Recent Publications

Enhancing Identity Development at Senior Service Colleges
December 1, 2016 — Author: Doctor Thomas P GalvinIdentity development is touted as an important leader development need, but it often gets short shrift in professional military education (PME) environments, including the Senior Service Colleges (SSC). The inculcation of professional values, resiliency, and critical and reflective thought are essential to properly... MORE

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Developing Emerging Leaders: The Bush School and the Legacy of the 41st President
September 18, 2015 — Author: Dr Joseph R CeramiView the Executive Summary The main focus of this monograph is to synthesize the top research on leadership and leader development and to highlight the needs for developing individuals committed to careers of service across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. The foundation for the research is based on ideas drawn... MORE

The Future Security Environment: Why the U.S. Army Must Differentiate and Grow Millennial Officer Talent
September 9, 2015 — Author: COL Michael J ArnoldView the Executive Summary The dynamic nature of the future security environment necessitates better retention of diversified talent among officers from the Millennial Generational Cohort. Although the U.S. Army has done well to attract a diverse and talented group of junior officers at commissioning, a revision of the... MORE

Changing Minds In The Army: Why It Is So Difficult and What To Do About It
October 28, 2013 — Authors: Dr Stephen J Gerras, Dr Leonard Wong View the Executive SummaryHistory and organizational studies both demonstrate that changing one’s mind is quite difficult, even in the face of overwhelming evidence that this change needs to occur. This monograph explains how smart, professional, and incredibly performance-oriented Army senior leaders... MORE

The Strategic Logic of the Contemporary Security Dilemma
December 1, 2011 — Author: Dr Max G Manwaring The reality and severity of the threats associated with contemporary transnational security problems indicate that the U.S. and its national and international partners need a new paradigm for the conduct of unconventional asymmetric conflict, and an accompanying new paradigm for strategic leader development. The... MORE

Developing Adaptive Leaders: The Crucible Experience of Operation Iraqi Freedom
July 1, 2004 — Author: Dr Leonard Wong The author examines the Operation IRAQI FREEDOM environment and concludes that the complexity, unpredictability, and ambiguity of postwar Iraq is producing a cohort of innovative, confident, and adaptable junior officers. They are learning to make decisions in chaotic conditions and to be mentally agile in executing... MORE

Educating International Security Practitioners: Preparing to Face the Demands of the 21st Century International Security Environment
July 1, 2001 — Authors: Dr Linda P Brady, Dr Robert H Dorff, BG Daniel J Kaufman, Dr James M Smith The authors examine the challenges of the 21st century international security environment to which future strategic leaders and policy practitioners will need to respond. More specifically, they offer the reader insights into security studies and leadership... MORE

Future Leadership, Old Issues, New Methods
March 1, 2000 — Editor: Dr Douglas V Johnson II Each year, the Army After Next Seminar students are asked to orient their Strategy Research Papers on topics appropriate to the programs 30-years in the future focus. Thirty years ago, the United States Army was deeply involved in Vietnam and in the Cold War. Officers could reasonably expect to serve repetitive tours... MORE