What is/are the biggest challenge(s) facing Leaders today?

2015-06-30T15:24:33-04:00

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 30 at 2015 3:26 PM

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Focus on the real endstate rather than the reporting metrics.

There is a huge tendency to value what is quantifiable and not what is important. Particuarly important as cuts and hard decisions will be based on a computer report rather than sound judgement.

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Jun 30 at 2015 3:26 PM

2015-06-30T15:26:55-04:00

One key challenge would be uncertainty in future budget size and availability of resources for the mission.

Response by CSM Michael J. Uhlig made Jun 30 at 2015 3:34 PM

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Understanding and adapting to change and knowing what change means to you - how do you relate to change, how you react to it, dealing with the challenges of change.

Response by SFC Stephen King made Jun 30 at 2015 3:35 PM

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Perspective or the ability to take other peoples perspectives.

As a Senior NCO in today's Army I try to share with all that in order to lead you must be able to follow.

Lastly, If you are a leader that has the propensity to expound profanity all the time it will lose it's effectiveness. However, a well placed F in a conversation can be very effective.

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Jun 30 at 2015 3:42 PM

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Doing more with less resources - time, money, personnel, equipment, etc.
Keeping up with technology

Response by SSG Melvin Nulph made Jun 30 at 2015 5:03 PM

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The political powers that be, the changes of social norms as well as all the policies that Chang with them. That in its self would make a good leader want to scream. I'm sure there is so much more that we will only see in our nightmares.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 30 at 2015 6:27 PM

2015-06-30T18:27:53-04:00

Complacency. So many leaders are afraid to make waves. They just do what has always been done. Even if it is wrong they don't question it and keep it up. We are a military that is consistently evolving. Some leaders don't like this and some are afraid of this I think. How we address today's problems is crucial to our success as an organization. We can't just use an old solution to an new problem. I think that has been tried more than we think.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 30 at 2015 8:35 PM

2015-06-30T20:35:22-04:00

I think it is uncertainty in general. The U.S. is approaching an election season which makes our already fragile political environment even more paralytic. The emergence and growth of ISIS demonstrates how powerful the global jihadi movement still is after a decade of war. Furthermore, it is apparent that if/when the U.S. deploys combat troops again it will be into another difficult IW environment. A lot of very complex problems both home and abroad that create a great deal of uncertainty...IMHO.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 1 at 2015 10:49 AM

2015-07-01T10:49:00-04:00

One of the biggest challenges today is adapting to the multi-generational workforce and its' distinctly different learning styles and motivations. Of particular note is the latest "entitlement" generation. We have gone from an adult workforce that actually wanted to work with a strong work ethic, to one that wants everything handed to them (a recent post that cited Soldiers upset that they weren't allowed to attend college during the unit work hours is a great example). That creates a strong challenge for leaders to get the same level of work production from millennials as their older counterparts as well as dealing with the friction that comes from the multi-generational mix.