leadership http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/ en The Role of Leadership http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/role-leadership <span>The Role of Leadership</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Sun, 03/01/2020 - 6:30am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">Many people achieve positions of responsibility and manage their position but they don’t lead. Others may be superb leaders and be responsible for very little but significantly influential. It all depends on how the personality impacts the people within the sphere of influence and exposure.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/role-leadership" rel="tag" title="The Role of Leadership" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about The Role of Leadership</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/jrnl/art/role-leadership#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">2 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/taxonomy/term/54/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1632480515" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Sun, 01 Mar 2020 11:30:36 +0000 SWJED 135306 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com A Scout Leader’s Primer (On Earnest Preparation) http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/scout-leaders-primer-earnest-preparation <span>A Scout Leader’s Primer (On Earnest Preparation)</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Thu, 10/17/2019 - 3:27am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">Utilizing a future fictional war against a near-peer adversary, reconnaissance and security fundamentals are presented in the manner of “The Defence of Duffer’s Drift.” Unique in addressing both the interconnectedness of reconnaissance and security and tying them to concrete examples of failure, this paper attempts to present plausible ways to integrate said concepts into an iterative tactical decision-making exercise.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/scout-leaders-primer-earnest-preparation" rel="tag" title="A Scout Leader’s Primer (On Earnest Preparation)" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about A Scout Leader’s Primer (On Earnest Preparation)</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/jrnl/art/scout-leaders-primer-earnest-preparation#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/taxonomy/term/54/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1632491373" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Thu, 17 Oct 2019 07:27:38 +0000 SWJED 127359 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Officer Specialization in the United States Army: The Solution to the Junior Officer Brain Drain and Generals Who Over-Generalize is One and the Same http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/officer-specialization-united-states-army-solution-junior-officer-brain-drain-and-generals <span>Officer Specialization in the United States Army: The Solution to the Junior Officer Brain Drain and Generals Who Over-Generalize is One and the Same</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Mon, 09/30/2019 - 6:30am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">The exodus of Junior Military Officers (JMO) from the service, colloquially known as the “brain drain,” represents one of the more slow-burning problems facing the United States Army. Beyond the immediate results on planned force structure and end-strength, the subtler effects of these departures will take decades to manifest.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/officer-specialization-united-states-army-solution-junior-officer-brain-drain-and-generals" rel="tag" title="Officer Specialization in the United States Army: The Solution to the Junior Officer Brain Drain and Generals Who Over-Generalize is One and the Same" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Officer Specialization in the United States Army: The Solution to the Junior Officer Brain Drain and Generals Who Over-Generalize is One and the Same</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/jrnl/art/officer-specialization-united-states-army-solution-junior-officer-brain-drain-and-generals#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/taxonomy/term/54/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1632491606" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:30:18 +0000 SWJED 126013 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com SWJ Quick-Look Book Review - Call Sign Chaos http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/swj-quick-look-book-review-call-sign-chaos <span>SWJ Quick-Look Book Review - Call Sign Chaos</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Thu, 09/05/2019 - 5:42pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">Continue on for a short review of the new book on leadership by Jim Mattis and Bing West.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/swj-quick-look-book-review-call-sign-chaos" rel="tag" title="SWJ Quick-Look Book Review - Call Sign Chaos" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about SWJ Quick-Look Book Review - Call Sign Chaos</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/jrnl/art/swj-quick-look-book-review-call-sign-chaos#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/taxonomy/term/54/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1659982165" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Thu, 05 Sep 2019 21:42:04 +0000 SWJED 124890 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Leadership Behavior: Boss Versus Leader http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/leadership-behavior-boss-versus-leader <span>Leadership Behavior: Boss Versus Leader</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Mon, 04/08/2019 - 7:43am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">The purpose of this paper is to describe behavior differences between managing like a boss and managing like a leader. The terms boss and leader can be used interchangeably, but if you analyze what makes a boss and a leader, you will start noticing important differences. In today’s world, being a leader rather than a boss is more effective, and if understood and implemented will improve individual performance, build effective teams, and promote success for the organization.