The future security environment : why the U.S. Army must differentiate and grow millennial officer talent / Michael J. Arnold.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Arnold, Michael J., author.

Contributor:

Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute, publisher.

Army War College (U.S.). Press, publisher.

Series:

Carlisle papers in security strategy

Carlisle papers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Personnel management.

United States.

United States. Army--Officers--Vocational guidance.

United States. Army--Officers--Selection and appointment.

United States. Army.

Employee retention--United States.

Employee retention.

Employee selection--United States.

Employee selection.

Career development--United States.

Career development.

Generation Y--United States.

Generation Y.

Leadership--United States.

Leadership.

Armed Forces--Officers--Vocational guidance.

Armed Forces--Personnel management.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 13 pages)

Other Title:

Why the United States Army must differentiate and grow millennial officer talent

Place of Publication:

Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, 2015.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

"The dynamic nature of the future security environment necessitates better retention of diversified talent among officers from the Millennial Generational Cohort. Although the U.S. Army has done well to attract a diverse and talented group of junior officers at commissioning, a revision of the Army's Personnel System, that incorporates a more personalized management approach, could help to motivate and retain millennial officers and better prepare them for senior leadership. Lieutenant colonels and colonels must provide the transformational leadership and innovation needed to create the intrinsic value that millennials seek in their profession. In order to explore what is most appealing to talented millennial officers and what is most effective for the Army, this Carlisle Paper will explore, as its methodology, the salient features of leadership theory, the characteristics of the Millennial Generational Cohort, and what senior leaders must do to improve attraction, motivation, and retention of millennial officers in the U.S. Army"--Publisher's web site

Contents:

Introduction

Methodology

The problem : does the Army really have a junior officer talent retention issue?

The solution : differentiating talent within the first 5 years

Reform recommendations

Sound "leadership theory," not mentorship : the supporting elements of this policy

Generational cohort studies and the impact of millennial officers

Conclusion.

Notes:

"September 2015."

Paper version available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 11-13).

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SSI, viewed September 10, 2015).

OCLC:

920675984