Trust - The Key to Leadership in Network Centric Environments

Abstract

For the Army to function effectively in future Network Centric Warfare (NCW) environments, it must develop trust-based organizations by instilling trust-based competencies in leaders at all levels. This paper seeks to delineate the requirements necessary for the military to be truly effective in Network Centric environments. Much has been written regarding NCW and much has been written regarding leadership, but there has not been much research on linking the two together. There is, however, an extensive body of research discussing the current and past challenges the military has faced with developing trust-based organizations. This paper makes the argument that trustworthy leaders create trustworthy organizations that will result in more effective organizations in emergent environments. For these reasons, it is critical for future leaders, at all levels, to focus on leadership competencies beyond those identified in FM 22-100, "Army Leadership." (5 figures, 26 refs.)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 2003
Accession Number
ADA414603

Entities

People

  • Christopher R. Kemp

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Environment
  • Leadership
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Personality
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Situational Awareness
  • Standards
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.