Budget and personnel cuts can be detrimental to any organization and certainly can limit its efficiency. During stressful times such as these in organizations and our case the military, active leadership is crucial to maintaining effectiveness in the unit and keeping morale high. Many of us serve our military because of our pride in service and dedication to our nation supporting affective commitment. Driving factors to high turnover and workplace dissatisfaction in my experience were due to be poor leadership and job opportunity. When leadership has an open and evaluative mind, employees can openly make recommendations to make positive changes. The Navy often does this through command climate surveys. As you have …show more content…
To those without military knowledge or experience, particularly of the Navy, there are three traditional community areas of the Navy. The community areas relate to Surface (ships), Subsurface (submarines) and Aviation (piloted aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicles). Each community grows into a culture embracing their unique esprit de corps. My career began in 2005, originally in the field of Naval Aviation, as an enlisted maintainer until receiving a commission in 2012 to attend flight training in Pensacola, FL. After several months of training, I had determined that a flying career was not suited for me, so I had elected to leave the program and continue service as an Aviation Maintenance Officer. Due to some downsizing in the maintenance community, I was unable to continue within Naval Aviation and my service was required in Surface Warfare. Once transitioning to this new job and community, I had faced some workplace discrimination and prejudices based on my background in Aviation. Adverse judgment was placed on my prior service as a former “brown shoe,” as aviators and aviation members are referred to in the
In order to better understand my leadership philosophy, you must first understand who I am. I spent 8 years active duty in the Marine Corps. Afterwards, I did a multitude of different civilian jobs while pursuing my Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Management and Leadership from Friends University. I have been married for almost 20 years and have two awesome boys, ages 1 and 5. I think family is imperative in keeping Soldiers grounded and in a good state of mental health.
With the high rate of turnover, we would need to find a way to lower that and make sure the employees are feeling like they are valuable members of the business. I predict that I would find out that the employees don’t feel that they are treated well enough and getting rewarded for their liking. I think that they feel undervalued and disrespected and that causes the high turnover. I would recommend to the executives that they sit down and meet with their employees and figure out ways to better the relationship between management and the
“In order to be a good leader, there are two things to remember. Lead from the Front and always set the Example. From these two leadership principles, everything else will fall into place.”
Introduction “Leaders have always been generalists”. Tomorrow’s leaders will, very likely, have begun life as specialists, but to mature as leaders they must sooner or later climb out of the trenches of specialization and rise above the boundaries that separate the various segments of society.” (Gardner, 1990, pg. 159). The. In a recent verbal bout with my History of the Military Art professor, I contended that the true might of a nation may be inversely proportional to the size of its military during peacetime.
Leaders have a responsibility to ensure that the organization is running effectively. In addition, the decisions that are made should be in the best interest of the organization, therefore, the leader should ensure that the decisions are moving the organization closer to its vision. According to Manning and Curtis (2015), there are 10 qualities that influence the leadership process: Vision, Ability, Enthusiasm, Stability, Concern for others, Self-confidence, Persistence, Vitality, Charisma, and Integrity. Leaders have to consider these 10 qualities when making effective decisions about the organization. Conversely, when these qualities do not influence the decision-making process for leaders, the organizational leader is not possessing
In the military we look for leadership in different forms from many people starting from the Private to the Commander of the unit. Leadership will build the trust of a unit through positive moral or it could break a unit with low morale. Leadership as the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals (Robbins & Judge, 2009). I as Soldier I get to observed leaders at their job and
Part 1, The Basics of Leadership, Chapter 1 covers Fundamentals of Leadership while Roles and Relationships are covered in Chapter 2. This section describes and depicts levels of Leadership. We as a military are set apart from other non-military professions in that Soldiers must be prepared to use deadly force and have the courage required to close with and destroy the enemy. All leaders, from non-commissioned officers and warrant officers, to commissioned officers, inherently possess a great responsibility. The repercussions of decisions and actions impact the lives of Soldiers and their families. Additionally, these decisions affect the battlefield environment including enemy and non-combatants, both military and
