Tips For Success in Assuming Command

• Go slow with regards to changing processes—make sure you fully understand current procedures before making any changes.

• Concentrate on three or four specific qualities you want to instill in the individuals in your command.

– How will you instill these qualities in your command members?
– What will you emphasize?

• Assess early what actions you should stop, start, continue, or avoid in order to produce the legacy you want to create.

• “Dare to be a person, not a position” (be honest, take responsibility, and keep your ego in check).

From Air University’s AU-2 “Guidelines For Command”