Interpersonal Communication In Virginia Satir's Paths Of Glory

In the words of Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale, USN, “integrity consists of knowing one’s situation through education and thus understanding the limit of your responsibility.” Stockdale, a former Vietnam P.O.W., writes the importance of integrity in “The World of Epictetus.” In September of 1965, Commander Stockdale ejected from his plane only to be captured by the Vietcong during the Vietnam War. In eight years of captivity, the Northern Vietnamese tortured and isolated Stockdale; and in that time, he observed the actions of his men. He witnessed honorable, high-ranking officers cave into their oppressors, while common soldiers refuted any luxuries offered. Stockdale did not solely witness actions, but integrity; how a man acts when

Independent of the Army and country you serve, leadership is always an important subject. There are many civilian books and military manuals talking about leadership. The United States Army divides the subject leadership in three levels. These levels are Direct Leadership, Organizational Leadership, and Strategic Leadership. In this paper, the focus will be only about the first two levels. According with you rank, you will work more in one of these levels. Because of that, most part of time there is not much interaction between higher-level leaders and lower level leaders. Despite the limited interaction between higher level leaders like Brigade commanders with the lower level leader like company commander it’s not affect a satisfactory mission accomplishment.

Ethics Theory for the Military Professional by Chaplin (COL) Samuel D. Maloney illustrates the complex ethical decision making process. Army Leaders are responsible for professionally, and ethically develop subordinates. Developing unethical subordinates in a zero defect Army is a leadership challenge. Goal-Oriented Aspirations, Rule-Oriented Obligations, and Situation-Oriented Decisions provide leaders an understanding of the ethical decision making process. The first step to Professionally developing subordinates is identifying, and providing input on all subordinate goals. Leaders are obligated to enforce rules and regulations. Understanding subordinate character provides leaders with the information to evaluate a soldier’s integrity. However,

Once an Eagle by Anton Myrer is a very influential novel in the military. In fact, it is required reading material for all 1st Lieutenants in the Marine Corps as well as in the United States Military Academy at West Point. Many Army leaders have read the book and often discuss it among themselves in social situations. Although a fiction read, many leaders extrapolate the use of mission command as well as the leaderships attributes. In this analysis I will be comparing a single event in the novel to the Army’s leadership principles as well as Mission Command. I will then provide a personal reflection and conclude.

It results in soldiers and leaders to complete a task in the incorrect matter or miss the timeline, causing them to back track or possibly cause harm to the unit, element, or themselves. I do believe effective listening is one of the most important factors in communication. As a Leader, we must practice effective listening and communication to improve the goals of the unit, establish trust, and arise success. Effective listening can be practiced everyday by conversing with our subordinates and peers, taking notes during briefs, and sharing the information with our squad or unit. Being a charitable leader means we must be a productive speaker, but if you want to be a good communicator you may want to stop talking for a moment and listen up. (How, 2015) Occasionally Leaders tend to disregard conversation due to turning a blind eye towards their soldiers or peers. Being able to listen effectively, respond accordingly, and engage appropriately no matter the age or rank of a soldier shows good leadership and communication skills. We must help each other enhance effective listening as Soldiers, Leaders, and Non-Commissioned Officers to build each other and

The book Black Hearts opened my eyes to how leadership from a single Officer can have a grappling effect on such a wide range of soldiers from the lowest of ranks. One of the best takeaways from Black Hearts is to never do anything: illegal, unethical, or immoral. Although this is a easy statement to repeat, Black Hearts demonstrates the difficulties that lie behind these words. It has also painted a picture of how leadership can topple extremely quickly from a top down view. The Army is portrayed in a bad light throughout the book relentlessly. This is due to the concentration of poor leadership of the 1-502nd Regiment (Referred to as “First Strike”), a battalion of the 101st Airborne Division.

The author states “When the orders we receive from a civilian authority pass legal, ethical or moral boundaries, any soldier of any rank has the right and the duty to first question those orders to receive clarification, and if necessary disobey them if they cross the line.” The author says this because he has been in the army for decades and to him it is the highest form of honor. The author is successful in using tone to express his disdain towards a particular candidate, and to warn other candidates of making the same

Blame for misconduct, falsity, deception in military actions ultimately falls upon leadership and even extends to political policy makers, however, the enlisted Soldiers on the sharp end bears an equal responsibility where every misstep is documented real-time in the multi-media age we live in today. Therefore, it is essential that leaders train and educate all ranks on the importance of building trust with each other and with the civilian population while also maintaining professional behavior on and off the battlefield. The adage that it takes years to build trust but a moment to lose trust most always be on the back of a Soldier’s mind.

Generals during World War II faced daily innumerable difficult and grave decisions. Critical decisions made during WWII did not have the depth and speed of today’s modern communications infrastructure. Eisenhower quoted, “Making decisions is of the essence in leadership.”1

Paul Baumer’s attitude towards authority figures varies depending on whether they serve on the front line or in the rear. While he resents trivial exercises of authority from front line officers, he can still feel respect for those officers. However, when it comes to officers serving in the rear, he only shows sufficient respect to avoid being punished.

I think one of the most important reasons to be familiar with organizational communication as a leader is because of the care we must exercise when choosing to share information, and the media we select for such disclosures. As leaders in the military, we swore to uphold a standard of loyalty – to the government, to our country, to our fellow soldiers, and to our commanders. That means we do not publicly denounce them in a venue where the wrong people can take what we said and turn it into a public debacle. For example, I firmly believe one of the reasons General Stanley McChrystal suffered such a colossal downfall was because of an article in Rolling Stone in 2010. In the article, General McChrystal and members of his entourage were vociferously

The constant presence with his troops was the most significant act of building cohesive teams through mutual trust. In Fact, “how he found the time and energy to be constantly with his frontline troops and still direct the overall activities of the division was a mystery.” 1 Interacting with your subordinates shows that you care. A leader that trains with his subordinates also earns credibility. How Soldiers trust, weights leader’s sound judgment for leading troops and accomplishing missions, regardless complexity.

The hierarchy in the Army is obvious through the saluting and names soldiers referred themselves to. While Jones used hierarchy as a benefit for her workers, the Army was shown abusing their right to have power over others. The hierarchy being shown in the movie is based on aggression and law. Adrian comes to be a radio host to entertain the soldiers. As the movie goes on, the higher ups in the Army cross out any important information regarding the war so Adrian cannot say them. We as Americans are freedom of speech. Every person has the right to say or share any information that is coming through. With keeping secrets from the people who are sacrificing their lives for our freedom is abusing the power of our freedom and abusing the status they achieved in the

Leadership, according to the Army doctrine, represents individuals’ ability to influence people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization (“Leadership” FM 6-22). However, the varying characteristics of individuals that the Army attracts may instill this doctrine in many different ways, leading to different representations of leadership. Some individuals choose to lead their subordinate in a stern matter, only displaying matured emotions and a “tough-loving” attitude to guide them in the right direction. Others

According to The Trials of Henry Kissinger, Kissinger’s fatal flaw was his preference to operate in absolute secrecy without public or government scrutiny and knowledge. This behavior of Kissinger can be observed as an attempt to control discourse and their associated conditions of deployment. When Foucault theorized his conception of power in Part Four of The History of Sexuality, Foucault states that “Discourses are tactical elements or blocks operating in the field of force relations…” (Foucault 102) Discourses are produced, and refer to both a rudimentary understanding, that is: “ways of talking,” and also practices, which do not exclusively denote things said, but actions done and things not said. Foucault states “It is in discourse that