Military Management | The Runway

As a topic of Program Wirraway, Military Management focuses on promoting professionalism through up-skilling in the broad areas of management, organisational and cultural competence, attitudes, values and ethics, resilience, and strategies to be employed as you navigate the complex Defence systems as you navigate military and civilian organisational systems throughout your career. Military management involves efficiently coordinating resources and personnel within the armed forces to achieve mission objectives. It requires effective planning, organization, and direction of military activities while promoting accountability and teamwork. Strong decision-making skills, adaptability, and fostering professional growth are essential. Military management is vital for maintaining readiness and ensuring successful mission accomplishment.

Military Management

Getting dads to care: A key to equality in Asia

Workplaces globally are stressed by factors such as declining birth rates, growing elderly populations and gender gaps in participation. One reform is to allocate leave specifically to fathers and partners for a more equal responsibility for care.

Military Management

Domestic violence in the workplace: When the laws don’t work

Domestic violence is not an issue isolated from the workplace. Supervisors need to realise that victims need time to deal with their situation and provide significant support and protection from workplace power imbalances and gender inequality.

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Opinion: The defense acquisition system is broken — it’s time for an overhaul

US Armed Services Committee is concerned that its acquisition system incentivises compliance over capability, process over speed and certitude over innovation. Future conflict needs to be won with acquisition at speed and scale without compromising transparency and accountability.

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When Your Boss Is Too Busy for You

In a healthy workplace all personnel interact with each other. However, if a supervisor is dismissive, a subordinate can upwards influence by showing sincerity and interest in their needs, maintaining relevant dialogue and aligning goals.

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Hegseth tells Pentagon to review more homeschooling support for military families

US military home school at twice the rate of civilians, due the frequent moves and extended family separation with deployments and unaccompanied postings. DoD wants to expand support with school liaison officers to work with homeschool parents.

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Why perfection is the fastest route to mediocrity

Perfectionist leaders believe they’re highly productive for teams and organisations. In practice, perfectionism can slow the attainment of goals, burnout people and restrict innovation. The 85% rule is a strategy to build resistance against perfectionism.

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In Defense of Drudgery

AI promises to eliminate drudgery out of tasks. Research argues that mundane and routine tasks are inexorably linked to the hard work of becoming proficient in core skills that ultimately provides the foundation of innovation.

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Is Calling People “Toxic,” Toxic?

Calling someone or a workplace toxic is common and an offhanded use of a very strong and potentially harmful label. Most toxic labels are underpinned by behaviours like poor communication, hurt feelings, conflicts, and unreasonable expectations.

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Being monitored at work? A new report calls for tougher workplace surveillance controls

A parliamentary inquiry has found a growth in workplace listening, tracking and data recording devices; often without consent or knowledge. Surveillance can be stressful on employees and an inaccurate measure of productivity and creativity.

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Should the U.S. Lean into Short-Term, Nondegree Workforce Education and Training? Yes, but Carefully

To be economically competitive, modern workplaces in US require flexible, fast, and focused education and training systems. Non-degree certificates are more efficient than degrees in developing technical skills, but don’t attract high wages for graduates.