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Knowing yourself and how you will react in any given situation is absolutely crucial for a leader! I have a few triggers that I have developed pre-planned coping mechanisms for: shut up and why didn't you...
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COL Lee Flemming The saying, "To Easy" always pissed me off because the ones that seemed to use it, to me, were the ones that made shit not easy.
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Me too for some reason SGM Steve Wettstein. Probably because the person saying it more than likely will let you down because they did not understand the complexity of the tasks given...
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COL Lee Flemming - Roger that Sir. They were the ones that tended to not be able to do what was "To Easy".
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Being disrespected is easily my number one trigger and I still have trouble reacting to it without flying off the handle. I work hard to make sure I treat everyone around me with respect. It really get's me when it is not returned.
My other short-fuse is being talked down to by a higher rank. I understand the rank structure and I give all the courtesies and the respect a rank deserves but I am by no means stupid. I'm actually extremely intelligent. There is no need to talk to me as if I am a preschooler learning my ABC's just because you outrank me.
My other short-fuse is being talked down to by a higher rank. I understand the rank structure and I give all the courtesies and the respect a rank deserves but I am by no means stupid. I'm actually extremely intelligent. There is no need to talk to me as if I am a preschooler learning my ABC's just because you outrank me.
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Action emotions, often have us searching for what buttons to press. It's a good idea to practice how to channel them. Otherwise we look like that kid that doesn't know how to fight going up against the martial arts instructor. Good idea Col. I know my own personality could use an overhaul, because I feel I absorbed the quick temper of the army since I joined. That coupled with the unwillingness to apologize, like the army, means that many of the people in my wake end up feeling hurt or aghast if they press those buttons. Training the mind of a soldier should be as important as training the muscles and the reticular activating system. A plan for the emotion circuit to go to ground would be an invaluable step towards improving the professionalism of our forces.
There's my 2 cents, but one thing I know for sure after working with foreign military folks is that we do have the most professional military even when it seems jacked up, except perhaps the Israelis. The only close runner up is the Russian army.
There's my 2 cents, but one thing I know for sure after working with foreign military folks is that we do have the most professional military even when it seems jacked up, except perhaps the Israelis. The only close runner up is the Russian army.
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COL Lee Flemming great question. This varies with the individual I am talking to and the relationship between us. I have become my aware of this to assist in my personal and professional connections.
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I fully believe in the old adage about sticks and stones, so I rarely get "set off" by words. That said I really hate it when someone either lies to me or ignores known "facts" because they don't fit into their social or political world view.
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Doesn't really set me off, but does result in a serious eye roll..."We've always done it that way." - More often than not it's been the wrong way.
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Well, the trigger that set me off while I was in, "Welcome to the Army." After many years of service and deployment to be told that by my section sergeant... yea.
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to me, every time someone starts a sentence with " WHY " towards me as in they assume I did something wrong, ( my wife lol ) . That grinds my gears.
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