ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

Faced with the intense pressures of military life, soldiers must build trust with their teammates and leaders, a senior leader told a group of about 100 young officers and NCOs during the Association of the U.S. Army’s LANPAC Leadership Forum.

“We build trust because we have a common threat, a common problem we have to solve together,” said retired Maj. Gen. Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum, director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.

Effective leaders can successfully solicit feedback from their soldiers, recognize bottom-up innovation and stay curious, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George said during a recent episode of the From the Green Notebook podcast.

Army leaders and their staffs must strike a balance between traditional planning methods and targeted artificial intelligence integration to maximize their effectiveness, according to a new paper published by the Association of the U.S. Army.

Driving transformation on a large scale begins with small ideas derived from observations made in everyday life, said Radha Plumb, former chief digital and AI officer for the Department of Defense.

In remarks March 25 at a Generation Next Forum at the Association of the U.S. Army's Global Force Symposium and Exposition in Huntsville, Alabama, Plumb pointed out that in any organization, people who are starting out may not feel their ideas are big enough to mention, much less be implemented, by more experienced teammates.

The Association of the U.S. Army’s Global Force Symposium and Exposition kicks off March 25 in Huntsville, Alabama.

This year’s theme, “Driving Continuous Transformation of Ready Combat Formations,” reinforces the Army’s drive to dominate the battlefield in an era marked by disruptive and fast technological changes.

The three-day event at the Von Braun Center will feature several senior leaders, including Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer and leaders from Army Materiel Command and Army Futures Command.

Good leaders are those who listen well, prioritize relationships and grow through failure, said Lt. Gen. Jonathan Stubbs, director of the Army National Guard.

In a recent interview on the Three Tenets podcast hosted by the National Guard Strength Maintenance Training Battalion in Little Rock, Arkansas, Stubbs discussed the characteristics he believes are imperative to good leadership.

Future Army officers from Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., gathered Feb. 7 at the Association of the U.S. Army headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, to learn about the principles of leadership from currently serving and retired leaders.

In February, the Association of the U.S. Army’s “Army Matters” podcast will highlight the incredible stories of a colonel who’s using data to fight the enemy and a veteran who overcame a tough transition to civilian life and now helps others find their way.