How Military Leadership Correlates with Leadership in Business Environment
In business, Leadership plays a vital role
in the progress or downfall of an organisation.
Leaders at all levels are responsible to lead the employees under them
and get the task accomplish in the given time frame. A successful Leadership involves the selection
of right people and allocating the right task to them, detailed and meticulous planning, sincere execution on ground,
maintaining correct time line, and detailed supervision including mid course
corrections. This all revolves around the leader whose one of the top priority
is to keep the motivation level of the team at the highest level through out the task. The leader knows that if the
team members work cohesively with every individual giving in 100% willingly, it
would be much easier to meet even the impregnable targets with in the time limit.
In forces, a lot of emphasis is laid on human capital
especially on shaping the minds of
military leaders. During the selection process for officers, Psychological tests are conducted to check if
the candidate has officers like qualities of which leadership is an important
part. Once the selected candidates join at a very early age( 18-22), the training curriculum gives top most priority to
building and enhancing leaderships in
the minds of these young gentlemen and lady cadets, keeping in mind the end result that these young leaders
should be capable of leading 100 plus men in a battlefield scenario .Once
commissioned after successful completion of training, These young officers are taking decisions
related to life of the men under command , employment of equipment worth
billions, and, most importantly, safeguard of national interest. Handling such
enormous responsibilities in early 20s, Young military officers gain much more
real life leadership experience than
their civilian counterparts, who at that age were either completing their
studies or taking the first step towards their career.
A military officer is tasked with numerous
mission oriented tasks through out his or her career wherein one has to lead a
team and accomplish the given task in the allotted time frame. These tasks are arduous in nature complex
with difficult terrain, limited resources, harsh weather, limited time,
ambiguity, and danger of enemy. In such harsh conditions and trying
circumstances , An officer is not only responsible to plan effectively but also
accountable to take charge of its team
and steer them towards victory
regardless of opposition, stopping only once the mission is completed.
Having such vast experience of leading diverse troops in the face of
danger and making decisions in hazy and ambiguous situations, Military officers
bring unique experiences as they
transition from war rooms to board
rooms. This enormous military leadership experience when enters into business world makes a win-win
combination for the companies hiring them.
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