MGMT101 Week 1 Post

Being in charge of soldiers is a subject that is known oh so very well. In this situation I would feel as if an AAR on my leadership would be necessary. An AAR is an after action review which is a simple option for facilitating anything that has been done even leadership. It works by bringing together a team to discuss a task, event, activity or project, in an open and honest fashion. After an AAR has been completed I would be able to implement the changes that they would request for me to make and see if my workers become more responsive to me. I feel personal power is the most important type simply because Personal Power is internal to you. It is the skill set that earned you that important job title or rank, it is the knowledge you gained studying and training hard to meet all the requirements to fulfill your position. It is the ability to stay cool under pressure, it is the can do mindset. It is having outstanding character, resilience, persistence, patience, and intelligence. Because these things are internal to you, they cannot be taken away from you. Positional power is the act of using the title given to get things done. It is a Squad leader that has 15 soldiers underneath him that he still has to make do things. When you use personal power to get things done the soldiers will be willing and you won’t have to make them do anything. I just faced this situation recently where a SM ranked higher than myself tried to use his rank and position to do things that did not meet regulations. I kept an open mind and simply told him what could be done and his alternatives.