Posted on Jan 2, 2015
What leadership traits do you think are most important for Senior NCOs to possess?
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Integrity: It is critical. You have to know that when a leader says something, they mean it. That the leader speaks the truth.
Decisiveness: They will make a decision. We may not love the decision, but there will be a decision.
Loyalty: You have to know that a leader is loyal to our Nation, to our Unit and to you. They will have your back when you are right, and will help mitigate as they can when you are jacked up.
Unselfishness: Sure we all want to get ahead, everyone does. A leader will not get ahead, by stabbing others in the back or sacrificing their integrity to make themselves look better at anyone else's expense.
Honor: To be a military leader, you have to have Honor, for ours is all about Honor.
I could keep going...Being a good leader never stops.
Decisiveness: They will make a decision. We may not love the decision, but there will be a decision.
Loyalty: You have to know that a leader is loyal to our Nation, to our Unit and to you. They will have your back when you are right, and will help mitigate as they can when you are jacked up.
Unselfishness: Sure we all want to get ahead, everyone does. A leader will not get ahead, by stabbing others in the back or sacrificing their integrity to make themselves look better at anyone else's expense.
Honor: To be a military leader, you have to have Honor, for ours is all about Honor.
I could keep going...Being a good leader never stops.
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A leader must first of all realize their job, it is listening to the people and making sure they have the resources to carry out the mission and come back home safe. That involves obtaining first and foremost the one quality that can not be demanded, willing workers who are willing to follow. You see, being a good leader means to be a good follower. We all have a job, at different levels of task accomplishment, some admin, some training, some managing logistics and then there are the planners, techies in today's situations seem dominant in demand and lets never forget those that hit the ground, the actual ones that accomplish the task. The Willing worker and the willing follower will take a leader to the gates of hell and back again. Those things come from the leader clearly communicating the mission, stating the standards that "Will" be met and then delegating the task accomplishment with respect and dignity. That will get the leader all they need. Loyalty. Remember also, this is also NCO's here, those that actually work for a living. ;)
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Candor, honesty, fairness, integrity. I'm sure there are plenty more, but those four would top my list, MSG (Join to see).
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Empathy! This comes from experience. Everyone screws up. If someone screws up once, you can understand...twice? We have a problem.
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I'm not a senior leader, but when I have a leader that sets the example, everything else kinda falls in place
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