| The military whether in the U.S. or any
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| | established goals and objectives.
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| other country comes under constant
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| | Performance reviews are not optional.
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| scrutiny and criticism for what it does
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| | They are an essential part of the career
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| wrong. This is true both when at war,
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| | management process for every single
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| when at peace and when preparing for
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| | enlisted person and officer from Private
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| conflict. Beneath the weapons, the
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| | to General, from Seaman to Admiral
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| camouflage and the rigid tradition-bound
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| | without exception.More training.
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| hierarchy there are many things the
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| | Training is on-going for every job, role
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| military does right. These can serve as
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| | and function. And advancing to the next
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| examples for businesses and organizations
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| | level is often dependant on completing
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| of all sizes.Accept only the best people.
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| | training with a performance threshold or
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| In spite of the recent controversy about
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| | completing additional education.
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| U.S. Army recruiting not meeting goals,
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| | Education and training are continuous and
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| the military is always looking for the
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| | integral to advancement and performance
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| best men and women for their enlisted
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| | evaluations.Selfless. While it is
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| ranks and their officer corps.
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| | unlikely that a business or organization
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| Standards, while they may be modified
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| | person is going to put their life on the
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| from time to time, are very
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| | line for their co-workers or for a
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| high.Training. New recruits. New
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| | customer, it is something to consider.
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| enlisted personnel and new officers go
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| | In the military, the team is valued over
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| through extensive training. While it
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| | the individual. All efforts are toward
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| differs from service to service, the
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| | making the team and unit successful in
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| training breaks men and women down to
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| | completing the mission. The enemy can be
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| their raw attributes and skills and
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| | thought of as the competition. All must
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| builds them up into the mold of the ideal
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| | be done to defeat the enemy in the
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| soldier, sailor, airman or marine. This
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| | military. In business, all must be done
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| is only the first step of a continuous
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| | to beat the competition through a
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| cycle or training.Standards. Clear
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| | selfless commitment to the customer and
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| standards for are established for every
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| | the team. The mission is above
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| role, job and function. This applies to
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| | all.Leadership. The military invests
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| both performance in the job and promotion
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| | heavily in imbuing leadership at all
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| to the next level. There is no guessing
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| | levels of the organization. This goes
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| about roles - they are spelled out
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| | beyond formal training to include
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| clearly. Performance is measured against
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| | mentoring and development for enlisted
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| established and documented standards for
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| | personnel and officers. In business,
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| each function and role. Thus the
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| | leadership is often an afterthought.
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| guessing of what is expected is
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| | Various management styles from effective
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| eliminated.Promotion from within.
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| | to abusive are accepted without much
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| Whether it is from enlisted ranks to
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| | thought to development or mentorship.
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| specialties and non-commissioned officers
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| | The military model is based around the
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| or from lowest ranking officers to higher
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| | importance of effective and consistent
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| levels of pay and responsibility,
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| | leadership.Longevity. How many CEOs are
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| promotions are made among the best
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| | brought in from on company to run
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| performers and the most qualified in each
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| | another? From one industry to another?
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| area and function. Of course these are
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| | This has become the rule not the
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| based on the "needs of the service", but
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| | exception. The military rewards
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| that is realistic to expect in any
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| | longevity without rewarding mediocrity.
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| endeavor. This creates incentives for
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| | The longevity is tied to performance.
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| all to advance. Those who do not measure
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| | Only the best of the best rise in the
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| up and are not promoted are not retained
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| | ranks and remain. While it is unlikely
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| - it is up or out.Career paths. Every
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| | that businesses today will adopt this
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| jobs, role and function has a career
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| | element of the military model, it does
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| path. Whatever job one does, there are
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| | have merit.The military is often the butt
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| paths for advancement that include
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| | of jokes and viewed as the ultimate in
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| additional jobs, functions, training and
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| | inefficiency. In reality, businesses
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| education. These are all clearly spelled
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| | organizations of all sizes can learn from
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| out. There are not vagaries of "where do
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| | the things that the military does every
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| I go from here". Also, if one wants to
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| | day enable it to better accomplish its
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| change jobs, skills or functions, there
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| | mission through its people.George F.
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| are processes and mechanisms which spell
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| | Franks, III is the founder and CEO of
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| that out too.Performance management.
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| | Franks Consulting Group, a Bethesda,
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| Clear objectives, required performance
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| | Maryland based management consulting and
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| reviews and promotion, pay and privileges
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| | leadership coaching practice. He is a
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| based on these are essential to the
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| | member of the Institute of Management
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| military. What one does every day and
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| | Consultants (USA) and the International
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| how it is done is measured against
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| | Coach Federation.
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