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During this same time at Ft McCoy, I had my own leadership challenges to deal with. Being new to the unit, I was an unknown to my subordinate leaders. I knew they would try to find my weaknesses and limitations.
One problem I was having was getting my troops fed. Army policy was to provide (whenever possible) a hot breakfast and hot dinner for soldiers. MRE's would be for lunch....
You are innocently telling Sergeant Smithy, from the Squadron across the county about all the great stuff thats been going on in your unit lately.
After a few minutes, he looks at you, almost sneering, and says Yeah, at my Squadron
we focus on quality, not quantity.
...make no mistake youve just been insulted
If you dont like something, dont start cussing and yelling about it. We have a guy in my bagpipe band who does this. Instead, think WWJBD? What Would James Bond Do? I know it sounds kind of funny, but think about it. Hes a very smooth guy. Smooth as glass. When he disagrees with something in a meeting he doesnt immediately start yelling, YOU FOOL! What are you thinking? Thats horribly wrong! No, hed probably say something like, Well, I dont know about that. Perhaps we can do this? And he always keeps his cool.