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Developing Strategic Leaders EPLC Presentation 11 October 2013 United States Army War College

Areas of Emphasis United States Army War College Overview Strategic Leadership Defined Critical Thinking Servant Leadership Identity Formation United States Army War College

MISSION/PURPOSE The US Army War College educates and develops leaders for service at the strategic (national) level while advancing knowledge in the global application of Landpower . United States Army War College

INTENT The purpose of US Army War College at this time in our Nation's history is to produce graduates from all our courses who are skilled critical thinkers and complex problem solvers in the global application of Landpower. Concurrently, it is our duty to the Army to also act as a “Think Factory” for Commanders and Civilian Leaders at the strategic level worldwide and routinely engage in discourse and debate on ground forces’ role in achieving national security objectives. We will accomplish this dual purpose along the following lines of effort: Provide high quality Professional Military Education at the strategic level that further develops accomplished officers and civilians, both graduates and faculty, who depart our institution armed with the right balance of theory, history, practice, and communication skills to clearly articulate options for solutions to complex strategic problems and immediately be of value to any organization. Aggressively Conduct Research, Publish, Engage in Discourse, and Wargame with the entire faculty, staff, students and fellows; generate ideas and test concepts as the Army’s intellectual broken field runner for the application of Land Power at the strategic level. Conduct Strategic Leader Development through agile, constantly-reviewed and updated courses of instruction and other products that advance strategic leadership skills and senior leader abilities in the Profession of Arms. Recruit, Develop and Retain a high quality faculty and staff . United States Army War College

SCHOOLS, INSTITUTES, DEPARTMENTS, CENTERS U.S. Army Garrison Carlisle Barracks Synergistic Team Strategic Studies USAHEC Institute and U.S. Army Heritage USAWC Press & Education Center U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute United States Army War College

RESIDENT EDUCATION PROGRAM AY2014

AY14 Core Courses • Strategic Leadership (SL) – Develops an appreciation for the uniqueness of strategic leadership. Builds on strategic thinking and examines environmental scanning, managing change, culture and the profession, strategic and ethical decision making. • Theory of War and Strategy (TWS) – Emphasizes the theoretical approach to war and strategy. Provides key concepts for analyzing conflict and cooperation among nations as well as the causes and use of war. • National Security Policy and Strategy (NSPS) – Examines the U.S. governmental process for integrating, balancing, and synchronizing the instruments of national power in promoting and protecting national interest. • Defense Management (DM) – Addresses how strategic guidance is employed within Department of Defense systems and processes to develop trained and ready combat forces. • Theater Strategy and Campaigning (TSC) – Critically examines the application of joint doctrine in planning and conducting unified and multinational operations. Evaluates service roles, capabilities, and cultures in providing ready forces to the Unified Commanders. • Regional Studies Program (RSP) – Students choose to study US national security issues in relation to one of seven regions (Africa, Middle East, Asia-Pacific, Americas, Europe, Russia-Eurasia, and South Asia)

Resident Class Composition CLASS OF 2014 Total - 385 Army 216 22 National Guard Air Force 32 22 Reserve 1 Air National Guard Marine 17 4 Air Force Reserve Navy 14 2 USMC Reserve Civilians 28 Coast Guard 4 Defense Senior Leadership & Development Program 1 15 Department of the Army 2 Department of State 1 Interagency 2 Defense Intelligence Agency 1 National Security Agency International 77 United States Army War College 2 Veterans Affairs 1 USAID

Resident Seminar PROFILE • ARMY 10-11 – Basic branches – Special branches – National Guard / Army Reserve • AIR FORCE 1-2 • SEA SERVICES 1-2 • CIVILIANS 1-2 • INTL FELLOWS 3-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • USAWC FELLOWS 3-4 FACULTY INSTRUCTOR TEAM OF 4-5 United States Army War College 9

International Fellows Program • A program here since 1978 • 1,315 Graduates • 118 Different Countries • 43 USAWC Hall of Fame Members • Increased desired annual population from 40 to 80

International Fellows CLASS OF 2014 Total 77 Afghanistan Poland Egypt Kuwait (2) Algeria El Salvador Kyrgyzstan Romania Armenia Rwanda Estonia Lebanon Australia Ethiopia Lithuania (2) Saudi Arabia (4) Serbia Bangladesh Germany Macedonia Bosnia South Sudan Greece Malaysia Brazil Hungary Mauritania Spain Bulgaria (2) Sri Lanka India Mexico Burundi Montenegro Taiwan Indonesia Tanzania Canada Iraq Morocco Cambodia (2) Turkey Israel Nepal (2) Chile Italy Netherlands Uganda Colombia Ukraine Japan Nigeria Congo, DR Norway UAE Jordan UK Croatia Kenya Pakistan (2) Czech Republic Yemen Korea Peru Kosovo (2) Philippines Zambia

Army War College Graduate On complex and ambiguous issues, have the determination and self awareness to integrate multiple perspectives with a strategic mind-set while having a deep sense of reflective judgment and the strategic intuition when needed. Open Minded, Expert Listener, Patient, Deliberate, Slow to place value judgments on divergent perspectives, Comprehensive understanding of reality United States Army War College

Roles Within A Graduate’s Professional Identity Mission Specific Roles Persistent Roles (based on your assigned duties) (expected of you) Steward of the Profession Strategic Advisor and Communicator Critical and Reflective Thinker Strategic Theorist Networked Leader Strategic Planner Resilient Leader Senior Leader at the Strategic Level New notion of BE, KNOW, DO

“Leadership 101” • Leadership is the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction and, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization. (FM 6-22 Army Leadership Competent, Confident, and Agile) • An Army leader is anyone who by virtue of assumed role or assigned responsibility inspires and influences people to accomplish organizational goals. Army leaders motivate people both inside and outside the chain of command to pursue actions, focus thinking, and shape decisions for the greater good of the organization. • An enduring expression for Army leadership has been BE-KNOW-DO BE : (values and attributes the shape character) KNOW : (Knowledge about tactics, technical systems, organizations, management of resources, and the tendencies and needs of people) DO : ( ACTIONS and BEHAVIORS , that influence people United States Army War College 14

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP “Strategic leadership is the process used by a leader to affect the achievement of a desirable and clearly understood vision by influencing the organizational culture, allocating resources, directing through policy and directive, and building consensus within a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous global environment which is marked by opportunities and threats.” U.S. Army War College Strategic Leadership Primer (2010) Gerras (Ed.) United States Army War College 15

What’s Different (Strategic Leadership) • Time orientation (emphasis on the future implications of decisions and actions) • Multiple Stakeholders (inside and outside the organization) • Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity (characterization of the strategic environment) • Stewardship (Taking care of resources, and making ethical choices) • Judgment (Understanding the consequences of decisions) • Strategic Thinking (holistic approach towards improving judgment United States Army War College 16

STRATEGIC THINKING Strategic thinking is an intent driven activity. It ultimately has the goal of facilitating good judgment to inform decision making and the development of innovative strategies to align the organization’s future direction with the expected environment. (Liedtka, Harvard Business Review) Strategic thinking is the ability to make creative and holistic synthesis of key factors affecting and organization and its environment in order to obtain sustainable completive advantage and long term success . (Waters, USAWC) Strategic Thinking Skills • Openness to dialogue • Self-Awareness • Critical Thinking • Moral and Ethical Reasoning • Creative Thinking • Environmental Scanning • Systems Thinking • Scenario Based Forecasting United States Army War College 17