so again thank you all for coming out I know it’s a Friday you know post Dean’s
know it’s a Friday you know post Dean’s
know it’s a Friday you know post Dean’s our had a lot of food in your stomach so
our had a lot of food in your stomach so
our had a lot of food in your stomach so thanks for spending the time here today
thanks for spending the time here today
thanks for spending the time here today and I’m looking forward to talking to
and I’m looking forward to talking to
and I’m looking forward to talking to you so my name is Murphy Dan hey and I’m
you so my name is Murphy Dan hey and I’m
you so my name is Murphy Dan hey and I’m going to be presenting today on the
going to be presenting today on the
going to be presenting today on the future of strategic leadership in a
future of strategic leadership in a
future of strategic leadership in a complex world so let’s get right into it
complex world so let’s get right into it
complex world so let’s get right into it the Army is in a crisis now this isn’t a
the Army is in a crisis now this isn’t a
the Army is in a crisis now this isn’t a crisis that you can necessarily see this
crisis that you can necessarily see this
crisis that you can necessarily see this isn’t a crisis that’s been accepted by
isn’t a crisis that’s been accepted by
isn’t a crisis that’s been accepted by everyone within the army but I believe
everyone within the army but I believe
everyone within the army but I believe it exists and let me tell you why so
it exists and let me tell you why so
it exists and let me tell you why so Iraq and Afghanistan we failed to live
Iraq and Afghanistan we failed to live
Iraq and Afghanistan we failed to live up to our full potential in Iraq and
up to our full potential in Iraq and
up to our full potential in Iraq and Afghanistan we failed to achieve the
Afghanistan we failed to achieve the
Afghanistan we failed to achieve the strategic objectives that we did have
strategic objectives that we did have
strategic objectives that we did have and even more importantly we really
and even more importantly we really
and even more importantly we really failed to define strategic objectives in
failed to define strategic objectives in
failed to define strategic objectives in a potent and powerful way we haven’t
a potent and powerful way we haven’t
a potent and powerful way we haven’t decisively won a war since World War two
decisively won a war since World War two
decisively won a war since World War two now I know some people might argue with
now I know some people might argue with
now I know some people might argue with this but if you really look at it the
this but if you really look at it the
this but if you really look at it the army of the past was a decisive fighting
army of the past was a decisive fighting
army of the past was a decisive fighting force that would close with and destroy
force that would close with and destroy
force that would close with and destroy the enemy it achieved its strategic
the enemy it achieved its strategic
the enemy it achieved its strategic objectives the army of today has if not
objectives the army of today has if not
objectives the army of today has if not failed to do so at least fail to live up
failed to do so at least fail to live up
failed to do so at least fail to live up to its full potential we’ve had
to its full potential we’ve had
to its full potential we’ve had difficulties with counter insurgency
difficulties with counter insurgency
difficulties with counter insurgency counter insurgency has been around for
counter insurgency has been around for
counter insurgency has been around for years and our own doctrine even in
years and our own doctrine even in
years and our own doctrine even in counterinsurgency we’ve really failed to
counterinsurgency we’ve really failed to
counterinsurgency we’ve really failed to live up to the full potential of that
live up to the full potential of that
live up to the full potential of that doctrine we fail to adapt to changing
doctrine we fail to adapt to changing
doctrine we fail to adapt to changing warfare and we’ve seen that again and
warfare and we’ve seen that again and
warfare and we’ve seen that again and again in Iraq and Afghanistan we have a
again in Iraq and Afghanistan we have a
again in Iraq and Afghanistan we have a hyper-inflated budget I’m aware of
hyper-inflated budget I’m aware of
hyper-inflated budget I’m aware of sequestration I know we’re cutting funds
sequestration I know we’re cutting funds
sequestration I know we’re cutting funds but the same time we still have so much
but the same time we still have so much
but the same time we still have so much money and yet it’s elite yielding to
money and yet it’s elite yielding to
money and yet it’s elite yielding to limited tangible results we keep
limited tangible results we keep
limited tangible results we keep spending it on the same things and we
spending it on the same things and we
spending it on the same things and we fail to innovate slow integration of
fail to innovate slow integration of
fail to innovate slow integration of cyber this is by our own admission we’ve
cyber this is by our own admission we’ve
cyber this is by our own admission we’ve really failed to integrate cyber were
really failed to integrate cyber were
really failed to integrate cyber were probably not the number one cyber nation
probably not the number one cyber nation
probably not the number one cyber nation in the world right now and that is a
in the world right now and that is a
in the world right now and that is a huge failure if you think about it
huge failure if you think about it
huge failure if you think about it because that’s the future of warfare
because that’s the future of warfare
because that’s the future of warfare right there
right there
right there Crimean annexation in tensions with
Crimean annexation in tensions with
Crimean annexation in tensions with Russia Russia was able to basically
Russia Russia was able to basically
