ABSTRACT
I learned a lot of my leadership style as a subordinate during my service in the Navy. It was kind of like they owned us. Rank equaled respect. If you were alower rank, you obeyed orders, no questions asked. Again, I was young, and I acted on the value of not getting into trouble. So, if they outranked me and they said do it, I did it. Because this was my last experience with leader-
ship before I started my career as a civilian, this was the mentality I took with me. When I received my ›rst position in management, I knew failure was not an option. I drilled results out of my staŽ. If there was a number we had to reach I would not rest until they reached it. To my thinking, I had the rank and therefore was due the respect. Wow, what an eye opener the ›rst time an employee quit because he did not like my management style. I did not let that stand in my way, though. If they wanted to leave, there were plenty more out there to replace them-and until they were hired and trained, the rest of the staŽ would just have to work harder.
