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Cameron Core Values

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All organizations should have a form of biblical leadership within its structure. The United States Army sets the standard and is considered one of the best organizations that produce quality leaders time after time. They do this by establishing, believing and living their essential core values. The core values are set in stone and followed by every member of the organization, no matter the rank or status they have inside the organization. There are seven core values that include: 1) Loyalty 2) Duty, 3) Respect 4) Selfless-Service 5) Honor 6) Integrity 7) Personal Courage. These seven values form the acronym that spells LDRSHIP. This is by far been the successful sticking point of the Army for many years. Many organizations throughout …show more content…

The ability to enlist and retain Soldiers is a constant struggle for the MSARNG. Therein is where a gap occurs that needs to be addressed in an updated plan. The next issue that the current leadership has to contend with is today’s recruits that decide to join the MSARNG. The generation gap between the leaders of the organization and the millennials that are joining are causing issues. If a leader does not understand how a millennial thinks and reacts to certain situations, the organization will end up failing. Also, if the millennial does not learn how to deal with an older generation, they will want to leave the organization as soon as possible. The last gap noted deals with retirement and people who decide to leave the military. After years of war, people have grown tired of fighting and some would like to try and live a normal life. Once these people leave the MSARNG the knowledge that they have acquired goes with them. Developing a plan to retain that knowledge is a must to ensure the continued success of the MSARNG. In order to bridge the gaps noted, a new and comprehensive plan must be established. The plan needs to follow the time proven methods while expanding on the need for addressing the recruitment, retention and age gaps. This can be done by emplacing new evaluation systems, training current leaders on updated techniques and taking classes on how to adapt …show more content…

It must be understood that it will take time and a cultural change to implement new policies and procedures. Here lies the problem, as this type of plan will take at least two phases to accomplish. The first phase would involve the organization as a whole understanding the changes that are going to take place. The second phase would require leaders to understand and implement the change in the organization. The MSARNG must be willing to train their weekend warriors on the new cultural environment that would ensue after implementing the new plan. It will be hard to accomplish this task along with their other Guard jobs and responsibilities. “Having the correct leadership skills help leaders improve the strength of the group, this in turn will help the group accomplish all of its goals (Huges, Ginnett & Curphy, 2015).” Having the key leaders train, mentor and coach the Soldiers will be the key to ensuring the plan is carried out correctly and does not die before leaving the drawing board. The MSARNG has focused on preparing its Soldiers for war for the past decade and the gaps in recruiting, retention, age and turnover have continued to grow. If the MSARNG does not incorporate an updated plan to stop these issues, the organization will begin to falter. It is critical that a new leadership development plan be implemented to prevent the gaps and problems from

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