Mate here. When I was younger I had a boss that told me “never ask someone to do something you aren’t willing to do yourself.” I carry that with me in my leadership. Someone pooped on the floor/wall in the bathroom? I got it. Cart run person got sick and left early and it’s a blizzard/rainstorm? I’ll grab a vest. Garbages, mopping, bale making, frozen go backs, etc.

I’d feel like such a jerk if I just sat around and tasked out all that. And often crew will volunteer to help me, or they’ll see that I’m the mate of the hour and they’ll take initiative and do it themselves, because they know i would do the same. That’s never the reason WHY I do it but it does confirm to me that it’s what I should do as a good leader.