INSTRUCTOR: CAPT AB RESPICIO PN (GSC) RET FORMER DEPUTY COMMANDER NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BRIGADE

TYPICAL APPROACH TO SOLDIERS WITH ESSENTIAL PERSONALITY TRAITS

EGOISTIC OR BOASTFUL – PLAY ON THIS VANITY. USE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OTHERS TO PRY OUT MORE, BUT BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR LIES

GROUCHY OR HABITUAL IRRITABLE OR COMPLAINING PERSON – SNAP AT HIM IN A GRANDER WAY AND BECOME FRIENDLY WHEN HE DOES

GOOD NATURED – BE FRIENDLY, HUMAN AND BE A PATIENT LISTENER RESERVED – BE FIRM AND FRIENDLY, DON’T HURRY HIM IMPULSIVE – BE NON-COMMITTED:AT TIMES BE IMPASSIVE AND ENCOURAGE

IMPULSE TALKS TIMID – BE UNDERSTANDING;AVOID STARING AT HIM INTELLEGENT – BE NON-COMMITTED; FILL OUT YOUR GROUND BEFORE

METHOD FANATIC – APPROACH RELIGIOUS QUESTIONS CAREFULLY AND AVOID

INTIMATE QUESTIONS STUPID – BE CONSIDERATE, SLOW AND PATIENT

MENTAL HYGIENE IS DEFINED AS THE TECHNIQUE OF UNDERSTANDING ONE’S SELF AND IN

DEALING WITH OTHERS SO AS TO ESTABLISH BEHAVIOR PATTERNS SATISFYING TO YOU AND TO OTHERS. NOTEWORTHY MENTAL HYGIENE PERCEPTS

KEEP YOURSELF PHYSICALLY FIT THROUGH HYGIENE HABITS OF REST, EXERCISE, DIET AND CLEANLINESS

FACE YOUR TROUBLES, WORRIES AND FEARS SQUARELY HAVE SEVERAL ABSORBING HOBBIES, INTERESTS, SOCIALS AND

SPORTS DEVELOP A SENSE OF HUMOR BE WILLING TO ADMIT YOUR MISTAKES AND LAUGH AT YOURSELF ACQUIRE REAL FRIENDS AND COMPANIES WHO WILL SHARE WITH

YOU AVOID STRAIN, RELAX YOUR MUSCLES THAT ARE NOT

NECESSARY FOR THE TASK AT HAND BE COURAGEOUS ON CRISES;DON’T RUN FROM THEM DON’T BE OVER CONSCIOUS OF YOUR UNIQUENESS;REALIZE

THAT MOST OF US ARE ORDINARY PEOPLE REALIZE THAT TIME HEALS MANY WOUNDS;BE PATIENT AND

HOPEFULL

PSYCHIATRY IS THE SCIENCE OF UNDERSTANDING AND DIRECTING HUMAN BEINGS IN

THEIR ADJUSTMENT TO LIFE SITUATION PARTICULARLY AS THEIR MENTAL FUNCTION INFLUENCES HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR

IN THE FIELD OF PSYCHIATRY THE ACCEPTED THEORY IS THAT “NO ONE IS FREE FROM MENTAL ILLNESS” PER PSYCHIATRIC POINT OF VIEW; FOLLOWING ARE COMMON

MISTAKES OF LEADERS: FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE LEADER INVARIABLY STANDS

IN RELATIONSHIPS TO HIS MEN, AS THE FATHER TO HIS CHILDREN;AS A JUNIOR OFFICER, HIS ROLE IS THAT OF AN ELDER BROTHER

OVER IMPRESS OF HIS OWN SENSE OF IMPORTANCE AND AN ATTEMPT TO SUBSTITUTE AUTHORITY FOR LEADERSHIP

INCONSISTENCIES IN HIS ATTITUDES TOWARDS HIS ACTIONS FAILURE TO CORRECT INJUSTICES AND A TENDENCY TO IGNORE

TO RATIONALIZE VAGUENESS OF UNCERTAINTY IN WORDS OR ACTION

DISTURBING ATTITUDES THAT MAY BREAK THE GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEADERS AND MEN IN A

UNIT

REJECTION – BRUSHING OFF AN INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINT OR SUGGESTIONS TREATING HIM AS IF HE WERE OF NO VALUE IN THE OUTFIT

DEPRIVATION – INADEQUATE PREPERATIONS FOR PHYSICAL COMFORT; NO TIME DEVOTED TO MENS PERSONAL PROBLEMS AND ADVANCEMENT

OVER-PROTECTION – OVER INDULGENCE, LOOSE DISCIPLINE AND DEMANDING TOO LITTLE OF PERFORMANCE

EXPLOITATION - IMPOSITION OF EXCESSIVE STANDARDS, RECOGNIZING ONLY PERFECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND EXPECTING TOO MUCH FROM THEM

INCONSISTENCY – ANY UNFAIRNESS, INJUSTICES OR IN EQUALITY IN THE BEHAVIOR OF AN OFFICER, RESULTS IN THE INSECURITY OF EVERY MEN IN THE UNIT

POSITIVE APPROACHES OF A LEADER TO PREVENT INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP MAL-ADJUSTMENT

INTEREST YOURSELF IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES AND ACTIVITIES BE ACQUAINTED WITH EVERY MEN AND BE ABLE TO JUDGE HIS

CAPABILITIES AND FIT HIM TO A JOB HE CAN BEST HANDLE DEVELOP BY WORD AND ACTION THE TEAM SPIRIT WITHIN THE UNIT MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE FOR DISCUSSION OF PERSONAL OR MILITARY

