eLeadership Best Practices: A Guide to Leading Through Technology

Abstract

This handbook contains best practices and lessons learned regarding effective and ineffective ways to lead through technology. These were compiled through extensive interviews with Army leaders at multiple levels, and were supplemented by findings from scientific literature. The best practices and lessons learned are presented in the first portion of the handbook as themes. The purpose of these themes is to help Army Soldiers become more effective leaders by presenting key considerations for leading through technology mediated means of communication (TMMC). The themes, in conjunction with other portions of the handbook, will also help leaders plan for positions that may require distributed leadership. In addition to best practices, this handbook attempts to outline a strategy to systematically identify and organize the vast TMMC choices available to military leaders and their usefulness for different leadership functions. Leaders will be introduced to a method for considering factors such as the capabilities of the technology, the technological requirements for various leader functions, and the match between available technology and leader needs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1059298

Entities

People

  • Cory Adis
  • Gonzalo Ferro
  • Melinda Key-roberts
  • Michelle Wisecarver

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Best Practices
  • Command And Control
  • Electronic Mail
  • Handbooks
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Internet
  • Knowledge Management
  • Leadership
  • Lessons Learned
  • Mobile Phones
  • Psychology
  • Situational Awareness
  • Social Media
  • Text Messaging
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Systems Analysis and Design