The U.S. Marine Corps Leadership Model: Can the Central Intelligence Agency Model After It?

Abstract

Due to the increasing threats towards our nation, the demands for leaders to be effective and efficient to combat these threats are important to the nation's success. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been at the pinnacle of protecting our nation against foreign threats. Over the last few years, former CIA officers argue that the Agency's organizational leadership structure needs reform. The Agency utilizes a leadership model but few of the offices within the Agency follow a philosophy of developing young officers as leaders. The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) develops leadership in new officers as soon as they enter the Marine Corps whereas the Agency develops leaders once they reach a leadership position. In addition. the Marine Corps leadership practices are consistent across their organization whereas the Agency leadership practices are diverse across the four directorates. This thesis will examine the USMC leadership practices to see what makes their leadership so successful. It will compare Marine Corps practices to that of the CIA and determine if the CIA could implement portions of the Marine Corps leadership model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 26, 2010
Accession Number
ADA602913

Entities

People

  • Matthew Mulato

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Human Behavior
  • Intelligence Community
  • Leadership
  • Leadership Training
  • Marine Corps
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personality
  • Philosophy
  • Security
  • Students
  • Teamwork
  • Training
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.