Posted on Apr 14, 2014
As leaders, what is ONE thing you can't stress enough to your subordinates and why?
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I would like to know the answers to my question to learn from them and apply them for professional growth.
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Well, I'm going to give you three (Field grades can't follow instructions...)<div><br></div><div>1. Always have a plan for your career and be working towards it. It's OK if you change it, but always have a plan (or two). It keeps you focused and moving forward. This includes your "after Army" career. </div><div><br></div><div>2. Volunteer. SSG McNichol<span style="font-size: 13px;"> covered this, and he's right.</span></div><div><br></div><div>3. Remember to take time to be human. Life's too short, enjoy it. Be kind to others, it generally costs nothing, makes their day, and improves yours. </div>
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To know your job and the job above you, and always conduct yourself in a professional manner, regardless of where you are or what you are doing.
For my leaders, I stress to know your soldiers, know what makes them "tick". You should be able to know your direct subordinate so well that you can tell when something is off, when something is wrong, this can help identify a lot of "issues" before they become issues and they show soldiers that you care about them and what happens to them. Engaged Leadership.
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Watch what you put on Facebook...or anywhere online for that matter! Once something is in cyberspace there is no bringing it back. It may not bite you now but a few years from now pictures you thought were long since gone can come back and haunt you in a bad way. This wasn't a big deal when I first started in the Army but these days with technology you really need to be careful!
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