Posted on Jun 13, 2015
Adaptive Army Leaders For A Complex World: What Is The Way Forward?
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I am retired nowadays, but my heart is always with the United States Army and leadership? Need some insight Rallypoint on the following questions as I think about future leaders of the Army.
How can the Army prepare, train, and retain leaders, both uniformed and
civilian, with the necessary multifaceted experience to take on a broad range of missions and roles?
What is the best way to prepare such leaders to succeed in a world of change, complexity, and uncertainty?
How can the Army prepare, train, and retain leaders, both uniformed and
civilian, with the necessary multifaceted experience to take on a broad range of missions and roles?
What is the best way to prepare such leaders to succeed in a world of change, complexity, and uncertainty?
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They can start by:
** STOPPING the flood of experienced mid career leaders out the door so that they can reap the "Peace Dividend". One General can make up the annual salary of several Captains. Slow the up or out mentality of the Army.
**Promote ONLY ON MERIT
**Review assignments, Homesteading in a GO TO WAR unit is OK, but Homesteading at The Hoffman Building is NOT.
**Encourage education on ARMY Time. Classes at Ed Centers OR in Dayrooms...College Classes as a substitute for hanging out and drinking.
** STOPPING the flood of experienced mid career leaders out the door so that they can reap the "Peace Dividend". One General can make up the annual salary of several Captains. Slow the up or out mentality of the Army.
**Promote ONLY ON MERIT
**Review assignments, Homesteading in a GO TO WAR unit is OK, but Homesteading at The Hoffman Building is NOT.
**Encourage education on ARMY Time. Classes at Ed Centers OR in Dayrooms...College Classes as a substitute for hanging out and drinking.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
SSG Roger Ayscue, thanks for the post, well said and eloquently expressed. I can recall after Desert Storm, I witnessed a lot of mid-careerist get out due to the drawdown; plus quality/experienced Soldiers ETS. I agree with the Hoffman Building personnel. Warfighters must maintain cohesiveness amongst their units to attain superior team work. Junior leaders got to continue to push hard on education, before TA assistance is gone for good. When your out the Army you will find out how important it is in the civilian word.
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Stay current on the change. Don't be a leader that is not willing to evolve. The Army is converting the age of online everything. If you are a leader who is not competent in simple computer searches and are not willing to get on the bus, Soldiers will NOT follow your lead.
Another thing is leaders need to take the time to prepare self. I come across many leaders who depend on THEIR Soldiers to conduct training for their Squads, hold formations, and disseminate information.
If you ask me, I appreciate the old way of holding formations to put out information.
I JATE TEXTING INFORMATION!!!
Another thing is leaders need to take the time to prepare self. I come across many leaders who depend on THEIR Soldiers to conduct training for their Squads, hold formations, and disseminate information.
If you ask me, I appreciate the old way of holding formations to put out information.
I JATE TEXTING INFORMATION!!!
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This is a tough question. We need leaders who can envision the close, intermediary, and the strategic landscape. They will need to understand what is important in order to guide units and staff. Leaders should be specialists and generalists who can drill down into core functions and be able to connect the dots. History should be studied and lessons from the past should be applied to the present if possible.
Between battles and wars leaders should conduct a thorough AAR. Germany conducted a through AAR of WWI. What was planned, what happened, and how to reduce the delta. From this Blitzkrieg was borne while the French kept remnants of WWI strategy by creating the Maginot-Line.
Between battles and wars leaders should conduct a thorough AAR. Germany conducted a through AAR of WWI. What was planned, what happened, and how to reduce the delta. From this Blitzkrieg was borne while the French kept remnants of WWI strategy by creating the Maginot-Line.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
MAJ Ken Landgren, wow you said it perfectly with your post. Leading by example is a must as leaders and knowing the past to go into the future is just as importantly. I truly like the MacAthur Award.
http://www.armyg1.army.mil/macarthur/
http://www.armyg1.army.mil/macarthur/
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