Introduction
“It is better to invest in an A person with a B product than in an A product with a B person.” -Georges Doriot - This quote really put an emphasis on “Human Capital”. Let’s start with a definition of “Human Capital”. Human capital is defined as a measure of the economic value of an employee’s skill set. This measure builds on the basic production input of labor measure where all labor is thought to be equal and that the quality of employees can be improved by investing in them. The education, experience and abilities of an employee have an economic value for employers and for the economy as whole. (http://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/humancapital.asp) The best way I can explain it is that people are a value to every organization, without people no organization can function. To invest time, training, professional, and personal development into people will enhance the overall functionality of an organization. For the purpose of this assignment I will use the U.S. Navy, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, Weapons Department’s for Human Capital and the strategies associated with me.
U.S. Navy is a huge institute but how does a 300,000 member organization stay in top running conditions? How does it meet the various assignments in missions and national interest for our country? How does it keep a pool of top leaders to meet the mission?
Provide Employee Training and Development
The challenges for many organizations to acquire, develop, and retain skilled employees is a difficult one. Investing time and improving the value of workers through training and other professional/personal development plays huge profit in addressing this challenge. Training is defined as a process by which someone is taught the skills that are needed f...
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... knowledge within of specialty of weapon to support the national interest. As a department, we try to be extremely flexible with Sailors working schedule. The Navy also helps us retain critical talent by offering these “Super Stars” re-enlistment bonus at the end of their contract.
Improve Leadership Development Programs
In Weapon department, our professional leadership development begins at the start of every new rank. Leadership can’t be made thru any course or class. Military leader best learn through mentorship and experience. At the beginning of every rank, service members (SVM) are indoctrination with a basic foundation of what is to be expected of their new position within the organization. This class only serves as a basis because leadership is learned through experience. After indoctrination, experience and mentors help develop the leaders of today Navy.
. The Army cannot generate a professional fighting force without the appropriate institutional development. Each Soldier and commissioned officer entering military service takes an oath in order to become part of the Army profession; however, they are not professionals until Advanced Individual Training or Officer Basic Course training is complete. Specialized training in over 200 fields of technical expertise creates Professional Soldiers prepared to take their place in the Profession of Arms. Once certified in their Military Occupation Specialties, Soldiers and leaders work as professionals within the Profession of Arms. Whether serving a singl...
This paper will not bore with the definition of a profession. The United States Army is about more than words, it is about action. The action of over 238 years of tradition and service. The Army is a profession. A profession requires its members to adhere to prolonged training and learn specialized skills. A member of a profession must wholly commit himself and his skills to a calling which is entrusted by the public. A profession provides its members with intrinsic value which motivates beyond financial gain. The Army is a higher calling which demands all of these qualities and more.
The US Marines are known to be the most dedicated and committed branch of military in the United states, making them highly popular and loved. Their pride and commitment to one, small, and united family make them stand out from the rest and their dedication is seen as they wake up at the crack of dawn to train with people they consider as close as family, and this gives the marines themselves a greater sense of self. Marines are motivators that will push a recruit beyond their own limits because they truly believe in the potential in each one; they are present in times of need and vow to never leave other behind, and believe that fear the of failure cannot compare to the joy that will come after tough challenges are overcome with the help
The NCO, also known as the Non-Commissioned Officer of the United States Army was created in 1775 with the founding of the Continental Army. Over the generations, the Non-Commissioned Officer grew and flourished, training, teaching and mentoring soldiers to ensure readiness. Thus, the NCO became “The Back Bone of the Army” and the “Leader of Soldiers”. Although the role of the NCO is to lead, train and care for soldiers while enforcing standards, the leader must also continue development themselves as there is always room for improvement. Leader development is the careful, endless and gradual
Importantly, human capital therefore is not merely the people – but rather their potential. As a result, human capital is a critical resource for an organization.” (Hitt and Ireland, 2002). Human capital is arguably any organizations most important resource and continually adding value to that resource is critical to success. Whether by training or mentoring programs, this helps ensure that employees continue to grow and learning never stops. Also, when an employee feels that they are being invested in, then they will not only have greater knowledge, but might be more willing to go the extra mile for their company that has invested in them. Human capital is a company’s most unique resource along with the most important, because no two people are exactly the same. This sets people apart and companies apart by the employees they have, train and can ultimately keep, as headhunters are always on the lookout for talent. Evidence of this at BMW is that they provide its associates with training and benefit programs. “BMW doesn’t just hire tomorrow’s talent; we help build it. In addition to on-site training, BMW offers tuition assistance for courses taken by associates at local universities. You’re in the driver’s seat controlling your destiny, and we stand ready to help at each turn. It’s part of a corporate philosophy that includes respect for the individual and dedication to self-improvement.” (BMW Group,
Missions to this nation today, which is to hold and maintain a Naval force capable of conducting
According to todaysmilitary.com, “The U.S. Military consists of five active-duty Services . . . The Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air-Force fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense (DoD). The Coast Guard reports to the Department of Homeland Security during peacetime and DoD during wartime.” All five of these Services are vital to our country and deserve to be recognized for how they help create a safe country for us Americans.
