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The Dementor Layer: Military Identity and the Death of Retention.

Squadron Leader Rob Pitt RAFJune 6, 2019June 5, 2019

by Squadron Leader Rob Pitt RAFJune 6, 2019June 5, 20190725

We must face the uncomfortable truth that the military is giving refuge to individuals who through their actions and decisions, willfully sabotage operational effectiveness and...

Maximising Talent: Rhetoric or Reality?

Stuart PotterMay 23, 2019May 20, 2019

by Stuart PotterMay 23, 2019May 20, 20190687

Here we go again, the Army, this time under the guise of Programme CASTLE “is rethinking career structures, learning and development and talent management”. In...

Learning from the Civil Service

Steve BMay 14, 2019May 13, 2019

by Steve BMay 14, 2019May 13, 20190589

Military culture is open for discussion. Sites such as The Wavell Room and the Army Leader have led the debate and shown that there is...

What does the Army Leadership Code tell us about what the Army values?

JosephMarch 7, 2019March 8, 2019

by JosephMarch 7, 2019March 8, 201901094

THis article questions if the Army Leadership Code drives the right behaviours for military leadership...

US Commanders Everyone Should Study

Maj Joe ByerlyJanuary 10, 2019January 10, 2019

by Maj Joe ByerlyJanuary 10, 2019January 10, 201901347

Whether you are serving in the UK or the US, when we begin our military career we have choices when it comes to developing our...

Long Read People and Leadership Sea

Mayday in The Magellan; Part 2 – Priorities

Commander Tom G Sharpe OBE RN (Retd)January 5, 2019January 5, 2019

by Commander Tom G Sharpe OBE RN (Retd)January 5, 2019January 5, 201901526

Ten years ago, the Royal Navy’s Ice Patrol Vessel HMS Endurance catastrophically flooded. Her main engine room filled to the deckhead within 30 minutes. Such...