Introduction Change is an inevitable part of life and in the U.S. Army change can very often be swift and mission altering. Companies, whether they be in the manufacturing, service, or merchandising industry also go through organizational changes, which are in many times uncomfortable. Why is change so uncomfortable? It is because it is so very often unplanned and unmanaged, thereby creating friction and a lack of motivation from leadership and employees to institute the change. In the case of the Army’s Materiel Maintenance Policy, change is needed. I can only speak of the changes that I see that are needed at the lower organizational and tactical level. I am currently employed as the Maintenance Control Officer where I am responsible to the commander for the management of the combined efforts of the maintenance control section, maintenance section (unscheduled) and service (scheduled) and recovery section, and the maintenance system teams (McCoy, 2006). Acting within the capacity of my role as the commander’s maintenance supervisor, I find it difficult to accomplish the task of ensuring that …show more content…
The main emphasis of TPM is getting the team involved and being more proactive in preventative maintenance rather than being reactive towards maintenance in general. The TPM concept itself was developed in Japan during the post-World War II era. TPM evolved from the preventative maintenance concept, whereby a specialized group within a firm would perform maintenance on a piece of equipment to hopefully prevent a breakdown. This group of maintenance workers were in many instances members of maintenance departments and had no true affiliation with the production departments. Operating in this way often leads to the equipment operators not having a sense of pride and ownership in the equipment on which they work every
The main idea of this publication is to create a collective understanding of the Army Profession by providing the Service members the guidelines and definitions of it and the Army Ethic. Fail to follow or even understand the concept of rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally good and bad have been the reason of studies, due to the consequences this could bring upon the service. This publication defines the membership and affiliation of competent individuals in character and commitment, five essential characteristics legitimize the Army as a military profession, trust, military expertise, honorable service, spirit de corps, and stewardship. Trust is vital in society at school, at work, at home, among the citizens, trust in the skills of those you depend on, and trust that the mail will be deliver to your home to give an example. American people perhaps have lost or are close to lose the trust in the highest level of government being this the direct orchestrator of the actions perform by the armed forces, after planning and rehearsals every move is directed and now that the population does not support or agreed with many of these actions government has to act to regain the support and reassurance of the masses. American people as society trust their arm forces to perform their duty to protect them and their country, support and defend the constitution society trust the strongest Army in the world due to the technology it possess and the will soldiers have
In any organization, the manager wears many hats. Their responsibilities go beyond just managing a group of people. On top of managing, they have to be communicators, coaches, and advocates, just to name a few of the many hats. Part of being an effective communicator includes reporting and implanting changes that may come down from upper management. Change can bring out many emotions in people, like anxiety. How a manager handles the change and implements it within their department can either make their people feel good about it, or heighten their concerns ("Managers And Supervisors: Importance And Role", 2014).
The Air Force is a component of the United States Department of Defense with numerous responsibilities and combat capabilities. The broad scope of its military responsibilities has necessitated a moderately flexible organizational structure, and a wide range of educational and technical specialties. Obtaining the talent required to fill highly technical job openings has forced the military to recruit civilian workers, resulting in a highly diverse work force. Although diversity and flexibility provide the Air Force with significant advantages, these attributes also cause several problems when leaders attempt to implement change. Researchers from RAND Corporation suggest change management would be a less difficult issue if the Air Force
There are three types of Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS) that the military performs on their vehicles; they are, before, during, and after checks. These checks are annotated on DA form 5988-E, which is the Equipment Maintenance and Inspection worksheet. If anything looks wrong and you cannot fix it, write
Joining the United States Army was the most profound decision of my lifetime. Experiencing life, the world, and combat through the mind and eyes of a soldier has influenced me in ways that I had never conceived. These transformations, before, during, and after my military service have ultimately shaped me into the man I am today. I do believe that if I had chosen not to join the Army, today I would be a totally different person with completely different views and opinions. Joining the United States Fighting forces is a decision that no one should take lightly.
During the overall restructuring of the United States Army current active Army units began to transform into modular organizations to enhance the capability to perform its mission by making them a quickly deployable, flexible and lethal unit than had been previously structured. Therefore, Combat Aviation Brigades were developed and are multi-functional, allowing for a combination of attack helicopters, reconnaissance helicopters, medium lift helicopters, heavy lift helicopters, and medical evacuation capabilities. It was decided that aviation units will not be a portion of a larger unit such as combat brigades and will continue to reside at the division level due to resource constraints. The various helicopters that are to be
There are a number of significant difficulties for today’s military - the Global War on Terrorism or what has recently been termed the “Long War;” weapon system acquisitions and personnel draw downs. The focus of this paper is on one strategic component of the military quest—Leadership. More specifically, it will center on servant leadership and its impact on the military’s vision.
Change is inevitable. Changing is not always welcomed but it is necessary for organizations to maintain their place in the world. Successful organizations thrive because they have a vision, a mission
The US Army professionalized after the Civil War . It started to provide security to all USA society. In addition, the Army has five required characteristic which made it a profession. The most important characteristic is trust of society. Other characteristics are military expertise, honorable service, esprit de corps and stewardship of the profession .
Week 3, the lecture on Managing Change describes organizational changes that occur when a company makes a shift from its current state to some preferred future state. Managing organizational change is the process of planning and implementing change in organizations in such a way as to decrease employee resistance and cost to the organization while concurrently expanding the effectiveness of the change effort. Today's business environment requires companies to undergo changes almost constantly if they are to remain competitive. Students of organizational change identify areas of change in order to analyze them. A manager trying to implement a change, no matter how small, should expect to encounter some resistance from within the organization.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss organizational change and the management of that change. I will talk about the different drivers of change, the factors a leader needs to weigh to implement change effectively, the various resistances a leader may encounter while trying to implement change, and how various leadership styles will effect the realization of change. I will also discuss the knowledge I have gained through the completion of this assignment and how I think it might affect the way I manage change in my workplace.
Introducing organisational change is often hard, the main reasons for that can be variation in perceptions of the employees, fear of disruption or failure and underlining the right approach to apply change. Then even if the change in a specific organisation is projected successfully there is still lot to be done to manage it in an appropriate way (Oakland, 2007).
1.1 Change management is described by Armstrong (1) as “the process of achieving the smooth implementation of change by planning and introducing it systematically taking into account the likelihood of it being resisted”. Change, the fundamental constant in any successful organisation, can be adaptive, reconstructive, revolutionary or evolutionary and can happen for a number of diverse reasons:
Changing situations throughout the world affect all organizations in business today. Therefore, most organizations acknowledge the need to experience change and transformation in order to survive. The key challenges companies face are due to the advancements in technology, the social environment caused by globalization, the pace of competition, and the demands regarding customer expectations. It is difficult to overcome the obstacles involved with change despite all the articles, books, and publications devoted to the topic. People are naturally resistant to fundamental changes and often intimidated by the process; the old traditional patterns and methods are no longer effective.
Resistance to change is one of the biggest barriers that organizations face in their efforts to implement organizational change. This greatly hampers the uptake of new technologies, new ways of doing work and even progress of organizations. Reviewing on this, the British Journal of