Preface | p. iii |
Figures | p. ix |
Tables | p. xi |
Summary | p. xiii |
Acknowledgments | p. xxiii |
Abbreviations | p. xxv |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Background | p. 1 |
What We Set Out to Do | p. 3 |
How the Report Is Organized | p. 4 |
Study Participants and Methods | p. 7 |
Sources and Numbers of Participating Officers | p. 7 |
Most Recent Operational Experience of Participating Officers | p. 9 |
Level of Participation | p. 14 |
The Questionnaire | p. 16 |
The Discussions | p. 18 |
Overview of Unit-Level Leader Development | p. 19 |
There Is No Standard Leader Development Program | p. 19 |
Besides Actual Experience, Role Models and Personal Interaction Are Most Valued by Junior Officers | p. 23 |
Commander's Influence on Unit-Level Leader Development Activities | p. 31 |
Unit Commanders Affect the Leader Development Activities Within a Unit | p. 32 |
Unit Commanders Are Role Models for Subordinates | p. 33 |
Commanders Adapt Leader Development Activities to Changing Circumstances of the Unit | p. 35 |
How Command Influence Affected Responses in the Questionnaire | p. 39 |
Counseling, Coaching, and Mentoring | p. 41 |
Mentoring | p. 43 |
Junior Officers' Discussions with Raters and Senior Raters | p. 44 |
Use of Formal Counseling Process | p. 48 |
Supporting Self-Development | p. 51 |
Specific Elements of Leader Development Programs | p. 53 |
Training Exercises | p. 53 |
Officer Professional Development Classes | p. 54 |
Staff Rides | p. 56 |
Reading Programs | p. 57 |
Progressive Assignments | p. 58 |
Conclusions and Recommendations | p. 61 |
Conclusions | p. 61 |
Recommendations | p. 63 |
Use TRADOC Institutions to Raise Expectations for Leader Development in Units | p. 64 |
Promote a Collaborative Environment for Sharing Ideas and Tools That Support Leader Development | p. 66 |
The Future of Army Leader Development | p. 68 |
Appendixes | |
Junior Officer Questionnaire | p. 73 |
Leadership Qualities That Junior Officers Most Admire and Wish to Emulate | p. 87 |
Lessons Learned by Junior Officers from Good and Bad Examples of Army Leadership | p. 91 |
Sample Battalion Commander Development Form | p. 135 |
Brief Review of Other Studies of Leader Development | p. 141 |
References | p. 147 |
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