Maximizing Senior Leader Health and Wellbeing: Mindfulness Training for Optimization and Wellness - Chapter 6
Abstract
Contemporary senior military leaders are bombarded with information and must rapidly employ the sense-making and sense-giving skills required for strategic leadership.2 Senior military leaders also confront a complex mental landscape that interlaces increasing professional responsibility, mounting information processing requirements, and a growing demand for technical, conceptual, and interpersonal competencies.3 These demands suggest a need for the Army to train senior leaders to optimize their cognitive and physical capacities. As the American way of war must evolve and adapt to dominate the competitive environment, so too must our training.4 To match the increased pace and information processing requirements of the modern landscape, the U.S. Army must transform how we hone our senior military leaders mental skills.5 Mindfulness training presents an underutilized tool with demonstrated potential to optimize cognitive performance, reduce emotional reactivity, and increase wellness.6
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1206028
Entities
People
- Amishi P. Jha
- Jennifer Alessio
- Michael P. Hosie
Organizations
- United States Army War College
- University of Miami