PROBLEMS GIVE A CLEAR PICTURE TO A MAN JOINING THE OUTFIT FOREMOST IS THE

DIFFICULTIES HE MEETS IN REASSURING WAY SEE THAT SUBORDINATES MANAGE RECRUITS AND MAN JUSTLY, FAIRLY

AND WITH EQUALITY LASTLY, LEAD YOUR MEN; DO NOT PUSH THEM

A WELL ADJUSTED SOLDIER IS:

PROUD OF HIS BRANCH OF SERVICE PROUD OF HIS COMPANY/ UNIT PROUD OF HIS OWN OFFICERS/LEADERS

SOME WAYS OF PREVENTING FRUSTRATIONS

PAY EXTRA ATTENTION TO THE INSECURE PERSON GIVE EXTRA TRAINING AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE MEN

SHORT OF ABILITY SELECT AND PLACE MEN IN ASSIGNMENT FOR WHICH THEY ARE

BEST SUITED BE REASONABLE IN YOUR EXPECTATIONS OF PEOPLES AND

EXACTING YOURSELF IN GIVING THEM INSTRUCTIONS, ASSIGNMENTS, ECT

ENCOURAGE THE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS STRIVING FOR UNREALISTIC GOALS TO LOWER HIS LEVEL OF ASPIRATIONS

KEEP ALL YOUR SUBORDINATES WELL INFORMED AS TO WHERE THEY STAND

SOME WAYS OF PREVENTING FRUSTRATIONS

AVOID PLACING PEOPLE IN UNNECESSARY CONFLICT SITUATION GIVE YOUR SUBORDINATES A MAXIMUM SENSE OF PARTICIPATION BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR AND REDUCE UNDESIRABLE PERSONAL

RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN YOUR GROUP IN MONITORING DISCIPLINE AVOID UNNECESSARY RESTRICTIONS AND

EXPLAIN REASONS FOR THE RULE BE SURE THAT YOUR ACTIONS ARE CONSISTENT AND IMPARTIAL AND ARE

CONSIDERED BY OTHERS AS CONSISTENT AND IMPARTIAL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT;AVOID

DOMINATION TREAT EACH PERSON WITH CONSIDERATION AND RESPECT HIS PERSONAL

DIGNITY HELP THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE GROUP TO OBTAIN A REAL SENSE OF

ADVANCEMENT AND SUCCESS IN A JOB

TACTFULLY ANALYZE THE CAUSE IN A PARTICULAR CASE AND THEN CORRECT THE SITUATION OR HELP THE INDIVIDUAL OVERCOME THE FRUSTRATION OR SEE THE FRUSTRATION DIFFERENTLY

PROVIDE OR SUGGEST HARMLESS OUTLETS FOR AGGRESSION ENCOURAGE TALKING OUT OF THE SITUATION DIRECT POTENTIAL AGGRESSION TOWARDS CONSTRUCTIVE ACTIVITY ACCEPT AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS WITH MORE UNDERSTANDING

HELP INDIVIDUAL DEVELOP OBTAINABLE SUBSTITUTE GOALS CHANGING INTERPRETATION BY FRUSTRATED PERSON OF THE SITUATION

FRUSTRATION DEPENDS ON THE INDIVIDUAL’S INTERPRETATION OF THE SITUATION

ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUAL TO VIEW THE SITUATION OBJECTIVELY RATHER THAN PERSONALLY

GENERAL WAYS OF REMEDYING FRUSTRATIONS

USE CONSULTATION INTERVIEWS PROVIDE AN OPPURTUNITY TO “BLOW OFF STEAM” THUS DIRECTING

ANY AGGRESSION INTO A HARMLESS CHANNEL, RELIEVING THE EMOTIONAL TENSION OF THE PERSON AND PERMITTING MORE OBJECTIVE THINKING

BY TAKING THROUGH THE SITUATION: THE INDIVIDUAL REVEALS HIS TRUE PROBLEMS AND FEELINGS; WHICH MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE ORIGINALLY EXPRESSED

CONSULTATION GIVES THE LEADER AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUGGEST ALTERNATIVE VIEWS OR THAT THE INDIVIDUAL ASSUMES THE ROLE OF THE PERSON

CONSULTATION HELPS THE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOP A PLAN OF ACTION BY TALKING THROUGH HIS PROBLEM WITH A COOPERATIVE LISTENER

IN CONSULTATION ROLE, THE LEADER FREQUENTLY HELPS THE INDIVIDUAL JUST BY SHOWING HIS INTEREST ON HIM AND HIS SINCERE DESIRE TO HELP REMOVE FRUSTRATIONS

GENERAL WAYS OF REMEDYING FRUSTRATIONS

ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION

TWO PLAYERS IN LEADERSHIP ARE THE LEADER AND THE SUBORDINATE THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE TWO MUST BE CLOSE, WITH UNDERSTANDING

AND GIVE AND TAKE IN ORDER FOR THE LEADER TO TRULY LEAD THE SUBORDINATE AND THE SUBORDINATES TO FOLLOW

THE RELATIONSHIP MUST BE WITHIN THE TENANTS OF LEADERSHIP AS DISCESSED

FOLLOW AND IMPLEMENT THE GOLDEN RULE LEADERSHIP WOULD NOT ONLY BE ATTAINED BY READING BUT MUST BE

PRACTICED IN DAILY LIFE

END OF PART II NCEBOC LECTURE

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

MILITARY LEADERSHIP