Tactical Level Supervision: Ensuring Success by Foiling Failure
Abstract
This monograph examines the reason for supervision failures in the U. S. Army. History has shown that proper supervision is important to success and that lack of proper supervision often is the cause of failure. This monograph uses examples from the Civil War, WW I, and WW II to demonstrate that a lack of supervision can lead to combat failure. Using recent NTC and JRTC after-action comments the monograph then shows that failure to supervise is a current problem in today's Army. A further examination of doctrine shows that while supervision is important no definition or explanation of supervision is contained in current doctrine. The monograph shows that one reason the Army still suffers from a failure to supervise is that doctrine is unclear on how to supervise and that army schools do not teach supervision. The monograph concludes by offering a definition for supervision, a model for supervision, and an explanation of the functions, products, and goals of supervision. Supervision, Leadership.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 20, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA248475
Entities
People
- Steven C. Sifers
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College