From Geek to Chief - How Prepared is the Army Technical Community for Leadership

Abstract

Civilian Army technical professional early development focuses on technical competencies - knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to accomplish a specific job. This development includes applying general Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) principles to the unique Army problem set. Technical personnel who wish to become supervisors and leaders need additional skills to be effective in those positions. Besides STEM skills, non-technical competencies like effective communications and empathy factor into success at the managerial and leadership levels. This qualitative case study explores the Army's technical workforce's needs to become successful future managers and leaders. It identifies two major themes the leadership skills and competencies needed to lead a technical organization and the current state of Army civilian leadership.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1143838

Entities

People

  • Kerry L. Henry

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Training
  • Business Administration
  • Case Studies
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Geographic Regions
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Systems Engineering
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • STEM Education