Gen. Tony Thomas
1. At your starting fourth dimension coming together amongst your starting fourth dimension platoon sergeant:
Shut the door, tell him or her, “I intend I’ve had a pretty skilful grooming to live on a PL, but earlier I create anything, how near y'all tell me what y'all await of me?” If they are good, in addition to most of them are real good—and y'all aren’t the starting fourth dimension or finally PL they’ll require maintain the privilege of serving with—they’ll say, “Be our leader, brand the tough decisions, don’t motion to live on our buddy (we may eventually similar you, but that’s non the objective), enforce the standards.” (And, piece they may never tell it, y'all tin accept to the banking concern that they volition strive to never allow y'all fail). You may live on an LT, but y'all are their LT. 2. Care for people.
They are our most precious resource—the decisive, competitive, comparative advantage.
They are to a greater extent than of import than hardware.
If y'all don’t actually know them y'all won’t actually assist for them.
Active mentorship: Who are your “12 Disciples?”
3. Effect change. When inward charge, accept charge.
4. Strain to listen: brand your transmissions count.
5. Control your emotions.
6. Interact.
7. Be accountable.
8. Invite dialogue in addition to constructive criticism.
9. Be the example—intuitively, every bit the professional, but less intuitively every bit the person.
Strive for balance. If y'all don’t require maintain a life, neither volition your subordinates. Take leave. Don’t piece of job ridiculous hours. Think near the ripple to your people.
10. Make it your mission to brand your subordinates to a greater extent than successful than they are already going to be. Relish their success.
Give them credit.
Take the blame.
Embrace your mistakes.
11. Don’t allow dysfunction in addition to bad experiences frustrate you. Make it better—row harder.
12.Enjoy the ride. If y'all are having fun every bit a leader, your people volition every bit well.
13.Keep the long thought inward mind—the terminal objective—the things that affair most when it’s all said in addition to done.
“Peacock to Feather Duster”: You volition larn out ascendency in addition to the Army i day. Have your life, health, family, wits, in addition to a feel of having left it all on the playing field.
Keep the long thought piece y'all encompass the moment.
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