Creating the Future: Visioning, Alignment and Change in the Serbian Armed Forces (CSL Issue Paper. Volume 1-11, January 2011)
Abstract
In 1939, when he became the U.S. Army's 15th Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall realized that he was operating on a different level as he prepared the Army for possible entry into World War II. He was now a strategic leader and strategic leadership was different. In guiding the evolution of the poorly equipped 174,000 man Army of 1939 to the 8.3 million man well-led, modern Army of 1945;1 General Marshall demonstrated the three critical skills of a strategic leader: the ability to create the future by providing the vision for long-term focus; managing the intricate processes necessary for change; and, building the teams and consensus required to accomplish the desired endstate. Today, in the States of the former Yugoslavia, national security teams are wrestling with the challenges of parallel political and military transformations. With the dissolution of the Yugoslav National Army (JNA), military leadership and planning skills were dispersed among six sovereign entities. As a group, these countries have opted to align their futures with the West and the European Community. Whether NATO members, candidate members, or Partnership for Peace (PfP) participants, they have actively sought assistance with strategic planning and professional military education.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA537135
Entities
People
- Bernard F. Griffard
- James W. Shufelt Jr.
Organizations
- United States Army War College