Posted on Dec 21, 2014
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Background: My first line supervisor is a 8 year E-5, after I get picked up this month hopefully; I will still have more points then her, even without attending ALC.
She consistently does not disseminate information from daily NCOIC meetings she attends and expects me and one other person on my team to have tasks completed before she ask, for example she ask "are our vehicles dispatched" and my response is usually no are they supposed to be? She will ask do you know where Maj (the OIC of our team) is today, and I am like uhhhh no.

My monthly counselings are never done and when they are she wants me to back date them. When she goes on leave, she leaves a big to do list for me to get accomplished. For example, organize our conex's which we have 4. My team is in charge of a 50 patient hospital.

But the last straw was this week, she waiting until COB to move our equipment from MED Maintenance. Never mind the fact we only have 4 Soliders on our team and I am the only one with out a permanent profile. We are in charge of a 50 patient hospital and have to move this equipment ourselves; but when it comes to moving the equipment she in not to be found. This is just one example, of the daily activities I have to go through.

I need help.......
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Memorandum For Record. With everything written out with dates and witnesses. But before you do that and turn it in, go to her first line with her and professionally and tactfully discuss it with them. Remember the conversation is about how to solve the problem not about assigning blame.
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You have several options at this point, one is to step and be the leader that the rest are looking for. Be her assistant, your an NCO get in there an assist her to do a better job. Is there a reason she is not doing a good job? Possible she is overwhelmed or is lazy. Force her to give you back briefs after her morning meetings so you can disseminate the information.

If you have a training schedule read it in advance and know the vehicles will need to be dispatched on Wednesdays or Mondays or what ever day that they need dispatching. If possible do an extended dispatch for the week and be done with that task. Be proactive, what did the Dali Lama say "be the change that you seek" or something to that effect.

Conex's...I have 7 of them at work for the VA and I am a staff of 1.5 and .5 is in a wheel chair. I have the organized, inventoried, where stuff is on a spreadsheet. Stuff that gets used a lot is up front, low use, towards the rear. I use pallet shelving cut to the height of the conex's and have them bolted to the floor. Beat up your supply people or hunt around the post for shelving to get the stuff you want or need to get stuff stored so it is easier to inventory, and keep organize so this stuff doesn't happen. I am not telling you this to brag, but to let you know you will to put in some hard work to get it the way you want it, but once it is done, your peers will wish to emulate. My counterparts in Emergency Management whip out their phones and take pics without fail every time they visit. If you need picture, feel free to hit me up and I would be happy to send you some.

Lastly, and this is something I have done in the past and still do, I have asked an NCO a very simple question "What part of the Creed did your actions emulate?" (This part you get to fill in) "was it the part where you will provide expert leadership? Being more professional? etc." I find that one question can spark more motivation, than all the reams of counseling statements will ever do.
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In line with your last paragraph I like to ask "Which Army Value were you thinking of when you said that?" I get some nasty looks but sometimes people really take a look at how they came across.
A recent example for me: A lot of conversations state that we must issue Respect when discussing a controversial topic. I usually retort with what aspect of Selfless Service came to mind when you asked for that exception to policy/waiver, etc.?
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CW3 Kevin Storm
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Touché Chief! I will keep that one in mind in the future.
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