Insights into Organizational Behavior within the Navy
Discover the complexities of incentives and behaviors within large organizations like the Navy, exploring the challenges faced in aligning goals and shifting behaviors effectively.
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War Stories Why incentives don t always align, big organizations don t work the way you think they will, and people don t behave the way they re supposed to
Background: Navy Energy Strategy Goals: 1.) Energy Efficient Acquisition 2.) Sail the Great Green Fleet by 2016 3.) Reduce Non-Tactical Petroleum Use by 50% by 2015 4.) Increase Alternative Energy Use Ashore to 50% of Total by 2020 5.) Provide 50% of Total DoN Energy with Alternative Energy by 2020 The requirement for having a global presence using innovative, low-cost, light-footprint engagements, while continuing to protect the global commons, means decreasing our reliance on fossil fuels must be at the top of our agenda. - Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Foreign Affairs, 2013
Cost Recovery? Who Cares? Cost Recovery Analysis of DoN Energy Projects (figures in $M) $25.00 $20.00 $6.08 $15.00 $15.45 $10.00 $3.26 $12.77 $5.00 $7.11 $5.17 $- Project RM09-1440 Project P856-M Project RM09-1363 Not Recovered Cost Savings There was a prevailing belief among Navy and Marine Corps officials that Recovery Act FSRM and MILCON energy projects did not have to be cost- effective. -DoD Office of the Inspector General, Report D-2011-106, 9/22/2011
Great Balls of Fire: Air ENCON F/A-18 Super Hornet Length: 60 ft, 3 inches Max Takeoff Weight: 66k lbs Internal Fuel: 18,840 lbs Normal Fuel Use: ~ 70 lbs / min Combat Fuel Use: ~ 600 lbs / min (altitude depending) Number in Service: 801 GOAL: Cut operational fuel use by 4% by 2020 ISSUES: Whose budget? What are the incentives? How are squadrons measured? How can commanders game the system?
Takeaways 1. The Navy is a BIG mission-driven organization, with a lot of moving parts 2. The incentives at work aren t always what you think they are 3. Incentives that don t align don t change behavior the way you think they will
