Even though promotion boards are selecting junior NCOs for promotion during deployment, some commanders’ integrities are questionable because they are recommending Soldiers who do not meet the promotion standards. One of the tools commanders and...
The purpose of this study is to examine the Norwegian Army's leadership development program through an analysis of theoretical framework, formal guidance as well as a qualitative survey to Norwegian commanders. This analysis aims to identify how...
The purpose of this monograph is to determine whether the Army's proposed tactical automation system, as defined by the battalion and below command and control (B2C2) program will support current command and control (C2) doctrine or lead to a more...
As the ability of organizations to process information accelerates, and technological advances facilitate ever more rapid decision-making, organizational leaders sacrifice the time once available for careful reflection on the nature of problems and...
This monograph seeks to determine if the U.S. Army adequately prepares company grade officers to interact successfully with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) during humanitarian assistance and peace operations. It briefly analyzes the current...
This study seeks to identify a model for battalion-level officer leader development. It examines most current doctrine and literature regarding leader development. This study defines the requirement for officer leader development based on doctrinal...
Failed or failing states present a significant challenge to United States security in the early years of the 21st Century. Army units increasingly find themselves deploying to far-flung regions of the globe to conduct a variety of missions under...
Years of U.S. Army involvement in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have underscored the complexity of contemporary operating environments. This complexity within the current operating environment requires U.S. Army leaders not to make simple...
This monograph explores the correlation between incidents of Fratricide and levels of training on the Army Battle Command System (ABCS) individual systems. It begins with an examination of the elements of Battle Command as both an art and a...
Armies share one common characteristic. An Army cannot recruit its military leaders off the street. Every Army must grow its leaders from the nation's young women and men, nurture the youngsters into mature military leaders, and develop senior...
Unit leaders contribute substantially to their unit's mission success or lack of success. For this reason, the Army devotes considerable resources to foster the development of leaders during unit training exercises. This handbook is designed to...
This study's thesis is that women officers in the U.S. Army use a more participative style of leadership than their male counterparts. The research methodology was designed to determine the predominant leadership style of thirty men and thirty-four...
This lesson presents a framework for developing the basic counseling skills which will assist the senior noncommissioned officer to help others to solve practical problems, both on the job and in day-to-day living. By so doing, the senior...
In 2001, the Belgian Defense Force (BDF) significantly adapted its structure and operational engagements to better meet the contemporary organizational challenges. In this thesis, recent studies of organizational leadership are combined with the...
This monograph discusses the current need for platoon forward observers in M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle equipped mechanized infantry battalions. Changes in maneuver and artillery doctrine, emerging. technology, and a shrinking force structure have...
This study examined the techniques employed by collegiate football head coaches in the development of their assistants and staff, exploring how coaches influence leader development in the athletics arena. By conducting a comparison of current...
Many authors in recent years have lamented the decrease of dismounted infantrymen in J-series Bradley mechanized infantry units. This decrease is often described as a shortage and portrayed as a critical weakness of Bradley units. This monograph...
Confusion exists among commissioned and noncommissioned officers about their duties, responsibility, and authority. The purpose of this manual is to assist both commissioned and noncommissioned officers in clarifying their duty to reduce this...
This monograph examines the advisability of purposefully cultivating a leadership image. Five historical case studies, Colonel Thomas E. Lawrence, General Douglas MacArthur, General George S. Patton, Jr., Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr., and General...