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Don’t Just ‘Shut Up and Row’

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I like to go by the theory that it is better to ask for forgiveness than for permission. We all have to remember that we don’t always have the best approach and listen to others options. Once you have weighed those options, and it disagrees with what a so-called leader wants, then the forgiveness/permission thing comes in. Just my 2 cents. Good article, thanks for sharing.
 
A true leader listens to his men/women in the field. Information is key, and you accumulate that information from the people on the front lines. You cannot discount their experience.

Another valuable lesson I learned years ago, running crews of 30+ people - I never, ever asked my crew to do something I wasn't ready to hunker down and do myself, right then and there.
 
Peglegjoe said:
A true leader listens to his men/women in the field. Information is key, and you accumulate that information from the people on the front lines. You cannot discount their experience.

Another valuable lesson I learned years ago, running crews of 30+ people - I never, ever asked my crew to do something I wasn't ready to hunker down and do myself, right then and there.
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Agree 100%, but there are times when there's no room for questioning "why", and it just needs to be done as ordered.
 
ScottJ said:
Agree 100%, but there are times when there's no room for questioning "why", and it just needs to be done as ordered.
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At times, yes.

But as a leader, if the people under you know their jobs and think the directions are a bad idea...a smart leader just might wonder what they know that he/she doesn’t.

This is a bit more applicable in the business world than the military...
 
HansGruber said:
At times, yes.

But as a leader, if the people under you know their jobs and think the directions are a bad idea...a smart leader just might wonder what they know that he/she doesn’t.

This is a bit more applicable in the business world than the military...
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But, sometimes, the leader is privy to information that even his experienced subordinates are not, and the "job" has to be done. Just my two cents worth from a 21yr career in the military. ;)
 
michael.ed said:
I like to go by the theory that it is better to ask for forgiveness than for permission. We all have to remember that we don’t always have the best approach and listen to others options. Once you have weighed those options, and it disagrees with what a so-called leader wants, then the forgiveness/permission thing comes in. Just my 2 cents. Good article, thanks for sharing.
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JUST YOUR 2CENTS! Are you related too Talyn? Just my 2 cents?
 
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