Senior Non Commissioned Officers Operate as Agents of Change

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Change may be the most challenging occurrence a Senior Non Commissioned Officer (SNCO) must face. While the most SNCOs expect some ambiguity during operations, dynamic change may present itself often and frequently during the most inopportune time. Additionally, seldom does a commander in-brief to a SNCO occurrences involving people who are all meeting his or her optimal expectations. These debatable realities reaffirm that a SNCO must be adaptive, cognizant, and somewhat emotionally reticent while objectively assessing organizational needs. This will certainly necessitate a detailed plan to bring about positive organizational change. The knowledge gained from blocks: L101, Developing Organizations and Leaders; L102, Organizational Power and Influence; L103, Leading Organizations in Change; and L104, Organizational Culture and Climate are important because they provide SNCOs with organizational theories and best practices to operate as an agent of change when organizations falter, new mission requirements arise, or when leaders may need developmental mentoring. Developing Organizations and Leaders During the first lock of instruction described as Developing Organizations and Leaders (L101), a representative developmental expectation of what a SNCO working in the capacity as a senior enlisted advisor might face within an organization experiencing a significant organizational transformation. The block capitalized on the experiences of several Air Force officers who grappled with unforeseeable mission tests associated with implementing the no-fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina from the ill-equipped Aviano Air Base in Italy during Operation DENY FLIGHT in 1993. I was particular drawn to the problem set of General Ryan who was c... ... middle of paper ... ... City Panel on The Economics of War and Peace (pp. 1-8). New York. Retrieved from http://www.epsusa.org/events/eea/kaufman07.pdf Kim, W. C., & Mauborgne, R. (2003). Tipping Point Leadership. Harvard Business Review, (April). Nielsen, S., & Snider, D. (2009). American Civil-Military Relations: The Soldier and the State in a New Era (p. 432). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Nye, J. S. (1990). Soft Power. Foreign Policy, (80), 153. doi:10.2307/1148580 Ogden, J. (1991). Tailhook ’91 and the U.S. Navy. Institutions in Crisis: The Kenan Institute of Ethics at Duke University. Retrieved from http://www.duke.edu/web/kenanethics/CaseStudies/Tailhook&USNavy.pdf Sontag, D. (2001, December 23). Who Brought Bernadine Healy Down? The New York Times. New York. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/23/magazine/who-brought-bernadine-healy-down.html?pagewanted=all

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