{"id":1598,"date":"2012-07-22T11:59:38","date_gmt":"2012-07-22T18:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markccrowley.com\/?p=1598"},"modified":"2012-07-22T11:59:38","modified_gmt":"2012-07-22T18:59:38","slug":"drill-sergeants-with-heart-how-the-military-is-reinventing-its-leadership-for-the-21st-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/drill-sergeants-with-heart-how-the-military-is-reinventing-its-leadership-for-the-21st-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Drill Sergeants With Heart?  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Jeffrey Heilman was named Drill Sergeant of the Year.\u00a0 Out of 5,400 Drill Sergeants in the active duty ranks and Army Reserves, Heilman was intensely evaluated by the Army\u2019s Training and Doctrine Command before being chosen.\u00a0\u00a0 Here are some highlights of the process:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Working with new soldiers he\u2019d never met before, Heilman calmly, patiently and confidently taught them how to respond in the event they spotted an improvised explosive device (IED).\u00a0 As quoted in an Associated Press story, Heilman said, \u201cIf you encounter an IED before it explodes, make sure you don\u2019t create a ruckus.\u00a0 Don\u2019t scream.\u201d\u00a0 As the soldiers listened intently, Heilman intimately shared his own battlefield knowledge and wisdom \u2013 all with the intention of protecting lives and helping his subordinates succeed in their missions. \u201cRemember, someone put that thing there.\u00a0 They\u2019re trying to kill you and if you react to it, they\u2019re going to try their best to get whatever results they can. You might be running away from it but they\u2019re still going to blow it up and try to catch you.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>While Drill Instructors inherently and naturally instill fear in recruits, the reliance on yelling and screaming no longer is seen as being an effective means to developing the critical thinking, collaboration and self-confidence the Army seeks to imbue in every single soldier.\u00a0 Dressing down a recruit is seen as the last resort of effective leadership.\u00a0 According to Danneit R. Disla, who was a finalist for the Drill Sergeant of the Year award, \u201cI really consider myself to be a new generation of drill instructor\u2026. I just think if you talk to them like a person, like a man, they will act like a man, like a grown man.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>With respect to selecting the best candidates for leadership roles in the Army, Command Sgt. John R. Calpena stressed the importance of being able to relate more personally and individually with soldiers, \u201cyou don\u2019t really want the most physically fit, or just the smartest.\u00a0 It\u2019s got to be a very well-rounded, intelligent, articulate individual\u2026.\u201d \u201cIn the fight they\u2019re [soldiers] in, they can\u2019t be looking back at the sergeant to know what they\u2019re going to do when they come under fire.\u00a0 They have to make a decision, shoot or don\u2019t shoot and report.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I honestly find it stunning that it\u2019s our military, which is leading the charge in fundamentally reinventing its approach to leadership. \u00a0It\u2019s recognized how important it\u2019s become for leaders to relate to soldiers as human beings noting that the ranks are filled with people from a variety of backgrounds.\u00a0 It understands the world has grown far more complex.\u00a0 Our lives are constantly being reshaped by technology and the military now rejects one-size-all training.\u00a0 Alternatively, it now fully embraces more individualized coaching and training.<\/p>\n<p>So if our military has determined that its leaders are far more effective in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century by being more human, more caring and far less fear mongering, aren\u2019t they setting an informed example for business to follow?<\/p>\n<p>Me thinks yes.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">We are very grateful to have you as a reader and hope you&#8217;ll return to this site each Monday for a new leadership article. \u00a0If you would like to receive Mark&#8217;s blogs directly (absolutely no strings attached, list sharing etc.), please <a href=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/subscribe\/\">sign up here<\/a>. \u00a0Of course, we love it lots when you share these blogs with friends via social media!\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>PS: \u00a0After this article was posted, all of the social media counters on our website mysteriously reverted to zeros &#8212; and all historical share counts were lost.<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0All links now are working!<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If I asked you to conjure up an image of an Army (or Navy, Marine Corp, etc.) Drill Sergeant, I\u2019m almost certain what you conceived would match up pretty closely to the photograph on the right. 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