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Hardbound. This volume addresses out-of-the-box leadership
challenges for top-performing 21st century organizations. Topics
include: self leadership, teleleadership, interorganizational
leadership, leadership networks; cognitively complex, behaviorally
complex, and socially complex leadership as well as training and
development, strategy and policy, organizational structures and
processes. Out-of-the-box leadership is especially important in
highly flexible, high-tech, electronically networked global
organizations operating in volatile and ambiguous environments. The
US Army is a prototypical example of such top-performing
organizations and is therefore a major focus in this monograph.
The Army is moving rapidly on the road to transformation. New
vehicles are being fielded, doctrine is being written, and
alternative force structures are being tested.Akey part of this
process is the transformation of the human dimension of the Army.
The future leaders of the transformed Army will have to be
innovative leaders who can operate in a rapidly changing
environment in the absence of detailed guidance from higher
headquarters. Dr. Leonard Wong examines how, despite the need to
develop and grow innovative leaders for the Army's future forces,
the current system in the Army seems to be working against that
vision. He argues that current levels of directed training events,
dictated training procedures, and disruptions originating from
higher echelons are having a detrimental effect on the development
of innovation in today's company commanders. Some may find it
difficult to accept the message of this monograph as they point to
the many operational and training successes of the Army.
Multiple deployments have become a way of life for our Soldiers. In
Army families, these frequent deployments increase the burden on
children who must face the stress and strain of separation and
anxiety. The authors take a much-needed, detailed look at the
effects of multiple deployments on Army adolescents. The results of
this study reinforce some of what we already know concerning
deployments and children, but they also reveal some very
interesting, counterintuitive findings that challenge the
conventional wisdom concerning Army adolescents. This study goes
beyond merely explaining the impact 8 years of war is having on the
children of our Soldiers; rather, it explores the specific factors
that increase or alleviate stress on Army adolescents. The results
reveal that Army adolescents, contrary to what many believed, are
much more self-aware and resilient. Furthermore, they are capable
of understanding the multiple implications of having a parent serve
in the all-volunteer Army during a time of war. Army children may
experience the anxiety and stress that often surround a parent's
deployment, but results conclude that there are factors that
policymakers, leaders, and parents can use to increase a child's
ability to cope with a life of repeated deployments. In this era of
persistent conflict, we should carefully consider such findings.
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