Operational Leadership for the 21st Century: Three Characteristics.

摘要

Information warfare, precision guided weapons, and interconnected systems present the operational commander with a new set of difficulties that he must manage in order to win on the battlefield. The operational commanders of today may look to history to see how their predecessors handled rapid advances in technology. They will see that successful operational commanders share three key characteristics: superior professional and personal wisdom, clarity of vision, and moral courage. The operational commanders that led the U. S. Armed Forces through the rise of air power in combat serve as a particularly useful group to study these attributes. These characteristics are timeless and apply as much today as they have throughout history. Leaders at all levels should strive continually to improve themselves in these three crucial areas during their careers if they want to lead effectively in the 21st century.