Delivering Advantage: People as a Capability

Delivering Advantage: People as a Capability

One of the most pernicious myths in Defence, certainly in the UK, is that ‘people are our greatest asset’. Objectively, defence does not see People as a Capability– certainly at the macro level – which I hope to demonstrate here by talking about two discrete, but interrelated elements. The first is time, or the lack of it, and the impact of that on our personnel. And the second is culture – one which routinely places people below other elements …