Ww1 Leadership Style
Leadership Style
Leadership Style
Introduction
Leadership is a term that is heavily used in today’s society and is often times overlooked for its true meaning. In our text it is defined as “the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals” (Robbins, 01/2012, p. 368). After serving in the Marine Corps for five years I have seen many different leadership styles; some which were effective, and others that were not. The leader that had the most influence on me while serving was a Marine by the name of Major Marcus Mainz. He served as the Operations Officer for my Battalion while deployed to Iraq. As an Operations Officer, Major Mainz was tasked with overseeing the entire battlefield for our battalion. My interaction came with him as a watch chief in the Battalions Combat Operations Center. The Combat Operations Center can best be described by comparing it to the war movies where the Commander is in the room looking at maps, radars, or live feeds of the battlefield and barking out instructions to be passed down to the personnel on the ground. My role in this environment was to paint a picture of the battlefield for all commanders to see and then make decisions based off of that information. Major Mainz was in charge of this process and it was his job to …show more content…
Bringing a group of people together and allowing them to share their own ideas for reaching common goals and tasks seems like a crucial aspect of leadership that can harness the power of a team. In discussing this with my mentor, it has become more evident that in her own place of work, the concept of team is widely used by leaders within their organization. In my own organization, this is an area that I feel they are lacking in and as a result, has created an environment where morale and the overall feeling of accomplishment is
Leadership Style
Introduction
Leadership is a term that is heavily used in today’s society and is often times overlooked for its true meaning. In our text it is defined as “the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals” (Robbins, 01/2012, p. 368). After serving in the Marine Corps for five years I have seen many different leadership styles; some which were effective, and others that were not. The leader that had the most influence on me while serving was a Marine by the name of Major Marcus Mainz. He served as the Operations Officer for my Battalion while deployed to Iraq. As an Operations Officer, Major Mainz was tasked with overseeing the entire battlefield for our battalion. My interaction came with him as a watch chief in the Battalions Combat Operations Center. The Combat Operations Center can best be described by comparing it to the war movies where the Commander is in the room looking at maps, radars, or live feeds of the battlefield and barking out instructions to be passed down to the personnel on the ground. My role in this environment was to paint a picture of the battlefield for all commanders to see and then make decisions based off of that information. Major Mainz was in charge of this process and it was his job to …show more content…
Bringing a group of people together and allowing them to share their own ideas for reaching common goals and tasks seems like a crucial aspect of leadership that can harness the power of a team. In discussing this with my mentor, it has become more evident that in her own place of work, the concept of team is widely used by leaders within their organization. In my own organization, this is an area that I feel they are lacking in and as a result, has created an environment where morale and the overall feeling of accomplishment is