Four Time-Tested Methods to Make Mission Command Work
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New lieutenants don’t arrive at their first unit fully knowing how to use initiative within the intent of higher commanders.
Articles from ARMY Magazine, Headline News, and AUSA News on the U.S. Army Mission Command
Getting Back to the Basics of Leadership
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Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston, who is to be sworn in on Aug.
An Easy Way to Staff Reserve Command Teams
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Why do so many command team and leadership vacancies exist in the U.S.
Experimenting With the Art of Mission Command
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“Teka muna,” the Filipino general said.
Townsend: Doctrine Critical to a ‘Winning Army’
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Townsend: Doctrine Critical to a ‘Winning Army’
Mission Command is the “only way to lead a winning Army,” according to Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, who said he is “troubled” by the number of soldiers who have said the Army doesn’t follow its own leadership doctrine.
‘Thinking about thinking’: Soldiers Have a Better Way to Solve Problems
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A new field of systems thinking has emerged with the potential to transform the U.S.
Beyond Planning: Ensuring Mission Success Even When Situations Change
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The operational environment has changed in such a manner that requires commanders to be free to act, based on the higher commander’s i
HQ on the Move: Battalion Develops a More Nimble Command Post
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A principle of the philosophy of Mission Command is the exercise of disciplined initiative with adaptive, bold, audacious and imaginat
Success Requires More Than a Buzzword
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Before a culture of Mission Command succeeds, the Army must possess the moral courage to identify countless barriers and then tear them down.
Soldiering Is Evolving: Dry Erase Board Era Almost Over
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As the Army adapts to multiple operational environments and a constantly evolving enemy threat, so must our leaders and leadership dev