At some point, every leader probably thinks about how they want to lead and what is important to him or her as a leader. During the CSC coursework, I wrote my command philosophy, which gave me an opportunity to reflect on past leaders I had encountered, and project how I wanted to lead in the future. The command philosophy was a statement, written to the members of the unit, about what I valued as a leader. As a foundation for how to approach this philosophy, the CSC coursework described USMC General Lejeune’s teacher/scholar leadership approach (USMC CDET, 2013a). This approach to leadership rests on a foundation of ethics, directly supporting an ethos of core values, mode of conduct, leadership principles, and leadership traits (USMC
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The Marine Corps Planning Process offered a methodology for understanding problems, and developing ways to solve them (Headquarters United States Marine Corps [HQ USMC], 2010. This process allows planners to help commanders fully understand the situation in order to make “sound and timely decisions” (HQ USMC, 2010, p. 1-2). The process allows planners to take a broad concept from a decision maker, and develop a detailed plan for execution. The steps of the planning process are problem framing, course of action development, course of action wargaming, course of action comparison and decision, orders development, and transition (HQ USMC, …show more content…
During my time as the Assistant Officer in Charge, I had the unique opportunity to observe two distinctly different leadership styles, and realize the effect each had on organizational culture and climate. The command climate changed abruptly with the new commander, and I was immediately able to relate the situation in my unit to the leadership theory I was studying at the time. In Edgar Schein’s book entitled Organizational Culture and Leadership (2010), he describes how members of an organization form a shared understanding of the way things are perceived. During my tour we struggled with the misconceptions of junior sailors about the decisions the leadership was making. There was a perception that their opinions did not matter, and there welfare was not being considered. At the time, we did not understand the friction between the junior and senior members of the detachment, but as we discovered some of the beliefs that were causing it, we were able to address
The Marine Corps Planning Process offered a methodology for understanding problems, and developing ways to solve them (Headquarters United States Marine Corps [HQ USMC], 2010. This process allows planners to help commanders fully understand the situation in order to make “sound and timely decisions” (HQ USMC, 2010, p. 1-2). The process allows planners to take a broad concept from a decision maker, and develop a detailed plan for execution. The steps of the planning process are problem framing, course of action development, course of action wargaming, course of action comparison and decision, orders development, and transition (HQ USMC, …show more content…
During my time as the Assistant Officer in Charge, I had the unique opportunity to observe two distinctly different leadership styles, and realize the effect each had on organizational culture and climate. The command climate changed abruptly with the new commander, and I was immediately able to relate the situation in my unit to the leadership theory I was studying at the time. In Edgar Schein’s book entitled Organizational Culture and Leadership (2010), he describes how members of an organization form a shared understanding of the way things are perceived. During my tour we struggled with the misconceptions of junior sailors about the decisions the leadership was making. There was a perception that their opinions did not matter, and there welfare was not being considered. At the time, we did not understand the friction between the junior and senior members of the detachment, but as we discovered some of the beliefs that were causing it, we were able to address