Posted on Nov 27, 2016
Delegation. It's a hard thing to learn how to do. How hard was it for you to delegate tasks as a growing leader and what made it easier?
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As a lower ranking service member, you rarely delegate tasks. Instead you focus on your task or your mission and do what needs to be done. Teamwork does play a role in some things, however most of the time, you yourself are involved in the work effort.
Leadership is responsible for delegating and assigning work details and tasking. How did they learn how to do this? How did they get over this challenge? How hard was this transition and what made it easier to adjust to?
Leadership is responsible for delegating and assigning work details and tasking. How did they learn how to do this? How did they get over this challenge? How hard was this transition and what made it easier to adjust to?
Leadership
Leadership Development
Advice
Enlisted
Officer
Edited 8 y ago
Posted 8 y ago
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It came with experience. Recognizing each subordinates talents and using them correctly. Giving them the task and trying not to micromanage them is the hardest part.
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LCpl Scott Greenwood
If you don't trust me and feel the need to micromanage me I'm obviously not the right man for the job.
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SGT John Wesley
LCpl Scott Greenwood - True, but I was just reminded that in the end it's my responsibility... Kind of a catch 22
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CDR Jon Corrigan
Never found delegating difficult, but it became a necessity as a Dept Hd standing port/stbd watches. Here's the formula: DELEGATION Coefficient increases as {(STD HELO PILOT SLEEP (HRS)) - (Your SLEEP (HRS))}**4.
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In my career, I was both cursed and blessed as a junior enlisted member. First, I'd get a supervisor that was a micromanaging piece of crap that would destroy morale and make me hate life... and just as I was about to get the hell out by any means necessary, I'd get a new supervisor that was a great leader and knew how to teach, train, and lead. I learned by example how to delegate and make people feel like valuable members of a team.
It was accidental, in my case. I was just lucky enough to be in the right places at the right times with the right people - AFTER I was in the worst places with the worst examples - and once I saw what NOT to do, I learned how to do it correctly.
I actually found it very EASY to delegate... until someone abuses the trust involved, then I am personally insulted and feel so totally let down that it is difficult to act professionally.
It was accidental, in my case. I was just lucky enough to be in the right places at the right times with the right people - AFTER I was in the worst places with the worst examples - and once I saw what NOT to do, I learned how to do it correctly.
I actually found it very EASY to delegate... until someone abuses the trust involved, then I am personally insulted and feel so totally let down that it is difficult to act professionally.
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I'm in a very similar situation, Master Chief. I try to stay positive and learn a lesson from every good and bad situation. I've learned a tremendous amount by watching (and occasional suffering under) bad leadership. Plan on staying in, but so far I've had to fight hard for everything I've earned. I've had to submit paperwork for PO3, PO2, and now, you guessed it PO1. My record has an error for a bad LPO and because of it, my advancement is always "INVAL" for one reason or anther. It eventually gets rectified, but I've lost out on a lot of money ($36,000 or more actually). Either way, it's made me into a better leader. :-)
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