. A job well done is the goal of every Coast Guardsman. We seldom agree on how that goal is best achieved and we have different levels of motivation for achieving the goal in a given timeframe but we all still feel good when we get there. A good leader knows that he must work with the tools he has. The tools in this case being the personnel he is leading. Every unit is different and every unit is staffed with a unique crew of individuals which all have their own strengths and weaknesses, skills and personalities. A good leader will quickly recognize the self starters and those who require more direction; those who work well alone and those who work best in a team. A good leader also understands that everyone has value and its okay if some have more value than others. Nothing in life is fair and some members are going to work harder than others. Unfortunately, in my career, I have had more poor leaders than good
1. Purpose. Leaders come in different measures for they have varying qualities or traits that may consist of being responsible if it sometimes means pissing people off; not being afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard; or not knowing what they can get away with until they try. Leaders are the driving force of any organization or society in the world. Leaders, while admired due to their works and can propel the people towards a common goal based on facts. Leaders act as the motivators for they give the followers energy to move towards a particular objective. Leaders are at the forefront of the activities. Admired leaders receive positive and negative critiques on their character. Sideshows give leaders the chance to
I would like to start my essay with the words of Peter Ducker that “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things”. I think these words perfectly outline the difference between a manager and a leader which is quite often confused. Being a good leader is something that I aspire which can not be achieved overnight and requires lots of energy and dedication. This question often came to my mind: how should I become a good leader and what should I do for it? There has been many debates whether leaders are born or bred but actually I agree with the thought of Jim Collins that good leaders (level 5 leaders) have special seed which they need to develop compared to others. However reaching level 5 leadership and becoming an outstanding CEO of the company is a pinnacle for me which might not be even realized however I do believe that you can become a good leader within your company, within your circle and within your team. I aspire to become level 5 leader however in order to get there I need to constantly work on myself.
Employee satisfaction, employee turnover, and workplace environment are inseparably linked. Workplace environments heavily influence employee satisfaction, which directly affects employee turnover rates. When employees feel they are not being supported within their first months of hire, they will inevitably leave the company. Employees want to have the security that if they need assistance, someone will be there to guide them. Therefore, it is imperative for organizations to develop a thorough onboarding program and a long-term retention plan.
Whether empowering or directive leadership is used, professional military members are typically receptive providing the correct approach is used for the situation. The responsibility
Or how to keep the employees they currently have even if recruiting for more. Employers spend a lot of money to hire on individual, however if they are too able to retain them, then they have not only wasted that, but also have to spend the same again to seek and hire another. To keep employees, company’s need to try and keep them engaged, somewhat satisfied, and motivated. Without these items turnover rate can be very high, because these individuals also affect new and potential employees, through their direct attitudes and word of mouth. According to Gallup’s 2013 State of American Workforce report: 18% of employees are actively disengaged, dissatisfied, unmotivated workers with attitudes that can be contagious, doing minimum required to keep their job, but without any real connection to their work. Management plays a role in retention, if you have poor management with poor communication, and unclear expectations. One could also expect higher turnover due to dissatisfaction, and lack of
Employee turnover and the retention of valued employees are major problems facing business in the U.S. The average turnover rate is hovering at 15%. The costs associated with that turnover can be high - generally 25 percent of the individual's annual salary. Unemployment in the United States is at a 24-year low. Employee loyalty is down. Never before has it been so critical to focus on strategies for keeping good employees. However finding a solution to high turnover is not easy.
Leadership is the life blood of a military officer’s. Although, it has been variuosly defined, general accepted view is that leadership in the military is the ability to inspire and direct a group of people to achieve goals. While going through the leadership traits, it might appear impossible to have a perf ect military leader. Human nature by design is f lawed. So, it will be futile to look f or perf ection. If we study the lif e and works of great military leaders we f ind that each had his strong points and his weaknesses. What distinguished them f rom common mortals is their ability to appreciate their strong and weak areas. They then capitalized