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<p>From the comments of the few Mids that have weighed in here, this seems to be the most fundamental issue, really the only one that is of any concern to me and that is the notion they expressed in a number of posts in which they felt after following orders with enthusiasm, there does not appear to be any interest in allowing them to question, comment, and critique, through any channels, let alone the appropriate ones. If that feeling is shared by the majority of the brigade then the goals and objectives of the Supt will not be met, unless of course that was his goal all along, to unite the brigade against these changes…
I’ve commanded men and women as an Officer and still lead them as a CEO. There are precious few times outside the insanity of combat when some level of explanation isn’t appropriate or beneficial. You can choose to have people focus on the job at hand once they have at least some understanding of your objectives, even if they don’t agree, or you can say nothing about what you are trying to accomplish, choose not to engage them and allow them to waste time and energy speculating. In the end you will never be successful instilling the value of teamwork without trust and respect and you don’t get there without appropriate levels of communication.</p>