will win every time.
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SFC Dagmar Riley
Col Joseph Lenertz best advice anyone can give Sir! I always believe it takes more of a Leader to make the right choice, even if it means to occasionally not meet the demands given when it can cost a life or loss of equipment and there’s a safer alternative to be had and to stand up for it.
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CPL Eric Norton
Leaders reguardless of rank feeling embarrassed to ask questions or feel they need to have all the answers.
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This pictures said it all. I am a unit were one of our senoir nco just do not give a shit about what the junior soldiers are saying. His favorite sentence i am old school and i do give a shit. Smh every time i think about him.
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LTC Terrence Farrier, PhD
Nice! Also, typically managers manage projects while leaders manage people! As a companion to this thought process.
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LTC James McElreath
Being a friend or at the least aquatinted with his problem. Give him a word of advice. I hardly doubt he can possibility that much of an old school soldier to begin with. Treating your personnel like humans has been around for quite a while! The people are assigned to him to mold into future leaders after Commander or Plt Leader has put his old school out of the service!
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Arrogance created by the caste system in the military. Just because one is senior in rank does not mean they should not listen to their juniors. At one time during AD, my CO was undertaking an extremely precarious event and there was a situation that he didn't realize could expose our activity. I informed the XO and he said not to bother the CO with this, he PROBABLY is aware of the situation. I have always tried to listen first to my juniors and tell them why they are correct or why they were not during both my careers. BTW, it is even worse in most civilian corporations.
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Nicci Eisenhauer
Too true on the score in civilian corporations -- the paradigm is competitive versus collaborative, making things mighty rough for leadership to actually be supportive and competitive at the same time. A balance that can be struck for sure, but often the time and energy isn't taken.
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Nicci Eisenhauer
COL Mikel J. Burroughs PFC... I love it! The situation at work for your wife is BS bigtime!
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TSgt James Carson
Training is the key. You don't have time to give reasons nor time to get opinions during a situation. Everyone knowing each other's job is key in training. great leaders have trained their people this way. TRAINING !!!
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