Posted on Feb 20, 2015
How should young leaders deal with Soldiers who have poor personal hygiene issues?
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I know most of you senior leaders have had your fair share of SMs (Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen etc) who did not have personal hygiene as one of their priorities...simply put, soldiers who refused to shower or refuse to brush their teeth or take care of themselves. How should young leaders deal with issues like that without appearing to be insensitive? I am saying this because in closed-out working areas, such odor is nauseating...not talking about spreading diseases.
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Posted 11 y ago
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I think this is a human question rather than a "senior leader" question...as most senior leaders these days are, and act like, children.
There is no easy way to do this other than a one on one. This person may not know they smell or may come from poor means and that was just the way it was for them as children. Talk first, find out what their 'deal" is and take it from there. If they're just a "dirt bag" period...I go with the direct approach...take a bath, brush your teeth or find somewhere else to be. They're not 5 years old...they're old enough to know better.
There is no easy way to do this other than a one on one. This person may not know they smell or may come from poor means and that was just the way it was for them as children. Talk first, find out what their 'deal" is and take it from there. If they're just a "dirt bag" period...I go with the direct approach...take a bath, brush your teeth or find somewhere else to be. They're not 5 years old...they're old enough to know better.
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