tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post216382446114655082..comments2024-01-01T11:53:37.594-05:00Comments on I Like The Cut Of His Jib !!: Your team hates you. Really. I'm not kidding.Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04268185984165305315noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-17232339444144722982011-06-27T16:26:11.562-04:002011-06-27T16:26:11.562-04:00Yes, you two are right. The goal is not to be lik...Yes, you two are right. The goal is not to be liked. However, the goal is to have a cohesive team who all work together to get the mission accomplished, while doing their best to retain a shred of sanity and dignity. Bosses like this (one of whom I currently work for) do nothing but defeat that mission and lose the respect of their subordinates (and often their superiors who see them as the bumbling fools they are). We want to serve a leader with a spine. It's not asking too much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-31021885599795745162011-06-26T23:29:57.706-04:002011-06-26T23:29:57.706-04:00The goal is not to be liked, but to accomplish the...The goal is not to be liked, but to accomplish the mission. The challenge for the DivO is when the mission is a mess and the senior leadership is lost. What does the LT say to his Chief when the Skipper is contradicting the XO, contradicting the OpsO? Does he keep faith with his Os or does he and the Chief try to make the best of it? (By agreeing that the CO/XO are asses?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-12449466892420960762011-06-26T16:31:02.734-04:002011-06-26T16:31:02.734-04:00I don't disagree with any of the points indivi...I don't disagree with any of the points individually, but on the overall theme of the topic. Is the goal to be liked? Focus should be on mission accomplishment and being respected. The worst DIVOs onboard have banded their 'teams' together by blaming the CO/XO and undermining them at every turn. They want to be the hero and their divisions love them. The Sailors don't realize how much these leaders are failing them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-28223975519354687692011-06-26T08:58:12.640-04:002011-06-26T08:58:12.640-04:00Oh my! Captain, you've described your problem...Oh my! Captain, you've described your problem so well here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-46885543064697764782011-06-26T05:50:57.013-04:002011-06-26T05:50:57.013-04:00Truer words have never been spoken! I have worked...Truer words have never been spoken! I have worked for a supervisor like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com