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Report of the Independent Review Group of the Defence Forces

Manic Moran · 2023-03-29 16:41:31

Let's take a slightly more professional attitude to this, brought up by Beechwoodspark, shall we? A new report has been released, which is garnering some attention on RTE. For those who want to read it and make some informed commentary, see here. (I've no idea why it asks for a password, seems to work fine for me) See, for…

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#62 20-05-2023 03:20PM

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I agree it is a leadership issue. As is pointed out in this situation, there was no compassion shown in dealing with the individual in question. That is why the cultural aspects of the problem must be resolved. A culture seems to have become ingrained in the DF since the promotion system changed some years ago of being insensitive to the needs of subordinates as to show sensitivity is seen as a sign of weakness, a quality which is not admired and those seeking promotion. A person with a genuine need or problem should be accommodated as far as possible, not told to go bugger.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41122048.html

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