Leadership is a word that can be taken for granted. In the hands of the wrong person and could cause devastating and long lasting physical and mental scars. Mission accomplishment and troop welfare should be a corner stone for any leader.
While I do believe I have helped a great deal of others I feel I do not give my personal life the same attention. I do not believe that a person is born a leader. I believe you learn as you grow and correct the errors you have made before they become mistakes. Owning up to my errors reminds me how human I am. I look back on my past leaders and remember the good and bad times I have experienced under their command. I remember how each had their own style and thought process toward mission accomplishment …show more content…
The styles of leadership is completely different. Going in, I know that my leadership style would need to change as I adapt to the US Army life. What I did not know is how much my style of leadership would change. Even in this year of 2017 I am still changing and still adapting.
My weakness is patience because I do not have enough of it. I have discovered that my patience is not a Marine Corps result but 18 years of my personal life. I want my Soldiers to never feel shame or fear when they come to me with their weaknesses. What my Soldiers can expect from me is the ability to balance mission accomplish verses troop welfare. At times, one will out way the other however, I will not forget one while concentrating on the other.
I will make on the spot decisions which I’m sure my Soldiers would question. I want my Soldiers to understand that the only decisions to be questioned are the decisions that are not made. The Army continues to grow and evolve. I vision myself as part of its evolutionary chain. I have full faith and confidence in the fidelities of my abilities and I hope to instill the same in my
While I do believe I have helped a great deal of others I feel I do not give my personal life the same attention. I do not believe that a person is born a leader. I believe you learn as you grow and correct the errors you have made before they become mistakes. Owning up to my errors reminds me how human I am. I look back on my past leaders and remember the good and bad times I have experienced under their command. I remember how each had their own style and thought process toward mission accomplishment …show more content…
The styles of leadership is completely different. Going in, I know that my leadership style would need to change as I adapt to the US Army life. What I did not know is how much my style of leadership would change. Even in this year of 2017 I am still changing and still adapting.
My weakness is patience because I do not have enough of it. I have discovered that my patience is not a Marine Corps result but 18 years of my personal life. I want my Soldiers to never feel shame or fear when they come to me with their weaknesses. What my Soldiers can expect from me is the ability to balance mission accomplish verses troop welfare. At times, one will out way the other however, I will not forget one while concentrating on the other.
I will make on the spot decisions which I’m sure my Soldiers would question. I want my Soldiers to understand that the only decisions to be questioned are the decisions that are not made. The Army continues to grow and evolve. I vision myself as part of its evolutionary chain. I have full faith and confidence in the fidelities of my abilities and I hope to instill the same in my