{"id":136623,"date":"2023-01-31T08:15:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T13:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=136623"},"modified":"2023-01-30T18:48:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T23:48:36","slug":"leadership-selection-should-be-based-on-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=136623","title":{"rendered":"Leadership selection should be based on performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stuart Scheller of the Military Times provides a recommendation for the next President to fix the military. This fix begins with leadership, which impacts organizational performance. Scheller uses the NFL’s selection process as an example of what could be adapted in the military. Instead of what he calls a nepotistic production process, Scheller proposes a selection process that tests performance for the position (general officer) that candidates are vying for.<\/p>\n

From the military Times:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In a chapter on military genius, Clausewitz described military leaders’ need for courage: “Courage is of two kinds: courage in the face of personal danger, and the courage to accept responsibility, either before the tribunal of some outside power or before the court of one’s own conscience.”<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Clausewitz specifically stated he would not explore the second quality, moral courage, in his book. He didn’t understand or didn’t care to explore a military system’s influence on leadership quality, or, by extension, the military’s overall performance. Said succinctly, there can be no military genius if the system doesn’t allow it.<\/p>\n

The problem with the current military system is that it degrades moral courage over time.<\/p>\n

It compels subordinates to please superiors for high subjective evaluations, many times at the expense of performance and honesty. This people-pleasing system is further weakened by a need for fairness, inclusion and timecard punching instead of performance.<\/p>\n

It’s worth noting that the term “general” officer literally denotes that an officers’ background is irrelevant. These officers theoretically are generalists possessing a war-fighting ability superior to all others.<\/p>\n

A “general” officer is someone graduating from military apprenticeship by demonstrating mastery in all aspects of military warfare.<\/p>\n

However, reality demonstrates that America’s general officers are selected for an infinite number of reasons other than war-fighting performance. The need for inclusion and fairness affects all things.<\/p>\n

The next U.S. president must dramatically reshuffle this entire process. A needed shock to the dying system would be a performance-based war game for all general officers, which would determine continued military service and advancement.<\/p>\n

The first round of losers should be sent home to retirement. The subsequent rounds should determine the most prestigious positions for America’s general officers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Stuart Scheller details his viewpoint on this topic at the Military Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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