Hamilton Long's Influences In My Career

Leadership is the ability to guide and mentor people toward a common goal or idea. MKCS Claude Rine and LT Hamilton Long have been the influences in my career. SC Rine was the MK1 at my first unit, the HARRIET LANE. While there I struck MK under his tutelage. Claude was a stern, yet fair mentor. When discussing practical factors, he would teach the fundamentals of each, then direct me to the tech pubs to study. Only when I could return and describe each task with confidence would he sign off on the prac. My motivation was reinforced by Claude allowing me to break-in and qualify Oiler watch; eventually allowing me to stand the watch. Claude always told me to ‘leave it better than when I got there’ and I have tried to live that at each unit. My other influence in my career is CWO Hamilton Long. His influence was not positive, but I have since used it that way. From the day I reported, Ham was the leader that nothing was good …show more content…
Describes a compelling image of what our future could be: Being at the deck plate level for challenging process to balance. My focus was always on allowing the unit to perform its core missions. I must expand my horizons to include where the CG is headed to engage junior members to visualize this as well. 2. Ask for feedback on my actions affect people’s performance: Asking how my actions affect people’s performance will be an important part of my future interactions. This behavior was, by far, the lowest score in the ‘Model the Way’ practice. Though I scored well in the remaining areas, I must remember to ask those members what needs to be improved based on my interactions with them. 3. Challenge people to try out new and innovative ways to do their work: Though I may be the most senior person in the room doesn’t mean that I have all the answers on the best vision and procedures on the way forward. I must relinquish a bit of control to allow junior members to grow and analyze and correct problems that are