Sergeant Louis, Renzo E.
Leadership Challenge: Can You Conquer It?
1. As an NCO, what specifically will you do to influence your peers and junior Marines to reverse this trend?
Personally, I will focus on a couple of my main leadership principals, “set the example” and “know yourself and seek self-improvement”. The reasons behind why I like those specific leadership principals is because in my opinion the need to set the example first before we expect anything from the other Marines, and if we are not setting the example for whatever reason, we need to be able identify the problem, find a solution and ask for help if needed, like in any other mission. We are always expected to set the standards and set the example for other Marines, other …show more content…
I made a mistake and I had to ask for help because I was not able to deal with it by myself. On July 26th, 2016, I went through a dramatic experience; I lost my best friend on a motorcycle accident. We went for a ride on our motorcycles, and my best friend got hit and ran over by a truck, he died on the spot. After that day, my life changed completely, I had lots of issues trying to get my life together and I would be able to accomplish any of them if it wasn’t because I asked for help. Few weeks later, on the night of 12 September, 2015, I was arrested for suspicious of a DUI (driving under the influence), and convicted with wet and reckless charges. My lack of sleep plus few beers made me blackout and unconsciously got behind the wheel and proceed to drive home, obviously I didn’t make it all the …show more content…
The Marine should be able to come to me looking for advice of any kind and not just work related issues. That includes personal issues, legal issues, promotions, military benefits, etc. If I’m able to help Marines with work related issues while on duty and non-work related issues while off-duty will reduce stress on them. Examples of these personal issues are family problems and legal problems. Even if I don’t have the answer, I would be able to find the answer for
Leadership Challenge: Can You Conquer It?
1. As an NCO, what specifically will you do to influence your peers and junior Marines to reverse this trend?
Personally, I will focus on a couple of my main leadership principals, “set the example” and “know yourself and seek self-improvement”. The reasons behind why I like those specific leadership principals is because in my opinion the need to set the example first before we expect anything from the other Marines, and if we are not setting the example for whatever reason, we need to be able identify the problem, find a solution and ask for help if needed, like in any other mission. We are always expected to set the standards and set the example for other Marines, other …show more content…
I made a mistake and I had to ask for help because I was not able to deal with it by myself. On July 26th, 2016, I went through a dramatic experience; I lost my best friend on a motorcycle accident. We went for a ride on our motorcycles, and my best friend got hit and ran over by a truck, he died on the spot. After that day, my life changed completely, I had lots of issues trying to get my life together and I would be able to accomplish any of them if it wasn’t because I asked for help. Few weeks later, on the night of 12 September, 2015, I was arrested for suspicious of a DUI (driving under the influence), and convicted with wet and reckless charges. My lack of sleep plus few beers made me blackout and unconsciously got behind the wheel and proceed to drive home, obviously I didn’t make it all the …show more content…
The Marine should be able to come to me looking for advice of any kind and not just work related issues. That includes personal issues, legal issues, promotions, military benefits, etc. If I’m able to help Marines with work related issues while on duty and non-work related issues while off-duty will reduce stress on them. Examples of these personal issues are family problems and legal problems. Even if I don’t have the answer, I would be able to find the answer for