Development of the Precommissioning Leadership Assessment Program
Abstract
One of the recommendations from the report A Review of Education and Training for Officers (RETO) was to develop a performance-based assessment program to gauge the leadership potential of applicants to Army precommissioning programs. The program was developed in three phases. First, an analysis was performed to identify the behavioral dimensions of the Second Lieutenant job. Second, simulations designed to elicit behaviors on these dimensions were prepared. Also developed in the second phase were the workbooks, training manuals and texts necessary for assessor training and for administration of assessment centers. Finally, field tests were conducted in ROTC and Officer Candidate School to evaluate program contents and design. The job analysis identified 12 dimensions of leaderships. These dimensions were oral communication, oral presentation, written communication, influencing others, initiative, sensitivity, planning and organizing, delegation, administrative control, problem analysis, judgment and decisiveness. Based on the job analysis, five simulations were developed: an in-basket exercise, conduct of an interview, a scheduling exercise, an oral-presentation, and a leaderless group discussion. Associated workbooks, materials and films were also developed for officers responsible for conducting and administering the Leadership Assessment Program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA130927
Entities
People
- Leonard W. Lilley
- M. A. Fischl
- Richard S. Wellins
- Robert W. Rogers
- William P. Burke