Leadership at the Operational Level.

Abstract

At first glance, there appears to be many different styles of leadership demonstrated by the greatest generals of history -- the most successful of the operational-level leaders. This paper examines the proposition that these styles are more properly identifiable as the persons chosen by each leader, and that they otherwise shared an identifiable set of personal leadership qualities that are the requisites for superior operational level leadership. The specific personal leadership qualities are discussed in detail, along with historical examples intended to support the logic used and to clarify understanding. Keywords: Military commanders, Skills, Cognition, General officers, Operational effectiveness. (sdw)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 17, 1988
Accession Number
ADA195625

Entities

People

  • Charles M. Black

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Abstracts
  • Classification
  • Department Of Defense
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • General Officers
  • Governments
  • History
  • Human Behavior
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Leadership
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • War Colleges

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