Episode 2 - Platoon Leadership - Bram and Trent

This week on the WarriorU Podcast, we’ll discuss a range of topics relating to platoon leadership, including leading as a brand-new platoon commander, relationships with Senior NCO’s and their wider impact within a platoon as a leader.   Episode Highlights: Leading as a brand-new platoon commander.The wider impacts of such leadership within a platoon.Platoon Sergeant and senior NCO’s.The role of Platoon Sergeant and Senior NCO’s.The difference between operational and life experience.High speed and low speed of Senior NCO’s.The rules of the Platoon Sergeant’s leadership and listening to advice.Soldiers themselves are an eclectic mix of fitness levels, standards, professionalism, personalities and enthusiasm.The role is a relationship job and needs to understand this.Development management and high-performance culture. 3 Key Points:The role of a senior NCO.It is a relationship job and knowing your soldiers is essential.The importance of counselling skills. Tweetable Quotes:“As the commander, your job is to assess the information before you, and that includes the advice of your senior NCOs” – Lieutenant Colonel Trent Burnard“Being a Platoon Commander is a relationships job” - Lieutenant Colonel Trent Burnard“Counselling is so important and it needs to be done correctly.” - Lieutenant Colonel Trent Burnard Resources Mentioned:WarriorU Podcast Credits:Podcast Produced by Pretty Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.