The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has charged mid-level commanders of the Nigerian Army to lead their subordinates by example in the ongoing effort to mitigate security challenges bedeviling some parts of the country.
General Lagbaja gave the charge today while delivering a lecture titled, “Crafting My Command Philosophy As Chief of Army Staff Nigerian Army Within Nigeria’s Contemporary And Emerging Security Environment”, to students of Senior Course 46, at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna.
Speaking further, Lagbaja described leadership by example, as the most reliable leadership style, where the leader models the behavior he wants to see in his team members.
“When you lead by example, you do not just push team members towards excellence; rather, you actively demonstrate that excellence. My command Philosophy is thus a commitment that I will not ask any of my commanders or Principal Staff Officers, or anyone for that matter, to do what I am unwilling or unable to do personally. I equally do not expect my commanders to ask their subordinates to do anything that they are not willing or unable to do,” he said.
