Musings, leadership tidbits and quotes posted by a retired Navy Captain (really just a high performing 2nd Class Petty Officer) who hung up his uniform a bit too early. He still wears his Navy service on his sleeve. He needs to get over that. "ADVANCE WARNING - NO ORIGINAL THOUGHT!" A "self-appointed" lead EVANGELIST for the "cryptologic community". Keeping CRYPTOLOGY alive-one day and Sailor at a time. 2015 is 80th Anniversary of the Naval Security Group.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Recently (over)heard in the passageway at Fort Meade
Chief, "What we have here, sir, is a failure to communicate. They are not getting the message."
Captain, "Well, send them my e-mail, again."
One key to success for a leader is supervision of their order / direction, supervision requires communication.
Was your order communicated effectively? Is it being followed so as to fulfill the commander's intent? Has the situation changed since the plan was enacted; do you need to alter your order.
A big aperture thing to remember: communication is two-way and you have to stay receptive to be effective. Even in a butt-chewing scenario (perceived to be one-way) the body language and other non-verbal queues will tell you a lot about the person you are calibrating.
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One key to success for a leader is supervision of their order / direction, supervision requires communication.
Was your order communicated effectively?
Is it being followed so as to fulfill the commander's intent?
Has the situation changed since the plan was enacted; do you need to alter your order.
A big aperture thing to remember: communication is two-way and you have to stay receptive to be effective. Even in a butt-chewing scenario (perceived to be one-way) the body language and other non-verbal queues will tell you a lot about the person you are calibrating.
I suppose that one could write a letter....
Anon @ 12:38 -- Bada Bing.
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