Exploratory Examination of Procedures for Improving Lieutenant Leadership Development

摘要

This exploratory research set out to examine the utility of a lieutenant peer evaluation procedure commanders could use to formulate a leadership plan for the lieutenants with the objective of increasing feedback. Concurrently, practices and procedures in use in the company were examined to determine how lieutenant leader development was undertaken and to determine how peer evaluations could be integrated into the current system. Two combat arms battalions and 1 combat support battalion provided officers. A total of 2 battalion commanders, 1 executive officer, 7 company commanders, and 19 lieutenants participated. The research was composed of four phases extending over a period of 6 months. In Phase I, lieutenant peer evaluations were written and lieutenants completed self-rating forms. In Phase II, commanders evaluated lieutenants on a rating form similar to the one used by lieutenants. In Phase III, a lieutenant leader development plan was to be written based on the peer evaluation information. In addition, examination of current practices use in the participating companies was begun. In Phase IV, reevaluation by commanders lieutenants and by lieutenants of themselves took place. Keywords: Junior officer development. (SDW)