Today was actually pretty smooth. Finally broke the news to the AB that he will not be staying in my shop. I felt sorry for the kid, he felt like he'd done something wrong. On the plus side, it was definitely a little refreshing to see someone who had been in my shop only a week and just had a desire to want to be there. I mean, he really seems to have enjoyed working with me, and i got to say, it feels kinda good to have someone actively seek you to be their boss.
I'm seeing a problem start to arise with a SMSgt I work with. Its all about definition of roles, and as I'm trying to establish myself as a temporary flight commander, she seems to be taking it as me criticising her for either overstepping her boundaries or for not being able to manage her work properly. Ultimately its a matter of responsibility, I've been put in a situation, even if it is a temporary one, where i need to know whats going on in the flight so that I can be responsible to the commander for any issues within the flight. I have nothing but the highest regard for the SMSgt and her abilities, and I respect and value her input, i just need to know whats going on. I think I'll need to have a talk with her on monday to make sure we're clear on my intentions and that its by no means a personnal attack when I request info and to be in the loop on several projects.
Also Monday brings the return of my A1C from her certification class. Now she's not really back, she has another 3-4 weeks of training her in the squadron to go through before she's officially mine again, but with all the moves and talk about the AB taking her job,, I definitely need to sit down with all parties in the room in order to explain everything, well maybe not the part about my boss being a weasel, but everything else just so there's no confusion or misinterpretation of the weeks events.
The biggest problem i have is that the A1C sits in the same room i do all day every day. She's not too bad when it comes to reading me and my moods, and while I don't exactly want to say everything that was a factor in the decisions simply because she has no reason to know, i have to be careful because if i slip in the wording or delivery I lose all credibility and only serve to lower morale.
Its a tough line, I'll have to spend some time on this one before our shop meeting on monday morning.
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