Having great leadership skills is not an art, but an act of patience and
understanding. It is a skill that takes enormous amount of time to master because not one
person is born a leader. Growing in the ranks with poor leadership forced myself to vow
to never put my Soldiers through what I have endured. Building from those experiences
allowed myself to learn how to become an effective leader; realizing to be committed to
your Soldiers and effectively communicate with them is the key. Those two traits
combined with integrity and respect is what enabled me to become the effective leader
and mentor my Soldiers have come to lean on and look up to.
It took me years to realize that not every Soldier is the same. After some trial …show more content…
The conclusion
was sitting down with each individual Soldier to find out what their strength and
weaknesses were. Applying those to paper allowed my Soldiers to tell me how I can help
them with the areas in which they were lacking knowledge thus opening the …show more content…
I
do not hold myself on a pedestal towards my Soldiers but want them to know that I am
fully capable of doing what they do daily, and I do not expect them to do something that I
am fully capable of doing myself, especially if it is a minute task. If a question is asked of
me, I will do my research to find the answer if I do not already know it and I do not look to
my Soldiers for the answer; after all, I am the leader.
It is important to me that I always remind my Soldiers that I am just like them, a
Soldier regardless of the rank I wear on my chest. I have made my mistakes as a Soldier
and as a leader, but the one thing I can say I learned was to grow from those mistakes
and become the best leader my Soldiers will always remember. My goal is for my Soldiers
LEADERSHIP AT ITS FINEST
to walk away from their current assignment with me holding my leadership skills on a
pedestal, which allows me to know I left a great impact on my Soldiers. I want them to
want to be an NCO like me. I want to make an impact in their lives and on their Soldier’s
lives. That to me is being a great
understanding. It is a skill that takes enormous amount of time to master because not one
person is born a leader. Growing in the ranks with poor leadership forced myself to vow
to never put my Soldiers through what I have endured. Building from those experiences
allowed myself to learn how to become an effective leader; realizing to be committed to
your Soldiers and effectively communicate with them is the key. Those two traits
combined with integrity and respect is what enabled me to become the effective leader
and mentor my Soldiers have come to lean on and look up to.
It took me years to realize that not every Soldier is the same. After some trial …show more content…
The conclusion
was sitting down with each individual Soldier to find out what their strength and
weaknesses were. Applying those to paper allowed my Soldiers to tell me how I can help
them with the areas in which they were lacking knowledge thus opening the …show more content…
I
do not hold myself on a pedestal towards my Soldiers but want them to know that I am
fully capable of doing what they do daily, and I do not expect them to do something that I
am fully capable of doing myself, especially if it is a minute task. If a question is asked of
me, I will do my research to find the answer if I do not already know it and I do not look to
my Soldiers for the answer; after all, I am the leader.
It is important to me that I always remind my Soldiers that I am just like them, a
Soldier regardless of the rank I wear on my chest. I have made my mistakes as a Soldier
and as a leader, but the one thing I can say I learned was to grow from those mistakes
and become the best leader my Soldiers will always remember. My goal is for my Soldiers
LEADERSHIP AT ITS FINEST
to walk away from their current assignment with me holding my leadership skills on a
pedestal, which allows me to know I left a great impact on my Soldiers. I want them to
want to be an NCO like me. I want to make an impact in their lives and on their Soldier’s
lives. That to me is being a great