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Re:No Kings: How Do You Make Good Decisions Efficiently in a... by emilecantin on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @08:35AM (#20163871)
It's the last place you'd expect, but the (Canadian) military actually has this in a certain measure. Unit commanders are only appointed for a limited term (usually 3 years), after which they're expected to move on to another unit.

In the Canadian Cadets program, we dont have that expectation, so corps commanders usually stay in the same corps and either mentor the new commander or take on a specific role if there's a need.

There's one "old" captain at my corps who has been mentoring many generations of officiers; I wasn't even born during his first term as commander.

That does mean that there isn't much room to grow past that, though. Luckily, teenagers (and activities offered to teenagers) change a lot through the years, so that forces us to always be innovating.

Re:No Kings: How Do You Make Good Decisions Efficiently in a... by tedmcory77 on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @09:25AM (#20164287)
US military does this as well (shorter duration). The reason is so that people are loyal to the role, not the person.
Re:No Kings: How Do You Make Good Decisions Efficiently in a... by fapjacks on Thursday June 13, 2019 @01:43AM (#20172113)
"You don't have to respect the man but you have to respect the rank."