The document provides 10 tips for developing an effective internal military network within an organization. The tips include having a clear purpose and vision for the network aligned with the organization's brand, designating individuals committed to making the network succeed and sharing workloads, learning from existing networks in the organization and other businesses, communicating activities to gain support and exposure, reporting successes to senior management, responding quickly to interested parties, learning from other organizations and sharing experiences, addressing achievable goals, managing large dispersed networks carefully, and making the network inclusive to integrate all areas of the business.

1. Top Ten Tips for Developing
an Internal Military Network
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1. Have a network with clear purpose and vision aligned to your organisation’s
brand/vision and ensure activity is linked back to this.
2. Have an individual or group with the commitment/motivation to make the
network succeed and share the work load.
3. No need to reinvent the wheel - learn and leverage from other schemes/activities
already being run in the business and what other business and sectors have already
implemented.
4. Communicate activity with colleagues, customers, stakeholders - to gain
exposure and to retain support.
5. Report back to senior management on benefits (and successes).
6. Respond quickly to any interested parties.
7. Learn from other organisations and be generous in sharing your own experience.
8. Identify blockers - tackle what’s achievable.
9. Think carefully about how to manage a large, geographically dispersed network.
10. Make it inclusive not exclusive - engage those without a military background and
integrate with other areas of the business.