Leader development in Army units : views from the field / / Peter Schirmer ... [et al.].

• TeilnehmendeR: Schirmer, Peter, 1970-
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Developing leaders is critical for the Army; given the amount of time officers spend in units, that experience should be important to their development. Yet few studies indicate whether Army units even have leader development programs, and, if they do, what the programs consist of and how well they are executed. To gain insight into these issues, Arroyo Center researchers met with over 450 officers (lieutenants through colonels) to discuss leader development within Army units. The discussions revealed that no set of activities exists that could be characterized as a standard unit-level leader

Table of Contents

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Background; What We Set Out to Do; How the Report Is Organized; Chapter Two - Study Participants and Methods; Sources and Numbers of Participating Officers; Most Recent Operational Experience of ParticipatingOfficers; Level of Participation; The Questionnaire; The Discussions; Chapter Three - Overview of Unit-Level Leader Development; There Is No Standard Leader Development Program; Besides Actual Experience, Role Models and PersonalInteraction Are Most Valued by Junior Officers

Chapter Four - Commander's Influence on Unit-Level LeaderDevelopment ActivitiesUnit Commanders Affect the Leader DevelopmentActivities Within a Unit; Unit Commanders Are Role Models for Subordinates; Commanders Adapt Leader Development Activities toChanging Circumstances of the Unit; How Command Influence Affected Responses in theQuestionnaire; Chapter Five - Counseling, Coaching, and Mentoring; Mentoring; Junior Officers' Discussions with Raters and Senior Raters; Use of Formal Counseling Process; Supporting Self-Development; Chapter Six - Specific Elements of Leader DevelopmentPrograms

Training ExercisesOfficer Professional Development Classes; Staff Rides; Reading Programs; Progressive Assignments; Chapter Seven - Conclusions and Recommendations; Conclusions; Recommendations; The Future of Army Leader Development; Appendix A - Junior Officer Questionnaire; Appendix B - Leadership Qualities That Junior Officers MostAdmire and Wish to Emulate; Appendix C - Lessons Learned by Junior Officers from Goodand Bad Examples of Army Leadership; Appendix D - Sample Battalion Commander Development Form; Appendix E - Brief Review of Other Studies of LeaderDevelopment; References