Agile Leaders, Agile Institutions: Educating Adaptive and Innovative Leaders for Today and Tomorrow

Abstract

In 2004, General Kevin P. Byrnes tasked the U.S. Army War College to study the post initial-entry Officer Education System (OES). The Agile Leader Study's charter was to assess OES curricula to determine how well-suited they were for developing leaders to operate effectively in the contemporary operational environment. More narrowly, this paper is a "directed telescope" focused on the Captain's Career Courses (CCCs). It seeks to answer the research question, how should TRADOC change its education system with specific regard to the CCCs, to better develop and prepare mentally agile leaders for the Army's new strategic reality? To answer this question, this paper examines the new strategic reality and its implications on our officers' professional military education, as well as the concepts of individual and organizational agility, specifically investigating adaptability, innovation, and learning. It then advances a recommended model to develop agile leaders, while making the institutional system more agile as well.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA436327

Entities

People

  • Christopher P. Gehler

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Case Studies
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Instructors
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Education
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Schools
  • Students
  • Training
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space