A military officer must manage pieces of one of the largest organizations in the United States government - an organization that accounts for the third largest piece of the American budget and is comprised of 1.3 million active sailors, soldiers, airmen, and marines, many of whom are tasked with being deployable to any location within 48 hours. This is only possible through concise, professional communication on the part of every service member, especially
Abrashoff begins the book by informing the reader of how his story begins; when he is given command of the USS Benfold. The Benfold was the Navy’s most advanced guided missile destroyer the Navy had in 1997 and its command was to be one of the Navy’s top innovators. Unfortunately, Abrashoff points out some flaws with the Navy’s personnel management that I found to be shocking. First, was that “nearly 35 percent of the people who joined the military annually, wouldn’t complete their enlistment contracts.” (p.2) Such turnover can be understood by many business managers in the service industry, but unlike the quick and cheap training process for them, the cost for the military (taxpayers) is astounding. Abrashoff estimates that it cost roughly “$35,000 to recruit a trainee and tens of thousands more in additional training costs to get new personnel to the basic level of proficiency.” (p.2) Curbing this trend on his own ship and eventually helping to achieve a decrease overall in the mil...
Upon my entrance to high school, I found that I could become a leader of sailors, and while a more difficult path than enlistment, this newfound route enticed me. A presentation from an alumnus of the Naval Academy introduced me to the institution, and every word he said resonated within me, bringing me back to my viewing of the ships and the sailors. I left that presentation with a goal that I have not stopped working towards; to become a midshipman and subsequently an officer in the United States Navy.
The Navy is a brand of the nation’s armed forces that includes warships and support ships, their crews, land bases, and many personnel. Also, many navies include an air force; some navies even have combat forces known as marines. The marines are trained to fight in the air and on land; they are some of the toughest people in the military.
Horner (1995) describes leader development as, “a lifelong process that attempts to produce positive attitudinal, intellectual, and behavioral changes in individuals to make them more effective leaders; increase their capacity to lead and prepare them for new and greater responsibilities consistent with the accomplishment of organizational goals.” Among junior Nurse Corps Officers, most are unprepared for leadership responsibilities when faced with the opportunity because they are not natural born, well balanced leaders and have received very little training on the subject. This is one reason why the Navy Nurse Corps must attempt to integrate more leadership training within the
In the United States Army, there are two categories of rank structure, the enlisted corps and the commissioned corps. The enlisted corps within itself contains leaders, who are referred to as Noncommissioned Officers, or NCOs. These individuals, whose ranks range from Sergeant to Sergeant Major, are responsible implementing the guidance and command policies provided by the Commissioned Officers and commanders in their units. NCOs are also responsible for the welfare and training of junior personnel. The US Army provides regulations and manuals with step by step guidance for the most trivial of tasks, but it fails to spell out specific and concrete information on how to be an NCO. There are publications, such as “The Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer” and regulations on leadership, but they lack specificity and objective instruction for how to accomplish the aforementioned responsibilities of an NCO. The knowledge and skills of an NCO are instead acquired through training and experience, the products of which are NCOs of varying quality. A good NCO is one who knows and fulfills the written laws and regulations of Army doctrine, has the character of a good soldier and leader, and is able to strike a balance between written law and doing what is right even if the two seem to contradict one another.
The commander’s role in leadership development is he sets the tone, and he is responsible for using the leader development process in the unit to broaden his officers.
In the Navy, it is tied to obeying the orders of those above you, demanding and reciprocating respect up and down the chain of command, being committed to positive changes and improvements. Additionally, it commitment means exhibiting the highest degree of moral character, day in and day out, working together as a team to improve the quality of our work, our people and ourselves. Having a commitment to the mission and to your fellow Sailors is highly crucial to the effectiveness of the Navy as it is most operative to know that a fellow Sailor is as deeply committed to whatever is put ahead of them, or the both of you, as you are. Also it is crucial to know that that Sailor will assist their best, stopping at nothing to aid you in the completion of that task. Commitment is not only a military value, but it is also a life skill. The American people and humans around the world should be deeply committed to their occupations, relationships, goals and dreams. It makes for a better, more well-rounded individual, bringing something to the world instead of simply taking from