SSG Private RallyPoint Member 54600 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Senior leadership thinks coaching that addresses the transition the person being promoted from a subordinate to a leadership position could facilitate adjustment to the new position. (My wife is working on her Ph'D and this question came up in one of her discussion boards) Any thoughts would be welcome and Thank you in advance. 2014-02-09T21:28:33-05:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 54600

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Senior leadership thinks coaching that addresses the transition the person being promoted from a subordinate to a leadership position could facilitate adjustment to the new position. (My wife is working on her Ph'D and this question came up in one of her discussion boards) Any thoughts would be welcome and Thank you in advance.

2014-02-09T21:28:33-05:00 2014-02-09T21:28:33-05:00 MSgt Private RallyPoint Member 54659

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><p>I think coaching, counseling, feedback, or whatever you want to call it is the first step.  Clear communication from senior leadership on expectations for the newly promoted is crucial.</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>The more difficult part will be the newly promoted breaking ties with his or her old peers, and stepping into a leadership position.  We have all seen this happen where one person in a circle of friends is suddenly the boss.  It is up to the newly promoted to handle that change, and they may need some guidance and assistance to make the switch.  I always like when newly promoted people are able to PCS or at least change sections and work with new people.  I know I am personally pleased that I will cross into the SNCO realm two months before I PCS and can walk into my new assignment wearing the stripe!<br></p>

2014-02-10T00:09:15-05:00 2014-02-10T00:09:15-05:00 PO1 Private RallyPoint Member 567203

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>All ethical/cultural issues could occur, and in many cases do. This is a question that is near impossible to settle in our society. We all have different ethnic/cultural/religious/political beliefs and most are protected by our justice system. The biggest and probably most detrimental to good order and discipline is the reluctance to remove themselves from their peers. It becomes increasingly difficult to lead if your "friends" think they can sway your decisions.

2015-04-02T07:03:30-04:00 2015-04-02T07:03:30-04:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 567921

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>This question was posed in a generic form for discussion purposes. However, to narrow it down to one of many possibilities, when a subordinate is promoted who is of a different ethnicity, how would they be treated and or would they treat their former peers any different?

2015-04-02T14:27:48-04:00 2015-04-02T14:27:48-04:00 2014-02-09T21:28:33-05:00