Transitioning from Sergeant to Staff Sergeant is no joke.

SSG Russell,
Every leader has there own leadership style. There is nothing wrong with geating your hands dirty with your Soldiers. The key is to find a balance of leadership style which allows you to manage all the aspects of your position and continue to supervise all aspects of the operation. I say get your hands dirty when it doesn't hinder your abilities to complete other critical leadership tasks.

SSG Jason Russell, Supervision is similar to ammunition, use it wisely. If you expend all of your energy/mind as 1 of the Soldiers, who will do the real supervision, planning and developing? To jump in, get a situation moving and back off to be a supervisor is a learned skill. Energy = ammo, conserve both of them for when it is really needed later!

I have to support MSG(P) Robert Brostoski on this one and will probably be one of the few. I started in the Infantry where I think PSG was just code for stand back as work gets done, even if you don't have anything else to do. Then I came to SF where everyone works, the only time you aren't working with the team is when you have higher responsibilities. As a Team Sergeant in SF the Commander, Warrant Officer and I all do the same manual labor like build pallets, pick up brass, set up ranges, etc. Why? because if you don't you just lost a 1/4 of your labor and everything takes longer.
There is nothing wrong with breaking the norms of a SL or PSG and working with your boys, it shows them your work ethic isn't reduced by stripes and rockers. My Commander and I share an office and we both take out our own trash and sweep our own floors.