Leader Development in Army Units

Leader Development in Army Units
Author: Peter Schirmer
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0833042009

"Developing leaders is critical for the Army; given the amount of time officers spend in units, that experience should be important to their development. Yet few studies indicate whether Army units even have leader development programs, and, if they do, what the programs consist of and how well they are executed. To gain insight into these issues, Arroyo Center researchers met with over 450 officers (lieutenants through colonels) to discuss leader development within Army units. The discussions revealed that no set of activities exists that could be characterized as a standard unit-level leader development program. Instead, leader development tends to be informal, personality-driven, and dependent on the abilities, experience, and inclinations of the unit commander. The researchers do not recommend that the Army impose more formal programs or requirements on commanders, but instead that the Army's school system demonstrate the proper way to do counseling; introduce Army leaders to an array of leader development tools that could be adapted to a unit's needs in different situations; and, most importantly, foster the expectation that leader development will take place, according to Army standards, in operational units. The authors note that the Center for Army Leadership can support these efforts by fostering the sharing of leader development tools and ideas, possibly online, and exercising continuing quality control over the ideas being shared, based at least in part on user feedback." -- publisher's website.

From One Leader to Another

From One Leader to Another
Author: Combat Studies Institute Press
Publisher: Military Bookshop
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2013-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781782663959

This work is a collection of observations, insights, and advice from over 50 serving and retired Senior Non-Commissioned Officers. These experienced Army leaders have provided for the reader, outstanding mentorship on leadership skills, tasks, and responsibilities relevant to our Army today. There is much wisdom and advice "from one leader to another" in the following pages.

Leader Development in Army Units: Views From the Field

Leader Development in Army Units: Views From the Field
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre:
ISBN:

Army leaders believe that a very significant contribution to their leader development comes from their experience in operational assignments. Yet there are few studies that indicate whether Army units even have leader development programs, and if they do, what the programs consist of and how well they are executed. The Center for Army Leadership (CAL) asked RAND Arroyo Center to help the Army identify effective and feasible leader development programs in operational units.

Introduction to Leadership Development

Introduction to Leadership Development
Author: United States. Department of the Army
Publisher:
Total Pages: 376
Release: 1972
Genre: Leadership
ISBN:

This manual is a textbook for the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps course entitled "Introduction to Leadership Development." Part One of the manual explains the Reserve Officer Training Corps at the high school and college levels, outlines the concept of the citizen-soldier in American history, and explains the organization of the Army. The Army's role in American history is discussed in Part Two. Other divisions of the manual are concerned with respect to the flag, prisoner of war behavior, individual health, military customs and ceremonies, and descriptions of weapons. Appendix A deals with uniform care and preservation. (For related document, see AC 012 900.).

Adapting the Army's Training and Leader Development Programs for Future Challenges

Adapting the Army's Training and Leader Development Programs for Future Challenges
Author: James C. Crowley
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780833076380

In addition to the defeat of conventional enemy forces, Army units and leaders must be able to defeat unconventional forces, develop partner forces, protect local populations, and support civil functions. This report examines the adequacy of the Army Training and Leader Development (ATLD) system management processes, identifies areas for improvement, and develops directions that the Army could take to improve its ATLD management processes.

Be * Know * Do

Be * Know * Do
Author: U.S. Army
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2010-03-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470768622

The United States Army is one of the most complex, best run organizations in the world, and central to the Army's success are strong leadership and exceptional leadership development. Army leaders must be able to act decisively and effectively in challenging situations. But the Army, despite its organizational structure, does not train leaders in a hierarchical manner. Dispersed leadership is the key to the success of the Army leadership model. Now, for the first time, you can have access to the Army's successful leadership philosophy and the principles that are outlined in Be Know Do the official Army Leadership Manual. Be Know Do makes this critical information available to civilian leaders in all sectors--business, government, and nonprofit--and gives them the guidelines they need to create an organization where leadership thrives.

U. S. Army Commander's Handbook for Unit Leader Development - Translating Leader Feedback, Prioritizing Leader Development Activities, Integrating Development Into Day-To-Day Activities

U. S. Army Commander's Handbook for Unit Leader Development - Translating Leader Feedback, Prioritizing Leader Development Activities, Integrating Development Into Day-To-Day Activities
Author: Department of Defense
Publisher:
Total Pages: 63
Release: 2018-04-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781980893448

Today's fast-paced, deployment-focused Army demands that a commander's first priority is a trained and ready unit. Leader development makes a substantial contribution to a unit's ability to train effectively and accomplish its mission. Yet commanders across the Army acknowledge the constant challenge to effectively implement unit leader development. This handbook is designed to provide commanders with an efficient and effective way to develop leaders. The handbook supports this goal by: - Translating Army leader feedback for developing leaders into quick applications - Prioritizing leader development activities under conditions of limited resources - Integrating unit leader development into already occurring day-to-day activities - Integrating FM 6-22 leader attributes and competencies consistently across Army leader development doctrine This handbook draws on the input of successful Army commanders and non-commissioned officers, recent Army leadership studies, research on effective practices from the private and public sectors, and applicable Army regulations and doctrine. Leaders develop from a combination of new challenges and experiences, new knowledge, and time for reflection. Leader development in the Army is a deliberate, continuous, sequential, and progressive process, grounded in Army values (FM 7-0). The result is Soldiers and civilians who are competent and confident leaders capable of decisive action. The operational (unit) assignment is the most effective setting for leader development. In leader development surveys, captains and majors ranked leading a unit along with personal examples and mentoring as the three most effective ways their leadership qualities are developed. The consensus among private sector leader development professionals is that a full 70 percent of leader development occurs on the job, 20 percent from other people (leaders, mentors), and 10 percent from training courses. The organization and content of this handbook provide you with key principles, TTPs, and applications to implement the most effective methods of leader development.

The Military Leader

The Military Leader
Author: Andrew Steadman
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2018-11-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1973628988

As a leader, you know that developing leaders is crucial to your team’s success. You also know that when life gets busy, meaningful leader development activities take a back seat to the swarm of everyday tasks. Who has time to discuss—let alone research and refine—quality content that will make a real difference? Andrew Steadman has lived this frustration and wrote The Military Leader to give leaders straightforward, highly relevant, inspirational leader development insight they can use to grow themselves and their teams. The Military Leader is your leader development program when you don’t have time for one.

Training Units and Developing Leaders (ADRP 7-0)

Training Units and Developing Leaders (ADRP 7-0)
Author: Department Army
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2012-11-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781481033541

Army Doctrine Reference Publication (ADRP) 7-0, Training Units and Developing Leaders, augments fundamental principles discussed in Army Doctrine Publication (ADP) 7-0, Training Units and Developing Leaders. Both ADP 7-0 and ADRP 7-0 support the doctrine established in ADP 3-0 and ADRP 3-0. Army units will face a complex operational environment shaped by a wide range of threats, allies, and populations. Rapid advances in communications, weapons, transportation, information technologies, and space-based capabilities make it a challenge to just stay even with the pace of change. Because Army units face a wide mix of challenges-from strategic to tactical-they must develop leaders to conduct unified land operations anywhere in the world in any operation across the conflict continuum. Army training prepares units and leaders to be successful through challenging, realistic, and relevant unit training and leader development at home station, at the combat training centers, and in the schoolhouses.