Organizational Courage: Following Through on Enabling Transformation Innovations in Theater
Abstract
The Theater Enabling Commands (TEC) are among the highest level operational organizations in the United States Army. As part of the Army's transformation of the past decade, the integration of the TECs promoted significant changes in structure, doctrine, and employment. However, the transformation of the TECs is incomplete and most importantly not fully tested. In this age of austerity, the Army will need to realize its millennial transformation as it will not be able to justify having organizations in the transformed force structure that are not being fully utilized; especially now that the Army is looking to transform itself again as a part of the envisioned Joint Force 2020. This paper analyzes the state of TEC transformation, reasons why Theater Army transformation remains incomplete, and proposes recommendations for the future. These recommendations include adopting an Army culture of innovation at the operational/strategic level, finishing the TEC transformations and avoiding succumbing to a call to return to the pretransformation ways of functional support, as well as improving the professional development training of theater army doctrine.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA589422
Entities
People
- Melinda M. Mate
Organizations
- United States Army War College