Military Leadership Philosophy

GAINS for NCOs

Working with other senior NCOs might seem difficult at first especially with clashing belief systems and individual strategies and approaches to leadership . However the secret to successfully working with and for other NCOs while encouraging and developing subordinates is as simple as focusing on GAINS . GAINS is a mnemonic that focuses NCO attention on G-iving , A-ccepting , I-nnovating , N-urturing , and S-ecuring to ensure that , I , as an individual NCO can work with and for other senior NCOs with the end objective of contributing to the progress of our other

subordinates

G-iving does not only mean material generosity , it could mean many things that have to do with individual values . Misconceptions in the military about discipline are what make giving quite difficult . As an NCO I should be able to focus on this particular key word to guarantee that I am always open to the tutelage of other senior NCOs I have to give attention to what is being taught and advised . This way , I am able to improve myself . On the outset , I should not keep what I known to myself as well and aim at giving my own opinion , my own reaction , and my own views and perspectives of things to other senior NCOs so that an exchange of ideas exists . This allows communication channels to remain open and development to occur not only among NCOs but also among subordinates who depend on NCOs for their own development . On the outset , giving could also mean giving-in , once...