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Thanks. You said > In the army this idea about bosses is and large organizations is mostly (not completely though) upside down. In the military this can reall

by tome 8y ago

Thanks. You said > In the army this idea about bosses is and large organizations is mostly (not completely though) upside down. In the military this can really work for you if you are engaged and your primary leader isn't a criminal. Does that means that in the military people lower in the ranks are much more self-motivated and self-directed?

tonyedgecombe 8y ago
The cynic in me would say obedient rather than self-motivated.
austincheney 8y ago
Yes, when the proper leadership is in place. If you are given a large amount time with no responsibility and no structure it comes down to an individual's personality like anywhere else. The minimal expectation is that low ranking service members have the proper pieces in place to make good decisions. When they make bad decisions it is them plus their boss (and sometimes the boss's boss) that gets destroyed. This puts pressure on the boss to ensure their people are well informed. In the corporate world if a contributor fails horribly you simply fire them and wash your hands of it. It is highly unlikely the boss will receive legal prosecution for the contributor's failures even those failures result from a lack of governance or proper policy.