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In the military, there is a practical justification for this constant rotation: it prevents officers from establishing fiefdoms that can undermine the unconditi
by jkhdigital 5y ago
In the military, there is a practical justification for this constant rotation: it prevents officers from establishing fiefdoms that can undermine the unconditional adherence to orders from above.
Of course, this idea is firmly rooted in the operational demands of military organizations, which is not really the same kind of work as, say, developing new weapons systems.
- SkyMarshal 5y agoI assume it’s also because the military assumes that during wartime, some officers will be killed, thus the organization needs redundant people who know multiple roles and can rotate in as needed. That’s obviously less of a concern in corporations.
- HarryHirsch 5y agoIn competent militaries that problem is solved by training people beyond what their role requires and promoting from below. If you want results, especially in a crisis, you just can't parachute strangers in from outside who have never seen the problem field.
- SkyMarshal 5y ago...redundant people who know multiple roles...
- stickfigure 5y agoSeems like this would be far worse in corporations? Isn't the median tenure in the tech industry around 3 years?