Leadership and the Army
Leadership and the Army
Stephen Goodwin
Ashford University
Dr. Donny Bagwell
BUS 610
April 14, 2008
Abstract
We are at a critical point in our history in America. For the second time in a century we have been attacked on our own soil and forced to defend ourselves against a global threat. Due to this treat our soldiers have been able to lead abroad; and here in the homeland giving them a variety of ways to give purpose direction and motivation to accomplish any mission given to them. The military is notorious for developing leaders that have been able to run multi-billion dollar organizations. Everywhere you go businesses cry out for leadership, leadership necessary to build better and more competitive products. Most people and organizations are not happy with the people at work who call themselves leaders? They are also not confident in their local, state, and national leaders? Most people just don 't know what a leader is and what a leader should do. In this paper I am going to do is discuss the way the U.S. military defines leadership, and what all of us can do to become better leaders.
Leadership and the military are practically inseparable. For the last two hundred plus years the military has gone through many changes in how it conducts itself abroad. Military leadership and leadership development have become foundational concepts for all Army personnel. It defines the military culture beginning with every recruit learning Warrior Ethos to the leader development programs. It should not be any surprise that civilian Companies conduct research on military leadership, leadership development; and the military culture. Leadership and the Army
We can learn valuable leadership lessons from the people that have been training leaders for over 200 years, the U.S. military. The idea most people have of leadership in the military has a lot to do with yelling and threatening individuals forcing them to crawl through the mud and miss home.
Stephen Goodwin
Ashford University
Dr. Donny Bagwell
BUS 610
April 14, 2008
Abstract
We are at a critical point in our history in America. For the second time in a century we have been attacked on our own soil and forced to defend ourselves against a global threat. Due to this treat our soldiers have been able to lead abroad; and here in the homeland giving them a variety of ways to give purpose direction and motivation to accomplish any mission given to them. The military is notorious for developing leaders that have been able to run multi-billion dollar organizations. Everywhere you go businesses cry out for leadership, leadership necessary to build better and more competitive products. Most people and organizations are not happy with the people at work who call themselves leaders? They are also not confident in their local, state, and national leaders? Most people just don 't know what a leader is and what a leader should do. In this paper I am going to do is discuss the way the U.S. military defines leadership, and what all of us can do to become better leaders.
Leadership and the military are practically inseparable. For the last two hundred plus years the military has gone through many changes in how it conducts itself abroad. Military leadership and leadership development have become foundational concepts for all Army personnel. It defines the military culture beginning with every recruit learning Warrior Ethos to the leader development programs. It should not be any surprise that civilian Companies conduct research on military leadership, leadership development; and the military culture. Leadership and the Army
We can learn valuable leadership lessons from the people that have been training leaders for over 200 years, the U.S. military. The idea most people have of leadership in the military has a lot to do with yelling and threatening individuals forcing them to crawl through the mud and miss home.
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