What does it mean to be a profession? Professions are distinctive occupations that employ a specialized workforce established upon extensive educational training and provide an unbiased service to others for compensation. “The servant ethic of professions is characterized as cedat emptor, “let the taker believe in us”” (U.S. Army, 2010, p. 2). This refers to a standard code of ethics as the key component for an efficacious profession reflecting an organization’s set of values while creating positive customer experiences. Basic characteristics of a profession include institutionalized training, autonomy, and professional principles that subsequently leads to special power and prestige within the society. Affiliates of a profession have a strong
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The ability to balance the relationship between the Army’s four fields of expertise (Military-Technical Expertise, Human development Expertise, Moral-Ethical Expertise, and Political-Cultural Expertise), the five key attributes of the profession (expertise, trust, development, values, service), and the current and potential operational environments can be difficult when engaging the needs of the Nation which could potentially have long term effects on the Army’s overall climate. Strategic leaders who lead and inspire as exemplary role models by engaging the Army’s professional culture ensures the necessary conditions “where effectiveness prevails over efficiency and place primary importance on maintaining the profession through investing in the development of its Soldiers (U.S. Army, 2010, p. 4).” An important contributor to the American Army profession is the Human Resource (HR) professional and its role in the Profession of …show more content…
By meeting rapid global changes, HR professionals serve as advisors guiding an organization’s readiness for mobilization and playing an active role in the planning and execution of various procedures. HR Sergeants are capable of injecting objective solutions and guidance based on mission needs, are involved in organization functions and processes while performing those traditional administrative practices, and are able to manage a large spectrum of efficiencies and maneuvers from a diverse customer base. HR professionals are required to maintain a high level of trust and protect the interest of its customer by strategically managing and creating a positive impact on the overall organization and its workforce. HR Sergeants develop an overall understanding of the relationship between each level of the organization and how each affects the other. “Meeting the goal of providing efficient and effective HR support relies on multi-functional HR leaders who focus their knowledge and skills in support of the Army’s most important asset-its people (FM 1-0, 1-4).” HR Sergeants are highly versatile and collaborative utilizing a “competency-based and performance-oriented strategy” (FM 1-0, 1-3) that ensures refined quality and agile
The ability to balance the relationship between the Army’s four fields of expertise (Military-Technical Expertise, Human development Expertise, Moral-Ethical Expertise, and Political-Cultural Expertise), the five key attributes of the profession (expertise, trust, development, values, service), and the current and potential operational environments can be difficult when engaging the needs of the Nation which could potentially have long term effects on the Army’s overall climate. Strategic leaders who lead and inspire as exemplary role models by engaging the Army’s professional culture ensures the necessary conditions “where effectiveness prevails over efficiency and place primary importance on maintaining the profession through investing in the development of its Soldiers (U.S. Army, 2010, p. 4).” An important contributor to the American Army profession is the Human Resource (HR) professional and its role in the Profession of …show more content…
By meeting rapid global changes, HR professionals serve as advisors guiding an organization’s readiness for mobilization and playing an active role in the planning and execution of various procedures. HR Sergeants are capable of injecting objective solutions and guidance based on mission needs, are involved in organization functions and processes while performing those traditional administrative practices, and are able to manage a large spectrum of efficiencies and maneuvers from a diverse customer base. HR professionals are required to maintain a high level of trust and protect the interest of its customer by strategically managing and creating a positive impact on the overall organization and its workforce. HR Sergeants develop an overall understanding of the relationship between each level of the organization and how each affects the other. “Meeting the goal of providing efficient and effective HR support relies on multi-functional HR leaders who focus their knowledge and skills in support of the Army’s most important asset-its people (FM 1-0, 1-4).” HR Sergeants are highly versatile and collaborative utilizing a “competency-based and performance-oriented strategy” (FM 1-0, 1-3) that ensures refined quality and agile