Mission Command I am passionate about mission command and I would like to share my knowledge of mission command. Six principles make up mission command. I will focus on three principles that I find most important to me. I will first explain the principle of building a cohesive team through mutual trust, secondly I will explain exercised disciplined initiative, and lastly I will discuss the last principle of accepting prudent risk. I have heard many different theories of what mission command stands for. iI have learned a lot about mission command during my time at the United States Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA), and it has really opened my eyes to a completely different thought process about mission command. I will use the knowledge that I have gained while at USASMA with my next unit in a positive manner through the execution of mission command and by mentoring my subordinates of what mission command stands for.
Building a Cohesive Team through Mutual Trust …show more content…
I believe that surrounding yourself with a cohesive team and getting the trust from your subordinates makes good units become great units. Assessing your staff, and learning what each person can bring to the team pays off in the end. Everyone has his or her own strengths and weaknesses; the key is finding what everyone is good at doing. Subordinates perform beyond the standard, when they feel part of the big picture and a contributing member to the overall team success. When I get to my next unit, I want to assess whom I have on my team and build the mutual trust within the team. Building a team is only half the battle when it comes to mission command. You must let your subordinates exercise initiative discipline and have complete ownership of their unit, and let them make mistakes while at the same time learning from their
Building a Cohesive Team through Mutual Trust …show more content…
I believe that surrounding yourself with a cohesive team and getting the trust from your subordinates makes good units become great units. Assessing your staff, and learning what each person can bring to the team pays off in the end. Everyone has his or her own strengths and weaknesses; the key is finding what everyone is good at doing. Subordinates perform beyond the standard, when they feel part of the big picture and a contributing member to the overall team success. When I get to my next unit, I want to assess whom I have on my team and build the mutual trust within the team. Building a team is only half the battle when it comes to mission command. You must let your subordinates exercise initiative discipline and have complete ownership of their unit, and let them make mistakes while at the same time learning from their