This research examines existing leadership theories, doctrine, and practices to determine the appropriateness of institutional preparation and development (education and training) of future Joint leaders for holistic, systemic, problem...
This study investigates the effect organizational turbulence caused by frequent changes in task organization has on the company sized elements resident in the sustainment brigades. The study identifies the modular structure of the sustainment...
Creativity, the generation of new ideas that are both novel and appropriate is essential to understanding complex problems, and can be enhanced by both life experience diversity and cognitive diversity, as well as by delayed evaluation during...
This pamphlet has been written by Professor William A. Reitzel, Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania, for use by the staff and students of the Naval War College in connection with the Naval War College curriculum. The pamphlet contains...
After almost a decade of war, some senior Army leaders have attributed the challenges experienced in both Iraq and Afghanistan to an inadequate response to complex environmental changes or even blatant misidentification of the problem. Today’s...
Based on experiences with long-duration operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States Army recognizes the need for commanders and their staffs to have new tools and ways of thinking to deal with complex problems. The specific approach the...
Over the past decade the study of resilience in humans has increased in multiple fields. During the 1970s, resilience was viewed as a trait that one was born with, but over the years this idea has decreased in popularity and resilience is now...
The Army faces both significant external and some internal changes. These external changes in its operational environment, precipitated by the end of the Cold War, have created new threats and conflicts for the Army to contend with. This monograph...
Hastings, James A.
Hallford, Melby J.
Hall, Thomas L.
The quality of instruction provided to students is a continuing concern of educational institutions, the armed services, and governmental agencies with responsibility in the field of education. The problem has numerous aspects and many are...
In complex operational environments marked by uncertainty, lethal threats, and long term commitments, the Army's junior officers shoulder a burden that requires critical thinking and a willingness to exercise initiative and make decisions. In light...
The paper examines the individual commander's decision making process to determine the optimal decision making system for military problem-solving under time constraints. This study first examines implications of decision making theories on the...
The United States Army is deeply involved in advisory missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, efforts that have met with mixed success. As the Army searches for new and innovative approaches to the problems of advising indigenous forces, it may be useful...
The Military-Media Relationship: A Dysfunctional Marriage? Thom Shanker and Major General Mark Hertling, U.S. Army: In the information age, the first casualty of war is often trust--between those who fight the wars and those who report them. A...
In 2010, at a conference held by the Cornwallis Group, an international organization interested in peace operations and whole-of-government approaches, Dr. Cynthia Irmer, Senior Conflict Prevention Officer for the Department of State Office of the...
The Army Learning Model is the new educational model that develops adaptive leaders in an era of persistent conflict. Life-long, individual-based learning will blend together self-development, institutional instruction, and operational experience...
The way the Bundeswehr as an organization collects, analyzes and disseminates lessons learned from its operational experiences is not only of utmost significance for force protection and effectiveness in missions but also gives critical indications...
Lieutenant General Troy H. Middleton effectively commanded division and corps formations in World War II. His previous combat experience included command of the 47th Infantry Regiment in World War I. During the interwar period, Middleton served as...
In its 130 years of service to the US Army, CGSC transitioned numerous times as an academic center of officer learning. In its early years, the Applicatory School of Cavalry and Infantry, was known derisively as the "kindergarten" where lieutenants...