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

It’s OK for people to cry at work. Here’s how you can respond as a colleague or manager

Crying often makes people uncomfortable—and frequently takes place at work. Crying can be symptomatic of deeper issues that need intervention. Managers can apply strategies to regulate the discomfort with this natural condition.

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The golden silence of uninterrupted work

We work in a world of constant contact—a place at odds with being alone. A new study, which managers should be cognisant of, highlights that productive organisations have workspaces that grant freedom from interruptions.

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The Agony and the Ecstasy of Accountability

Accountability can be blocked when people hide their mistakes because they are shamed by them. Owning our mistakes, flaws, and transgressions is not easy, but managers can help subordinates through greater self-awareness and support.

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Why Saying "No" Is So Hard

Saying no is one of the most challenging aspects of management. Arguably saying ‘no’ conflicts with feelings we instinctively try to avoid. To be comfortable, strategies based on setting boundaries and understanding needs are recommended.

A scale model of the RAAF General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper

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Investors are waking up to the defense sector

Investment in global military activities represents around 2.5% of GDP. Investors are now focussing on the defence industry—which is expanding in reaction to global threats—causing increased attention on government defence budgets.

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Why major policy reform in Australia has stalled for decades – and how to change it

The author of this article claims that Australian Government reforms are notoriously slow to implement. Defence needs timely reform and innovation to maintain a strategic edge. Defence managers have a critical role in championing reform.

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Successful women are quitting their jobs. Why?

Job data from the US shows that more professional women are quitting work. After reaching a certain level of success in their careers, women are making an affirmative choice for themselves and prioritising family.

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Don’t Assume AI Will Take Your Job. Learn To Be A Superworker

AI creates ‘Superworkers’ who deliver higher productivity than their traditional counterparts. Organisations embracing this model aren't slashing workforces. They develop existing talent to achieve unprecedented results through leveraging the AI capabilities.

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Would work be better for everyone if it was designed by parents?

This podcast argues that if knowledge work industries were designed by working parents, they would be better for all workers. The message for management is to better understand individual needs through communication, while maintaining outputs.

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Middle managers serve the most important role — but companies waste their talent

High-performing middle managers are essential talent managers. Unfortunately, many organisations burden them with administrative tasks and insufficient autonomy; undermining leadership, morale, and retention precisely when adaptable management is most vital.