The Task is the training ground for the trade of being a leader. This is the place where seeds are planted deep and watered. Did one set the conditions for success with their charges and will the charges heed the lessons taught? Have faith, be bold and maintain situational awareness.
In Action- 3 parts
1. Preparing the Task, here
2. The Task, 7/11/2022
3. Post Task Debrief
2. The Task
a. Start the task, ensure charge is being productive in their actions, i.e. progress towards the goal. This is NOT they are perfect, it is simply are they inside the deliverable boundary, yes or no. The goal is to foster confidence by allowing them freedom to work, just because it is not one’s idea or process does not make it wrong, just makes it different. *Note, one may feel a little ill but that is normal.
b. Challenges, with this freedom, charges will find themselves in uncharted waters. The leader provides enough resources and knowledge to the charge to have enough rope to work and produce a suitable solution set. One wants the charge to work through picking courses of action and then correcting, this is how one learns. However, if it appears the charge is going to hang themselves with that rope, one needs to step in and provide guidance on the next step/s forward. The goal here is to teach problem solving: i. How to state problems, potential solutions and perceived outcomes ii. Thinking through secondary and tertiary effects iii. What the boundaries look like A. Safety B. Quality C. Limit of Advance c. Deliverables, the goal here as stated above is an acceptable product, not a perfect product. One makes sure it is to standard with the charge and if not works with them to make it so. Then the leader passes it to the customer and when thanked sings the charge/s praises or on complaints takes the hit.