Something Old, Something New Army Leader Development in a Dynamic Environment,9780833038876

Something Old, Something New Army Leader Development in a Dynamic Environment

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ISBN13: 9780833038876
ISBN10: 0833038877
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-02-19
Publisher(s): RAND Corporation
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Summary

Changes in the world over the past two decades have created a dynamic situation--volatile, unpredictable, and novel in many respects--making the conduct of military operations more complex and varied than in the past. This report examines the nature of demands on Army officers in the contemporary operating environment and their implications for leader development. How will the Army prepare its future leaders for the new demands that will inevitably be placed on them?

Table of Contents

Preface iii
Figures
ix
Tables
xi
Summary xiii
Acknowledgments xxi
Glossary xxiii
Introduction
1(4)
Background
1(1)
Focus and Content of This Report
2(2)
Sources and Methods
4(1)
Military Leadership: From the General to the Specific
5(20)
The Army Construct: Be-Know--Do
6(2)
Persona: What the Leader Should ``Be''
7(1)
Knowledge and Skill: What the Leader Should ``Know'' and ``Do''
8(1)
Other Perspectives on Leadership
8(7)
Military Professionalism
8(3)
Skills Needed for a Changing Environment
11(4)
The Structure Above the Foundation: Skills for Operational Command
15(10)
Focus on Decision Making in Battle Command
15(1)
Models of Decision Making
16(5)
Summing Up: Decision Making in Today's Environment
21(4)
Key Leader Competencies for the Contemporary Operating Environment
25(28)
Features of the Environment
26(5)
Wide Variety of Potential Threats
27(1)
Increased Unconventional Threats
28(1)
Enhanced Enemy Capabilities in Regional Conflict
29(1)
Wide Range of Terrain Types
29(1)
Increased Stability and Peacekeeping Operations
30(1)
Increased Use of Information Technology and Networks
30(1)
Leader Skills
31(8)
Understanding the Enemy Situation
32(1)
Understanding the Physical Environment
33(1)
Understanding Own Capabilities and Requirements
34(3)
Understanding Social and Cultural Features of the Environment
37(2)
Scenario Analysis
39(8)
Understanding the Enemy Situation
40(2)
Understanding the Physical Environment
42(1)
Understanding Own Capabilities and Requirements
43(2)
Understanding Social and Cultural Features of the Environment
45(2)
Summing Up: Challenges for Leader Development
47(6)
Upper Panel
49(1)
Middle Panel
50(1)
Lower Panel
50(1)
Implications
51(2)
Experience Gained Through Operational Assignments
53(34)
Analyzing Experience of Junior Officers
53(1)
Types of Positions
54(8)
Four Categories of Positions
54(2)
Battalion Commanders' Background
56(3)
TOE Versus TDA: Army Requirements for Operational and Institutional Positions
59(3)
Modeling Officer Careers Through Key Positions
62(7)
Number of Positions for Armor Officers
62(1)
The Development Paradigm: Career Segments
63(2)
Sequences of Assignments
65(2)
Rules Governing Selection for Positions
67(2)
Analysis Results
69(14)
Base Case: Emphasis on Operational Background
69(4)
A Comparison Case: The ``Legacy'' System
73(2)
Developing Experience in ``New'' Units
75(3)
Maximizing Repetitive New-Unit Experience
78(2)
Increasing the Number of New Units
80(1)
Requiring More Senior Grades for New-Unit Leadership
81(2)
Implications
83(4)
Achievable Levels of Operational Experience
83(1)
Providing More Opportunities to Gain Operational Experience
84(3)
Balancing Breadth and Depth
87(16)
Specific Operational Skills
88(5)
Proliferation of Skill Requirements
88(1)
Prioritizing Skills and Selecting Development Venues
89(3)
Using the Army's Institutions for Leverage
92(1)
Intellectual and Cognitive Abilities
93(4)
Recognitional Decision Making
94(1)
Education: A Key Venue for Developing Decision-Making Abilities
94(1)
Steps to Enhance Decision Skills
95(2)
Breadth of Cultural Knowledge and Perspective
97(6)
Perspective Beyond the Army
97(2)
Making Enough Time for Broadening Experiences
99(4)
Conclusions and Recommendations
103(8)
Implications
103(5)
Specific Operational Skills
103(2)
Intellectual and Cognitive Abilities
105(2)
Breadth of Knowledge and Perspective
107(1)
Recommendations
108(1)
Summing Up: The Need to Blend Broad Practical Experience With Intellectual Development
109(2)
Appendix: Modeling Assignments and Experience 111(12)
References 123

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