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

Sailors who can’t deploy will be moved to empty jobs under Navy program

The US Navy is filling vacant positions by employing sailors with significant medical conditions. Sailors are given meaningful assignments while Navy fills critical gapped billets ashore and retains the organisational knowledge, skills and experience these sailors possess.

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Why a job 'that's just a job' works for these people

Managers tend to encourage subordinates to challenge themselves at work, seeking opportunities and promotions. This article stresses that some people seek the mundane work which brings them financial security, flexibility and peace without the physical and mental stresses.

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Britain to upgrade military pilot training with $400 million package

The Royal Air Force and Royal Navy are upscaling pilot training with state-of-the-art mission simulated environments to compensate for shortages. The emphasis is on using new technology geared towards reducing flight hours and carbon footprint.

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The psychosocial risk that nearly slipped through: what one incident report revealed about culture

Managers are constantly dealing with interpersonal issues, however what first presents as a minor issue often reveals much deeper organisational and psychosocial risk as an outcome of poor role clarity, lack of support, and job overload.

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Through Her Eyes: The Resiliency of a U.S. Air Force spouse and family

The need for resilience in the military extends to the family. Deployments and postings, challenges spouses in exercising support and emotional stability. They also develop a strong military sense of purpose and embodiment of service.

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OpenAI pulls ‘annoying’ and ‘sycophantic’ ChatGPT version

OpenAI has withdrawn an update that made ChatGPT responses to personal analysis appear sycophantic. A predisposition to sycophancy can lead to a distorted picture of one’s own intelligence, prevent people from learning and erode trust.

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Ukraine and Australia: A contrast in military learning

Fast, adaptive learning driven by frontline feedback is reshaping modern warfare—ignoring these shifts risks leaving national defence strategies outdated and ill-prepared for rapid technological change. Australia lacks embedded adaptation mechanisms.

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US Defense Secretary cancels Women, Peace and Security programs

This article discusses the US Secretary of Defense's recent cancellation of the Defense Women, Peace and Security (WPS) program that was previously implemented under the first Trump Administration in 2017. Concerns associated with this decision and the impact to National Security are highlighted.

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Major survey finds most people use AI regularly at work – but almost half admit to doing so inappropriately

A global survey highlights that 58% of employees intentionally use AI. However, most use it inappropriately by uploading sensitive information, not verifying results or non-transparent usage. Education on AI literacy and organisation governance is required.

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How the US ‘war on woke’ and women risks weakening its own military capability

This article reinforces how competence of military personnel is not determined by an archetypal warrior based on sex, gender, sexuality or ethnicity. Diversity among personnel has proven to enhance operational effectiveness, situational awareness and problem solving.