Step 2
1. Author’s Current View
In the research article, “Intolerable cruelty: A multilevel examination of the impact of toxic leadership on the U.S. military units and service members,” the results of toxic leadership bring attention to the effect of certain leaders on unit civility, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment (Gallus, Walsh, Van Driel, Gouge, & Antolic, 2013, p. 17). In Charlie Battery that applies to the impact of the First Sergeant and Commander of the organization. Specifically how certain attempts to correct or improve the organization has actually had a negative long-term affect despite successful short-term solutions. In regards to job satisfaction, for the fulfillment of requirements as a reaction unit for …show more content…
These individuals are unable to travel outside of 100 miles of our post, drink any alcohol, and must be available for a two-hour recall in full combat gear (with tactical vehicles staged) for the entire month of May. In a display of power that I have seen before in a deployment environment, the First Sergeant made a persuasive recommendation to the Battery Commander that the entire unit of 104 Soldiers is required to be apart of the requirement to include all drills. While a buffer resonates with my military training (of the two-thirds planning rule) and my scholastic education (on decision analysis), tasking 300% of the required individuals to complete drills and abide by limitations has significantly affected family and social life. This time period also covers half of the organizations period of leave this summer reducing time Soldier’s are allowed to take off. In my professional opinion, it is inconsiderate. As a result of this one recommendation, unit morale, commitment to any other work priorities, and my own ability to complete my own increasing weekly …show more content…
On the other hand, this would not take too much time and therefore would be easier to execute in comparison to a daily meeting. It is more than essential that I have a humble attitude when I attend these meetings and come well prepared to discuss my tasks, their importance on the unit, and who the directive came from. The term “priorities” is a touchy word within the organization as only commander’s prioritize what the unit needs to accomplish, but for the effective completion of any set of tasks, they must be organized on importance, resource requirements, and impact and thus by finding a political way of doing so will ensure approval from both my Commander and First
1. Author’s Current View
In the research article, “Intolerable cruelty: A multilevel examination of the impact of toxic leadership on the U.S. military units and service members,” the results of toxic leadership bring attention to the effect of certain leaders on unit civility, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment (Gallus, Walsh, Van Driel, Gouge, & Antolic, 2013, p. 17). In Charlie Battery that applies to the impact of the First Sergeant and Commander of the organization. Specifically how certain attempts to correct or improve the organization has actually had a negative long-term affect despite successful short-term solutions. In regards to job satisfaction, for the fulfillment of requirements as a reaction unit for …show more content…
These individuals are unable to travel outside of 100 miles of our post, drink any alcohol, and must be available for a two-hour recall in full combat gear (with tactical vehicles staged) for the entire month of May. In a display of power that I have seen before in a deployment environment, the First Sergeant made a persuasive recommendation to the Battery Commander that the entire unit of 104 Soldiers is required to be apart of the requirement to include all drills. While a buffer resonates with my military training (of the two-thirds planning rule) and my scholastic education (on decision analysis), tasking 300% of the required individuals to complete drills and abide by limitations has significantly affected family and social life. This time period also covers half of the organizations period of leave this summer reducing time Soldier’s are allowed to take off. In my professional opinion, it is inconsiderate. As a result of this one recommendation, unit morale, commitment to any other work priorities, and my own ability to complete my own increasing weekly …show more content…
On the other hand, this would not take too much time and therefore would be easier to execute in comparison to a daily meeting. It is more than essential that I have a humble attitude when I attend these meetings and come well prepared to discuss my tasks, their importance on the unit, and who the directive came from. The term “priorities” is a touchy word within the organization as only commander’s prioritize what the unit needs to accomplish, but for the effective completion of any set of tasks, they must be organized on importance, resource requirements, and impact and thus by finding a political way of doing so will ensure approval from both my Commander and First