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A few NCO's in your unit dispite their best efforts have difficulty pulling their own weight. How would a fellow NCO help their peer?
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With all respect to the peer group, and I would welcome their support, this is First Sergeant business.
I have to have every NCO pulling their weight, and if they don't they are a significant liability.
"Why" they are not pulling their weight is the operative question.
If they are simply unmotivated, I have an assortment of tools to get that on track. It won't be for lack of attention that they fail to execute. My first move would be to assign them a responsibility/ extra duty and focus in on performance of the task. I would refine my approach off how that went. Many times it is just a matter of task and purpose missing to get them moving.
If they are lacking confidence, I usually will put them in charge of something and coach them through it. When I show confidence in them, they usually don't let me down.
If they lack training, I can fix that.
If they are a turd (it happens), I will give them enough rope to hang themselves. These types tend to self-identify.
I have to have every NCO pulling their weight, and if they don't they are a significant liability.
"Why" they are not pulling their weight is the operative question.
If they are simply unmotivated, I have an assortment of tools to get that on track. It won't be for lack of attention that they fail to execute. My first move would be to assign them a responsibility/ extra duty and focus in on performance of the task. I would refine my approach off how that went. Many times it is just a matter of task and purpose missing to get them moving.
If they are lacking confidence, I usually will put them in charge of something and coach them through it. When I show confidence in them, they usually don't let me down.
If they lack training, I can fix that.
If they are a turd (it happens), I will give them enough rope to hang themselves. These types tend to self-identify.
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Since I'm in the reserves you can't really teach soldiers to be motivated however I find my the NCO's often hit a road block and give up or get distracted by less important missions. It's frustrating because either we have to stop leaning on them to complete mission (S6 missions) or have to rely on already stretched thin soldiers
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SGT (Join to see), I am Reserve as well. The same methodology works in Reserve-land. It just requires more forward thinking.
I know damn well who is who in my zoo. Getting the most out of the hand I'm dealt is one of my most serious and important tasks.
How I do it is unique to each Soldier, as I learned long ago not to try a cookie cutter approach. But if you ignore problems like this they grow, like a cancer. Relying on the Soldiers who are easier to motivate is a sign of a weak leader.
Not in my house.
I know damn well who is who in my zoo. Getting the most out of the hand I'm dealt is one of my most serious and important tasks.
How I do it is unique to each Soldier, as I learned long ago not to try a cookie cutter approach. But if you ignore problems like this they grow, like a cancer. Relying on the Soldiers who are easier to motivate is a sign of a weak leader.
Not in my house.
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A few have difficulty pulling their own weight?.....That's a clear cut case of leadership gone awry!
Failure to enforce standards create a standard of mediocre performance and that is what it sounds like is happening where you are SGT (Join to see)!
Failure to enforce standards create a standard of mediocre performance and that is what it sounds like is happening where you are SGT (Join to see)!
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