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/leadership-behavior-boss-versus-leader" rel="tag" title="Leadership Behavior: Boss Versus Leader" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Leadership Behavior: Boss Versus Leader</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:43:57 +0000 SWJED 119071 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com On Leadership and Being a Role Model http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/leadership-and-being-role-model <span>On Leadership and Being a Role Model</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Tue, 03/26/2019 - 1:04am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">The beauty of writing this article on leadership is that anyone who reads it can agree with it or not. This article affords the writer an opportunity to create a body of thought that encourages careful consideration and opportunity to the reader to look at the subject of leadership development and education differently. </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/leadership-and-being-role-model" rel="tag" title="On Leadership and Being a Role Model" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about On Leadership and Being a Role Model</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Tue, 26 Mar 2019 05:04:23 +0000 SWJED 118145 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Army National Guard AMEDD Officer Talent Management http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/army-national-guard-amedd-officer-talent-management <article data-history-node-id="118064" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/jrnl/art/army-national-guard-amedd-officer-talent-management" rel="bookmark"><span>Army National Guard AMEDD Officer Talent Management</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4" token="2JcDkyvoNdz7AbcUTZXDTgfSvABuLH-TUc0jYOzfCs0"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Mon, 03/25/2019 - 12:43am</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">We will begin our examination of talent management by first examining the philosophy behind this program and how talent management might be best applied to AMEDD Officers of the Army National Guard. Once we gain understanding of the appropriate talent management philosophy, we can further explore how this philosophy could be put into practice.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/army-national-guard-amedd-officer-talent-management" rel="tag" title="Army National Guard AMEDD Officer Talent Management" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Army National Guard AMEDD Officer Talent Management</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Mon, 25 Mar 2019 04:43:10 +0000 SWJED 118064 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com A Strategic Imperative: Empowerment http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/strategic-imperative-empowerment <span>A Strategic Imperative: Empowerment</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Wed, 03/20/2019 - 3:09pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">The purpose of this article is to describe the importance of empowering subordinates. It was my experience as a senior leader in the military, that success in an organization is dependent on empowerment of subordinates. The more you invest in your people the more effective you were as a leader. Unfortunately, I also observed that empowerment of subordinates is not followed consistently in military organizations. The mistake leaders make is that they talk about empowerment, but then attach a bunch of restrictions rendering it ineffective.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/strategic-imperative-empowerment" rel="tag" title="A Strategic Imperative: Empowerment" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about A Strategic Imperative: Empowerment</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Wed, 20 Mar 2019 19:09:35 +0000 SWJED 117690 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Achieving Effective Leadership http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/achieving-effective-leadership <span>Achieving Effective Leadership</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Wed, 03/13/2019 - 10:48am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">The purpose of this article is to discuss effective leadership, present the importance of truth telling, and to contend that moral courage is the most critical trait for a leader. In this article I will offer a model and demonstrate that to be an effective leader, a leader must be a difference-maker. Being a difference-maker means doing the right thing and having the courage to say hard things to people that do not want to hear them.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/achieving-effective-leadership" rel="tag" title="Achieving Effective Leadership" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Achieving Effective Leadership</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Wed, 13 Mar 2019 14:48:52 +0000 SWJED 117167 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com What I Have Learned With Bullets http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/what-i-have-learned-bullets <span>What I Have Learned With Bullets</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Thu, 01/31/2019 - 1:53am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">I was cleaning out my accumulated files and I came across a series of notes regarding officers and leadership accumulated through the years. Having commanded four rifle companies, three Airborne/Ranger battalions and two Airborne/Ranger brigades, several in combat between 1965 and 1993, I saw a lot, did a lot and tried to remember. This article is for those who wish the knowledge, hopefully without the pain.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/what-i-have-learned-bullets" rel="tag" title="What I Have Learned With Bullets" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about What I Have Learned With Bullets</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Thu, 31 Jan 2019 06:53:37 +0000 SWJED 114017 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com