If Moldova is never in the news, I doubt policy makers are ever really thinking about Moldova If you were a news editor, which story would you run first...
Strategic Leadership
This tag relates to all articles, podcast episodes, and features related to topics taught in the Strategic Leadership course of the U.S. Army War College resident program. These include strategic leader competencies (conceptual, technical, and interpersonal), organizational behaviors in the abstract (e.g., not specific to the defense enterprise–cultural, change, communication, etc.), leader development, individual and organizational ethics, and professionalism.
The over-arching leadership theme that ‘The Post’ so effectively conveys is the familiar choice between the harder right and the easier wrong. As previous WAR ROOM releases show, film is a...
It might seem natural that retired flag officers would be considered for [Secretary of Defense]. Nonetheless, the U.S. tradition of civilian control is strong Flag officers are esteemed members...
[Kotter’s] first step is to establish a sense of urgency. … But then the question I ask the students is, ‘What’s the step that leads to figuring out what’s...
Army talent management guidance is neither applied skillfully nor consistently Field grade leaders are failing to implement talent management at the battalion level. Rather than follow the clear guidance...
render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws In the fall of 1789, with the United...
trust in our public and democratic institutions is falling away in a landslide An unknown sage observed, “Information is a tool of warfare, and information is warfare itself.” Three...
Every major thread in the world’s wisdom has some aspect of contemplative practice in it How can senior leaders cope with the overwhelming amount of information and constant high...
We definitely want leaders that know how to win A BETTER PEACE welcomes Admiral John Richardson, the 31st Chief of Naval Operations, to present his perspectives on strategic leadership....
Napoleon stands out in history for being an individual who understood the interplay between war and politics WAR ROOM welcomes Lieutenant General Christopher Cavoli, Commander of U.S. Army Europe...
It’s the Night of the Living Dead Generals! We’re changing things up a little with a special Whiteboard celebrating that most ghoulish of holidays, HALLOWEEN. There is no part 1 this...
A day in the Army where you don’t learn something new is a day wasted WAR ROOM welcomes Lieutenant General Wayne Eyre of the Canadian Armed Forces to the...
There have been reports alleging that peacekeepers have abused the very people they are supposed to protect An Amnesty International report found that in 1999, peacekeepers in the United...
The Navy’s trying to figure out, ‘how can you expand your reach.’ … And in all the agreements that they forge with the studios, at no point is the...
U.S. organizations that engage in relationship-building efforts with other nations … provide major advantages in advancing U.S. interests across the globe. While dining with an Eastern European officer in...
How do I stay true to two masters–the Army & Air Force, and also the employers? Our series on Senior Leader Perspectives continue with an interview with the 28th...
There’s twenty-four outcomes that you’re supposed to do, they would come in and go ‘Prove to me your assessment on all twenty-four of these things.’ The 2018 National Defense...
We want … to start the conversation with this current generation of military officers. The half-life of a military officer’s career is pretty short The U.S. military and the...
In the face of so much change in the private sector, continued adherence to formal structures in the military seems old-fashioned. Without a doubt, the chain of command is...
Young people are capable of extraordinary things as long as they are given the opportunity by the adults in their lives An all-volunteer force depends on the willingness, capabilities,...