Military Leadership Failures

I have had my share of successes and failures in both a leadership and followership capacity. From a young man I always seemed to have a knack for taking control of something that was broken and turning it into something successful. For the most part that worked for me as both a leader and as a follower. That is, of course, until I got out of the army. After working and flying on helicopters throughout my later teens and younger twenties I was sick of aviation. I wanted nothing more to do with it and wanted to explore a different career option. I was lucky enough to land a job working on wind turbine generators. I was hired on by a startup company in which my employee number was six. Right after being hired on I was sent to a wind farm within …show more content…
It was the only leadership style that I knew, so that is effort that I put forth. Being young and inexperienced in the civilian sector was starting to show and people started taking notice. I still continued on with what I thought was right and was able to prove that I could run a successful wind farm. The only problem is that amidst this success, I lost the respect and loyalty of my followers. Military leadership can be difficult at first for even soldiers to follow, let alone civilians who never served at all. I never branched out from these leadership ideals until I became a little older, a little wiser, and a little more excepting of personal …show more content…
If not an event, than most certainly a person or mentor that has impacted your life in some way. Remembering these events and personal characteristics has given me a better understanding of what an ethical leader should be, and how I should strive to be one. The lessons that I have learned throughout my journey of life is that if you want someone to take you seriously you must first be credible. This works as both a leader and as a follower. In order to appeal to a group as a leader, or to fit in a group of followers, you must be steadfast to ensure that your actions do not affect the harmonious nature of the group you are now a part of (Esmaelzadeh, Abbaszadeh, Borhani, & Peyrovi, 2017). Essentially, in any career, leaders are still followers of some higher entity. Even if you are the President of a company you are still a follower to the trends and demands of the consumer. I guess the only way you can truly explain it is if your attitude, professional beliefs, and overall organizational behavior is observed by someone, then you are in some capacity a follower. Especially if you are rated on those attributes for current and continued employment (Liborius,