Modern Military Leaders

Welcomes forward thinkers.

Former British, current Australian soldier. Old crusty soldier, lover of new ideologies, opposer of homeostasis.

[Modern Military Leaders @leader_modern]

My military unit (which is a training unit) prints all of the assessment papers for the thousands of students passing through each year. The students fill them out and the unit then scans the papers into a pdf format... then shreds the paper.

To change this is too hard! 🤔

[Modern Military Leaders @leader_modern]

Turns out I was wrong to be sceptical and we still have a long way to go to changing attitudes.

Hope my page can help you with this cause in future (just need a few more ears first)

[Modern Military Leaders @leader_modern]

@DSPG_Southwick @ArmyComdtRMAS @RMASandhurst @Army_Leadership @TedderAcademy @ARITC_ASLS @mil_LEADER I really enjoyed this book. What I learned from it the most wasn't what I had expected. Rather than nuggets of new information, I found that the RMAS basics, and those of soldier ATRs, are exactly the same. One high standard right across the board 👌

[Modern Military Leaders @leader_modern]

@LuciaTurner12 I believe you will find that you already understand and employ everything within that book. It is a good book, no doubt, however, it doesn't give nuggets to trained soldiers. What I learned the most was that Officers at RMAS, and recruit soldiers in ATRs, do it the same way.

[Modern Military Leaders @leader_modern]

Boasting 16% pork content if I remember rightly.

This guy is brilliant

[Secret Headteacher @secretHT1]

Having confidence and being an extrovert are two very different things. Try not to mistake one for the other. People can happily talk in front of groups of people, but still hate social situations.

[Modern Military Leaders @leader_modern]

@iamtherealgrout Oh wow, well mine wasn't unprofessional, just tired.

[Modern Military Leaders @leader_modern]

@Nails_ZeroAlpha @ADodson80 @NormanF99621763 I'm so glad you shared. I went on his page after and had a great laugh scrolling through. Comedy gold

[Modern Military Leaders @leader_modern]

@Nails_ZeroAlpha But more importantly, the account in question is very very funny

[Modern Military Leaders @leader_modern]

@beeks_gregory @Wigwamjam Not at the cost of the union you don't! It would hurt the UK as a whole.

[Modern Military Leaders @leader_modern]

@Yozz38887229 You raise another issue altogether here. The cost of a soldiers time not being acknowledged. Ordinarily the immediate counter is that "Soldiers are paid 24/7". To arc back to Simon Sinek (my favourite) this is a finite mindset. Not thinking long game. (Morale/retention etc).

[Modern Military Leaders @leader_modern]

Listening to Simon Sinek speak about the practice of introducing 'process' into the work place. He attributes 'lazy leadership' as the reason that we implement across the board processes and practices rather than manage/trust our people individually.

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[Modern Military Leaders @leader_modern]

@thepagey @LowEndLeader @TheMaverickSgt @Fromtheranks @ThePlSgt @NotebookEmpty @Average_S0ldier Love the point on confusing activity for success. That is to say, if I interpret your point correctly, that in the example I give, we CREATE work/activity in order to FEEL as though we are successfully achieving an aim.

[Modern Military Leaders @leader_modern]

@NotebookEmpty @Average_S0ldier @RPunter @LowEndLeader @TheMaverickSgt @Fromtheranks @thepagey @ThePlSgt

[Modern Military Leaders @leader_modern]

I offer a very trivial example of course, but you get the point? What other potentially needless processes do we endure for the sake of sake and at the sacrifice of trust?

@LowEndLeader @TheMaverickSgt @Fromtheranks @thepagey @ThePlSgt @NotebookEmpty @Average_S0ldier ...

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[Modern Military Leaders @leader_modern]

in the past? Probably, yes. The fallout is that all must lose precious time in the day to another needless process. How about fill out a fault report only when there is a fault to report? How about simply (appropriately) dealing with individuals who get this wrong?

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[Modern Military Leaders @leader_modern]

Brilliantly put

[@28empower @empoweredsapper]

Change Agent ready to do battle with the four horsemen of fear. Fear of change, fear of extra work, fear of the unknown and fear of being exposed....@Empowrd_Soldier #ChangeIsATeamSport

[Modern Military Leaders @leader_modern]

@HFCrowsfoot Is that to say, too easy for the left button?

[Modern Military Leaders @leader_modern]

A very simple guide to management.

Always choose the right button no matter the situation.

It's so easy!