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PERSONAL QUALITIES OF A LEADER
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Relationship Between Leadership and Human Behavior

be dealing with higher level supervisors and, therefore, must assume a followership role. You are a connecting link   between   the   workers   and   the   higher   level supervisors within the chain of command. 3.   Followership and leadership skills are similar. The   skills   required   of   you   in   a   followership   or leadership role are similar in many ways. For example, whether you are a leader or a follower, you should strive to   create   harmony,   togetherness,   and   a   sense   of belonging within your particular work group. At times both roles require you to train others in the development of  technical  skills  necessary  to  meet  group  or  mission goals or both. You can accomplish this training through on-the-job   training   (OJT),   general   military   training (GMT), or formal classroom training. Your role, as a follower or as a leader, determines the use of these skills. For example, as a follower you show   harmony   (high   morale)   by   your   attitude, cooperativeness, and esprit de corps. In the leadership role,  you  show  and  promote  harmony  by  exercising sound leadership principles. Knowing   the   basics   of   leadership,   having   the personal  qualities  of  a  good  leader,  and  being  a  good follower  are  all  necessary  ingredients  in  the  art  of leadership.   However,   if   you   haphazardly   combine these ingredients, you will decrease your effectiveness as a leader. To be a good leader, you must blend these ingredients in the proper proportions. ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY By   accepting   advancement   in   rate,   you   have expressed  a  willingness  to  accept  the  responsibilities and   carry   out   the   delegated   authority   of   your   new position.  The  “crow”  on  your  sleeve  symbolizes  that responsibility   and   the   authority   that   goes   with   the paygrade. Exercise   of   authority   is   inseparable   from   an acceptance of responsibility. The granting of authority helps   you   fulfill   your   assigned   duties   and responsibilities. People  unaccustomed  to  accepting  responsibility are hesitant to make decisions for fear of being wrong. You   should   recognize   that   as   a   natural   feeling. However,  you  must  make  decisions  even  if  they  are wrong on occasion. When you realize you have made a wrong   decision,   admit   your   mistake,   accept   the responsibility,  and  take  steps  to  avoid  repeating  the error.  That  will  increase  the  respect  of  others  toward you as a leader. New petty officers often make two major mistakes; they may supervise too little or too much. Petty officers who supervise too little may continue to perform their duties  as  a  specialist,  an  operator  of  equipment,  or  a maintenance  technician—and  nothing  else.  You  may find  yourself  making  the  same  mistake.  You  may  be sticking  to  your  old  job  and  avoiding  any  effort  to supervise  and  instruct  others  in  lower  rates.  You  may either   ignore   or   be   afraid   to   take   over   your responsibilities of leadership. By making this mistake, you shortchange the Navy and yourself. The Navy did not  advance  you  to  give  you  more  pay  for  the  same work;  it  expects  you  to  practice  your  increased  skills and knowledges by supervising and instructing others. The  other  mistake  made  by  new  petty  officers  is that they supervise but do little else. Some people think supervision consists of ordering subordinates to do all the  work  while  they  sit  back  and  do  nothing.  You should be as careful to avoid supervising too much as you   should   be   to   avoid   supervising   too   little. Supervisors  who  won’t  dirty  their  hands  on  occasion are  more  of  a  liability  than  an  asset  because  morale problems are certain to develop. Now consider some of the broader aspects of your increasing leadership responsibilities: · YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL EXTEND BOTH UP AND DOWN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. Both officer and enlisted personnel will expect  you  to  translate  general  orders  into  detailed, practical,   on-the-job   language   even   relatively inexperienced personnel can understand and follow. In dealing  with  your  subordinates,  see  that  they  perform their work properly. At the same time, explain to your superiors   any   important   needs   or   problems   of   your subordinates. · YOU   WILL   BE   REGULARLY   AND CONTINUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING. Even  if  you  are  lucky  enough  to  have  a highly  skilled  and  well-trained  work  group,  you  will still  find  training  is  necessary.  For  example,  you  will always   be   responsible   for   training   lower-rated personnel for advancement and training inexperienced or poorly trained personnel. You also may need to train personnel  for  a  particular  job  requiring  skills  none  of your   personnel   have.   You   will   need   to   conduct additional training when you get new hardware and new people who have not been trained on certain equipment. Since   these   and   similar   problems   will   require   your involvement   in   some   training,   prepare   to   conduct formal and informal training programs. 1-4

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