Changing the "Ways" of the Institutional Army's Leader Development Strategy
Abstract
The "Ways" of the Institutional Army's Leader Development Strategy must change to accomplish the stated "Ends," including developing agile and adaptive leaders. Specifically, the Institutional Army must change from strict reliance on task-based, input-focused "Ways" to incorporate a skills-based, outcome focused "Ways" to develop agile and adaptive leaders to face the challenges of the current and future environments. Developing agile and adaptive leaders who are critical thinkers is instrumental to the Army's successful conduct of Full Spectrum Operations in the 21st Century. This paper will explore the current and future operational environments, discuss why the Army requires agile and adaptive leaders for these environments, and why the institutional Army is resistant to change its "Ways" of producing such leaders. This paper will offer Outcome Based Training Education (OBTE) as the "Ways" for the Army to reach its "Ends", utilizing the Army Reconnaissance Course as a case study. The paper concludes with recommendations on how the Army, as an institution, should itself be agile and adaptive in making adjustments to help change its organizational culture, resulting in the sustained production of agile and adaptive leaders.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 24, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA547379
Entities
People
- Scott King
Organizations
- United States Army War College