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WO1 Darren Murch
Biography
Darren Murch OAM

Darren Murch has served in a variety of infantry battalions from Private soldier through to Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM). He has been an Army instructor at all ranks during his career and was the RSM of the School of Infantry. Additionally, he has been posted to the United States Army Sergeants’ Major Academy, served as the RSM of 16th Aviation Brigade, RSM of the 2nd Division and is currently the Command Sergeant Major of Forces Command. Darren has a Bachelor of Organisational Leadership and has commenced a Master of Strategic People Management.

An Army Officer giving orders to soldiers.
Enablement is a Leader's Responsibility
This article discusses enablement and both its importance and relationship to empowerment when it comes to leading.
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Soldiers sitting around in a circle.
What is Your Life’s Body of Work?
This article explores the idea of using a life's body of work to motivate leaders.
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Engagement At Work
Improving Engagement at Work
Engaging people with the organisation's purpose is as important now as it ever has been for our Army. Here are some suggestions to help people through that journey of engagement to make their work more fulfilling and meaningful. There are obvious flow-ons to recruiting and retention.
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Understanding Self-Control
Self-control is like a muscle that can become fatigued, therefore military leaders should be conscious of this vulnerability.
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How Binding is your Psychological Contract?
Psychological Contracts - Are they enough to ensure our soldiers fulfil their duties lawfully, loyally and faithfully? This article details how our individual perception can shape our commitment and expectations of service.
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What Does Leadership Look Like After COVID-19?
Darren Murch looks at five trends that he believes are contributing to changing human behaviour and how leadership will be affected by these trends.
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Do We Understand Our Workforce?
In this article Darren Murch asks 'do we understand our Workforce?' He then posits that truly understanding the current workforce will help us recruit the workforce of the future.
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Charismatic Leadership During a Crisis
Darren Murch OAM explores how Charismatic Leadership can inspire and influence individuals during crises, such as the 2019 NW QLD Floods and 2019/20 Bushfire emergencies.
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Learning from our Mistakes: Tolerating Failure versus Allowing Failure
How do we empower our people to learn from their mistakes? In this article, Darren Murch looks at value of allowing failure to create learning outcomes.
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5th Aviation Regiment’s Reflections of the Cove Conference | Townsville (13-14 Nov 19)
During November, The Cove conducted an exported Cove Conference in Townsville for a combined audience of junior leaders from 3 Brigade, 16 Brigade and the Queensland Police Service audience. Cove contributor, advocate and RSM 16 Brigade, Darren Murch, asked the NCOs that he sent to the event to reflect on what they had taken away from the two days.
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