Posted on Nov 22, 2013
How do you advize young Soldiers on how to react with different leadership styles of their different leaders?
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Leaders (NCOs and Officers) vary in leadership styles from one leader to another. Some don't really care or even want to do work and others are hard chargers and have their Soldiers do things that are unnessasary just to look good for their seniors or just because, then you have the leaders that are in between the two extremes. What to you tell young Soldiers that come to you on advise on how to act or react to the unpreffered or unliked leadership style that they are facing from their leader.
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Good question. I tell them the same thing that I was told when I was a young Soldier. You take what works, understand why it works, and you put in your rucksack. That is something that you will use when you are in front of Soldiers. You take what doesn't work, understand why it doesn't work, and toss it aside.
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Having been on the receiving end of both those extremes, I've found that the simplest answer for myself and my peers/subordinates was a simple "Be where you need to be, when you need to be there, and do what you need to do, and take care of your peers if they need support or advice" Regardless of rank, when you find yourself in the reins of an apathetic leader you can address many issues in house without a loss of morale or effectiveness. I've found this to work at the individual, team and squad level. Well by no means the definitive answer or even the right one, I've found that it has worked when navigating rough waters.
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