A Study of Officer's use of Leadership Skills Learned in the Navy's Intermediate Officer Leadership Course
Abstract
The U.S. Navy's present-day leadership training program, referred to as the Leadership Continuum, provides for leadership training for all enlisted personnel and officers at initial entry into the naval service and at designated career milestones until retirement. The Leadership Continuum evolved from a series of formal Navy leadership training programs dating back to the late 1970s. The Navy has expended a considerable amount of fiscal resources over the past 20 years in an attempt to provide quality leadership training to its personnel. However, past studies have revealed that leadership training course graduates are provided with little to no incentives by their supervisors to utilize the leadership skills learned after they returned to their jobs. This study analyzed survey responses from Intermediate Officer Leadership Course (IOLC) graduates to determine whether the problem observed in the past continued to be a problem in the contemporary Navy context. Specifically, the study attempted to determine what barriers and incentives graduates encountered that either hindered or encouraged their use of acquired IOLC leadership skills back on the job.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA395051
Entities
People
- William F. Conroy Iii
Organizations
- University of San Diego