A Good Leader

The responsibilities of a leader are very demanding. One of the greatest responsibilities that a leader will have is to inform his subordinates about the dangers of drug use. A leader must know his people and be able to have trust in his men to accomplish a mission or do a simple task without the fear or doubt that something will keep his men from succeeding. Drugs will cause that downfall of a leader and can lead to situation where human life is sacrificed. Another responsibility that a leader has is to uphold the standard of the unit and not demonstrate bad examples and in the end will result in the downfall of his or her respect. Another aspect that a good leader should have and demonstrate is that of a good citizen. A leadership should portray the highest level of citizenship. Being a good citizen means obeying the laws of the community you live in and enforcing them to a certain degree as well. The use of drugs is illegal nationwide and so a leader is not setting the proper example or being a good citizen if he or she participates in the use, sale, or is associated with drugs. A leader should not order or tell his subordinates to do anything in which he cannot do. If a leader explains the hazards of drug use and why not to use or be associated with them he should follow his or her advice. This leads right into how to communicate with ones subordinates on how not to and why not to use drugs. When presenting something he or she should make means of all possible resources that are available. A leader's responsibility is to inform his or her people on the necessary information. The leader though needs to present the information in a way that the attention of individuals receiving the information are not bored and that they obtain the information in a way that is not confusing but is very clear and precise. If the individual presenting the information does not know a lot about the information that is going to be presented he or she is going to have to research it. A leader should be even more familiar with the information that is going to be covered than his subordinates. The use of available resources such as video cassettes, pamphlets, or charts is an excellent way to present information in a way that is clear and precise. When giving a presentation or talk on drugs many leaders will use a variety of techniques to get the desired point or effect across. There are a number of techniques such the scar tactic, the cause and effect tactic, and the sympathy tactic. All of the tactics are very popular and generally will get the point across. A leader will be most successful when he can combine all three of these tactics in to one presentation. When a leader accomplishes this he or she will have learned and successfully completed how to communicate and present inform to his or her subordinates. A leader also has the responsibility of insuring that his or her subordinates are in the top condition for the job they are assigned. A leader cannot honestly

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