tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post4328723087484391009..comments2024-01-01T11:53:37.594-05:00Comments on I Like The Cut Of His Jib !!: 16 Navy Leader CompetenciesMike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04268185984165305315noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-78996851586473416942010-12-13T10:30:26.002-05:002010-12-13T10:30:26.002-05:00And...is well spoken of.And...is well spoken of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-35038804634959848712010-12-13T10:22:47.410-05:002010-12-13T10:22:47.410-05:00Writes well, is a great addition. I would add: spe...Writes well, is a great addition. I would add: speaks well in public. Good oratory is especially important from LT on up. The higher you rise, the more adept at you must be.General Quartersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-76239299758090766292010-12-10T06:59:17.938-05:002010-12-10T06:59:17.938-05:00"Further." Just checking whether (weathe..."Further." Just checking whether (weather?) anyone is reading.John Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967209576387433764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-10738719181829657962010-12-09T18:57:24.667-05:002010-12-09T18:57:24.667-05:00"farther" or "further?"
Leade..."farther" or "further?"<br /><br />Leadership cannot be learned or taught. Period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-4813332518958004592010-12-09T07:03:00.572-05:002010-12-09T07:03:00.572-05:0017. Writes well. Navy leaders know their way aroun...17. Writes well. Navy leaders know their way around the written word and avoid non-parallel constructions (example: list-headings throughout); avoid jargon and slang (e.g., Team Builds; maximize task accomplishment); avoid comma splices (e.g., 1st paragraph); employ the Oxford comma (e.g., 3rd paragraph); avoid awkward constructions (e.g., 5th & 8th paragraphs); eschew patronizing language (e.g., 'Outstanding Navy Leaders' throughout); maintain consistent style (e.g., Navy or navy?); avoid mixing singular and plural voice (e.g., entire piece).<br /><br />I know, that was snippy and it's only a school exercise. On one hand, I can applaud Foley's desire to capture an important topic. On the other, I see some things missing: "Gets the job done!" "Identifies goals." "Plans effectively." "Communicates effectively." "Shows moral and physical courage." "Behaves with honor at all times." "Puts mission first."<br /><br />Admiral Rickover thought that leadership training was feckless - he played in a useful dialogue in Proceedings many years ago on the subject. I'm not sure he was right, but do think one gets farther by studying effective leaders and their common characteristics than by trying to capture the full range of important leadership attributes as a to-do list. <br /><br />A last critique of Foley's list: it seems clearly focused on small-unit leadership, the squad or shipboard division. Other traits (I've listed some above) play larger in higher-level leadership jobs. <br /><br />For myself, I fall back on the phrasing of a Boy Scout executive I knew in my youth: "Leadership is the ability to get the job done without doing it yourself." A certain elegance and astringency to that, yes?.John Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967209576387433764noreply@blogger.com