Developing 21st Century Senior Leaders
Abstract
The Army needs sound educational programs in order to ensure strategic leaders are developed in the broader, more complex, politico-military 21st century environment. This volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) strategic environment requires unconstrained thinkers to address unconventional challenges. We need to develop successful leaders to anticipate and adapt to cultural environments of the enemy. The quality of the education, officers and civilians, receive at the senior service colleges are of the highest standards and some suggest higher than most academic institutions across the United States. The educational task at hand is to replicate the challenges of the current complex strategic environment. We need senior leaders who can understand, act, assess, adapt, consolidate, and transition from one challenge to another. One of the strengths is that student's have an opportunity to interact with other students from diverse backgrounds such as other departments in the U.S. government, foreign militaries, and other sister services. This Strategic Research Project (SRP) will examine the individual development of 21st Century leaders and propose recommendations to meet the challenges of the future.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA519853
Entities
People
- Keaton L. Beaumont
Organizations
- United States Army War College