My Philosophy in Leadership
In a never-ending process, a military leader must gather a series of qualities that will allow him to exercise the mission with honor. Different leadership has told me in my military career that at the top of a leader’s priorities; protecting national sovereignty and ensuring the security of all citizens of the land must come first. Loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage are among the essential values a military leader must uphold and exercise daily. At the squad level, all those traits are vital, but one of the most practical yet unused one is humility. When I think of a bad leader, many flaws come to mind, but the one that stands out the most is the lack of humility.
Once displayed during leadership roles, lack of humility will deteriorate the morale of the troops and will question your soldiers’ confidence in you as leader. My entire leadership style is based on humbling myself and placing my soldiers needs before my own. Coming up in the ranks, the first two years to be exact, my leadership lacked humility by expecting nothing but greatness from the platoon and neglecting all soldier’s needs. When things did not go as planned, the leadership in
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When I became an NCO, I listened to my soldiers and I made sure their voices were heard up the chain. When your soldiers see that you are willing to take risks for their well-being, those same soldiers will go beyond of what is expected of them to execute any tasks given by you. Your subordinates will make sure you as leader, get the recognition and praise you deserve. A good leader is humble, and he can realize that he has not walked alone on the road to success. I always make sure everyone in my team is recognized by their efforts, regardless of how minuscule it may