Leadership Immaturity and Inexperience Leadership by definition is a social influence that results in change by initiating and guiding others through demonstrated behavior, ideas, and deeds. Leadership is an essential element not only in the military but also in every realm of society. Leadership is a developed competency, the product of many circumstances to include environment, education, and life experiences. Without all of these contributing factors, how can we expect people to lead others before they have been properly developed? Leadership immaturity and inexperience is an issue that is plaguing us as leaders and as professionals. One of the biggest dilemmas I have found in my career has been the development of leaders. We, too
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The development of leaders is an ongoing process that has no end. It takes a certain type of individual to encompass the knowledge and ethical behavior to be a leader that people want to follow and emulate. As leaders, we need to be teachers, not heroes or dictators. We need to have the experience, integrity, competence, and people-building skills to be effective leaders and build motivation and team work in our organizations. The Select, Train, Educate, Promote (STEP) program is a step in the right direction, but even with this program in affect, I see far too often, the effects of immature and unknowledgeable leaders due to inexperience and …show more content…
This combined with self-centered attitudes and behaviors have adverse effects on subordinates, the organization, and mission performance. “Leaders may achieve results in the short term but they ignore the other competencies of leads and develops”. (Army Leadership, 2012). These destructive leaders have a toxic effect on their Soldiers and organizations. These leaders fail to build trust and develop their subordinates properly which contributes to leadership immaturity and negative experience. By applying positive influence and building trust within organizations, we can build relationships that are encouraging and inspire leaders to learn and
The development of leaders is an ongoing process that has no end. It takes a certain type of individual to encompass the knowledge and ethical behavior to be a leader that people want to follow and emulate. As leaders, we need to be teachers, not heroes or dictators. We need to have the experience, integrity, competence, and people-building skills to be effective leaders and build motivation and team work in our organizations. The Select, Train, Educate, Promote (STEP) program is a step in the right direction, but even with this program in affect, I see far too often, the effects of immature and unknowledgeable leaders due to inexperience and …show more content…
This combined with self-centered attitudes and behaviors have adverse effects on subordinates, the organization, and mission performance. “Leaders may achieve results in the short term but they ignore the other competencies of leads and develops”. (Army Leadership, 2012). These destructive leaders have a toxic effect on their Soldiers and organizations. These leaders fail to build trust and develop their subordinates properly which contributes to leadership immaturity and negative experience. By applying positive influence and building trust within organizations, we can build relationships that are encouraging and inspire leaders to learn and