Status Quo

Our nation’s military continuously evolves to ensure success in future operations. This change is only be possible if our top leaders work in concert towards a common goal. The purpose of this document is to highlight how General Stanley McChrystal changed the manner in which the U.S. Military operates and communicates in an ever-changing environment.

The United States Army is a complex organization made up of several commands and managed by different command levels. The U.S. Army is an organization different from that of a business in many unique ways. Specific examples of these differences include: financial reporting, disciplinary review procedures, and tactical operations. Although different in many ways, the Army shares many similar characteristics of a normal profit business. Army personnel are managed by supervisors arranged in a command structure similar to that of a business hierarchy. The Army will also encounter internal and external factors that could impede or enhance operations. As such, planning, organizing, leading, and controlling must be used by managers appropriately

The military sees many change initiatives come and go every few years. Quick change over in leadership positions can often be to blame for failed initiatives and lack of training can be at fault too. The military is comprised of many layers of leadership and management and the lack of engagement throughout all these levels is a particular change initiative can be a factor. The change initiative I see come around every few years that is taken seriously for only a short period of time is health and physical fitness.

Leadership development in the military is critical to its mission and objectives. Understanding and embracing leadership will foster an agile culture and facilitate attainment of strategic goals. People desire quality leadership to assist with achieving their goals, albeit personal or professional development. Having a clear vision and the motivation to perform at high-levels influences others to work synergistically together to achieve organizational goals. Insomuch, employees value being treated respectfully, fairly, and ethically. Leaders serve people best when they help them develop their own initiative and good judgment, enable them to grow, and help them become better contributors.

The military sees many change initiatives come and go every few years. Quick change over in leadership positions can often be to blame for failed initiatives and lack of training can be at fault too. The military being comprised of many layers of leadership and management and the lack of engagement throughout all these levels is a particular change initiative can be a factor. The change initiative I see come around every few years that remains taken seriously for only a short period of time is health and physical fitness.

As a Senior Enlisted Leader, developing a better comprehension of the big picture is paramount. Having in-depth knowledge of the complexities behind decisions, processes, and the totality of circumstances would be instrumental when addressing matters to the field. Furthermore, it would enhance a Senior Enlisted Leader’s ability to provide timely, complete and reliable counsel to operational and strategic leaders. Fostering the medium in which leadership and workforce can openly communicate will be

Creating lasting change requires personnel at all levels of the chain of command to challenge their beliefs, or interpretations, of why this change is beneficial and necessary to the Special Warfare community. These beliefs shield them from the reality that a change is necessary and that they will need to be part of that change. Heifetz et al. (2009).

As an officer in the United States Army, it has been imperative for me to understand every facet of leadership and why it remains important to be an effective leader. During this course, I have learned some valuable lessons about myself as a leader and how I can improve on my leadership ability in the future. The journal entries along with the understanding of available leadership theories have been an integral part of my learning during this course. For all of the journals and assessments that I completed, I feel it has given me a good understanding of my current leadership status and my future potential as a leader. All of the specific assessments looked at several areas in regards to leadership; these assessments covered several

It has had time to fail on several occasions but most importantly, perfect its craft and come up with creative ways to make it better than it was. The Army has shaped millions of Professionals starting with World War I through now Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. With the pressure of these wars, Professional men and women composed of military, civilians and contractors have seen first-hand what creates a better workplace environment and what works against it. In order to support the culture of being theoretical and practical when it comes to continuously creating Professional leaders in the Army, they have to steadily self-assess and conduct testing operations to decide whether the results are worth meeting the standards of Profession and

Qualitative research will be conducted by the author within the US Navy organization. The author has been enlisted in the US Navy for 4 years and will give personal accounts of factual information witnessed during that time. This research will also include personal interviews of commissioned officers from all prescribed programs. Research involving military management styles, training, and all other aspects of military management and leadership will be conducted by the author from within the organization.

An exploration of management practices in a military organization is substantively different in a number of ways from the same type of exploration conducted in the world of civilian enterprise. In the military, there is a cord extending from Pentagon-level leadership to down range command. This cord is an articulation of myriad rules and regulations that are not vulnerable to managerial whimsy or subject to the next-new-best-management-practice being promulgated in Ivy League business schools as the enlightened way forward. This is not to say that military management cannot or does not access the rich store of contemporary management theory. Rather, it is a validation of the place reasoned change has in the military machination. For military management practices to be revised, there must be a clear-cut advantage to capacity and force development. ARFOGEN was established for just those reasons to ensure that the Army regained its balance in order to meet the "requirements to operate in an environment of prolonged conflict against a hybrid threat" ("Stand To!," 2010).

Inadequate leadership in the military health system is a long-standing problem that until recently was not addressed on a large scale. Backed up by the results of an extensive review on military health care, former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel admitted that the level of care provided is adequate, but also stated that there is much room for improvement (Pellerin, 2014). When examining the subject organization in detail, in this case a Naval Branch Health Clinic, several probable causes for problems present themselves. The first conflict that becomes evident is in the relationship that exists between the professional staff and clinical managers; the second involves a lack of leadership structure and poor enforcement of existing policies. The final point of discussion involves the insufficient development in place for future leaders. We must first analyze each issue in detail, and then discuss methods for assessing causes which will allow us to apply solutions to the problems.

However, this great development has led to a number of security threats and challenges in the organization from outsiders through intrusions, once hackers identify a loop hole in the network they can be able to attack a firm and steal data to be used for of criminal activities including cyber vandalism, revealing trade secrets, industrial espionage etc. The good

The main concerns can be losing the privacy and security of an organization as we are available on the web, where the hackers can hack all the confidental information and may affect the company

The working environment within the armed Forces is changing at a rapid pace, greatly influenced by the growing workforce challenges of attracting and retaining a quality workforce, shifting changes in social value systems and technological advancements. Their interdependent effects will continue to exert powerful influences on the armed forces, its culture, and the view of leadership. It is important to re-appreciate traditional motivation tools and philosophies in the light of modern social changes. By adapting emerging