My platoon sergeant and I have completely different leadership styles and it's creating confusion in the squad - I'm more hands-on and he's more delegating, and our soldiers are getting mixed signals about standards and expectations. We've never actually talked about how to align our approaches and I can see the NCOs below us starting to pick sides.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two leaders are operating from different philosophies without acknowledging the operational chaos this creates for their subordinates.
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Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
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