It is
really important to develop your leadership skills by looking out for
and being interested in your Sailors. One piece of advice for leadership
that I've always given people that I would give to a junior officer is,
always look at your present job through the eyes of your immediate
superior.
The people who can only look at it from their own perspective
will top out pretty early. But, if you can, understand why your
superior is differing with you on why and how you're doing your job.
You've got a responsibility to your Sailors, so if your boss may be
asking you to do something that is bad for your Sailors, you may fight
that, but fight it understanding why he's doing that.
Even if you
decide to still fight it, you may not understand that there really are
bigger reasons for doing it his way. They what you have to do is try it
in a way that will accomplish his objective, not to undermine it, but
at the same time protect your Sailors, if that is an issue.
Admiral Stansfield Turner
Admiral Stansfield Turner
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