The Political General: Challenges for Strategic Leaders.

Abstract

Strategic Military Leaders manage national level relationships and represent their organization to the President, Congress, and the American people. These leaders must possess certain competencies to successfully interact in this environment. This study analyzes competencies identified in FM 22-103 as demonstrated by General Marshall during his period as Army Chief of Staff; identifies implications of the Goldwater-Nichols Act on competency requirements; and analyzes those competencies exhibited by General Powell while serving as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff. This study concludes by identifying enduring competencies and those that have changed over time and provides recommendations for strategic leader development.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1996
Accession Number
ADA309266

Entities

People

  • John J. Twohig

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Budgets
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Force Structure
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Negotiations
  • New York
  • Political Systems
  • South Carolina
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Strategic Security Studies