Russia Russia was able to basically exert their will as a geopolitical force
exert their will as a geopolitical force
exert their will as a geopolitical force and we were able to do nothing
and we were able to do nothing
and we were able to do nothing now obviously that was had some
now obviously that was had some
now obviously that was had some political reasons but the army was
political reasons but the army was
political reasons but the army was unable to provide a tailored solution so
unable to provide a tailored solution so
unable to provide a tailored solution so that we could do something and I believe
that we could do something and I believe
that we could do something and I believe that that is a symptom of the United
that that is a symptom of the United
that that is a symptom of the United States people not trusting us and not
States people not trusting us and not
States people not trusting us and not trusting our ability to innovate and
trusting our ability to innovate and
trusting our ability to innovate and solve problems in this current landscape
solve problems in this current landscape
solve problems in this current landscape and of course again by the Army’s own
and of course again by the Army’s own
and of course again by the Army’s own admission we have manpower issues talent
admission we have manpower issues talent
admission we have manpower issues talent bleed we are losing our best officers
bleed we are losing our best officers
bleed we are losing our best officers every single year and they’re going
every single year and they’re going
every single year and they’re going places like fortune 500 companies
places like fortune 500 companies
places like fortune 500 companies they’re going to organizations that
they’re going to organizations that
they’re going to organizations that value their skills and this again has
value their skills and this again has
value their skills and this again has been admitted by the army and of course
been admitted by the army and of course
been admitted by the army and of course the rise of Isis we that that’s ongoing
the rise of Isis we that that’s ongoing
the rise of Isis we that that’s ongoing and I don’t think I need to say anything
and I don’t think I need to say anything
and I don’t think I need to say anything about that and the Army has deployed
about that and the Army has deployed
about that and the Army has deployed solutions but again we failed to provide
solutions but again we failed to provide
solutions but again we failed to provide the sort of solutions where we can see
the sort of solutions where we can see
the sort of solutions where we can see decisive victory this is a new
decisive victory this is a new
decisive victory this is a new phenomenon if this was just something
phenomenon if this was just something
phenomenon if this was just something that had been happening for the entirety
that had been happening for the entirety
that had been happening for the entirety of the Army’s history I wouldn’t be up
of the Army’s history I wouldn’t be up
of the Army’s history I wouldn’t be up here today I wouldn’t be saying anything
here today I wouldn’t be saying anything
here today I wouldn’t be saying anything but this is a new phenomenon this is
but this is a new phenomenon this is
but this is a new phenomenon this is something that we haven’t seen in the
something that we haven’t seen in the
something that we haven’t seen in the past because if you look at the past
past because if you look at the past
past because if you look at the past World War one in World War two we were
World War one in World War two we were
World War one in World War two we were experiencing decisive victory we were
experiencing decisive victory we were
experiencing decisive victory we were the most powerful military in the world
the most powerful military in the world
the most powerful military in the world by far and I mean we still are but we
by far and I mean we still are but we
by far and I mean we still are but we were achieving strategic objectives
were achieving strategic objectives
were achieving strategic objectives everywhere you looked
everywhere you looked
everywhere you looked our victory was something that you
our victory was something that you
our victory was something that you couldn’t deny but the modern era we’re
couldn’t deny but the modern era we’re
couldn’t deny but the modern era we’re looking at defeat and more importantly a
looking at defeat and more importantly a
looking at defeat and more importantly a lack of defined goals the army of today
lack of defined goals the army of today
lack of defined goals the army of today is floundering we’re failing to meet up
is floundering we’re failing to meet up
is floundering we’re failing to meet up to our full potential and why is that I
to our full potential and why is that I
to our full potential and why is that I believe that we’ve seen a paradigm shift
believe that we’ve seen a paradigm shift
believe that we’ve seen a paradigm shift post-world War two that’s gone
post-world War two that’s gone
post-world War two that’s gone unrecognized by our military and
unrecognized by our military and
unrecognized by our military and strategic leaders and because of that
strategic leaders and because of that
strategic leaders and because of that because of our failed to recognize it we
because of our failed to recognize it we
because of our failed to recognize it we fail to adapt and that is the real sin
fail to adapt and that is the real sin
fail to adapt and that is the real sin in this current landscape so what is it
in this current landscape so what is it
in this current landscape so what is it what changed because what we really have
what changed because what we really have
what changed because what we really have to do at this point is frame the problem
to do at this point is frame the problem
to do at this point is frame the problem we have to describe the problem if we
we have to describe the problem if we
we have to describe the problem if we ever want to solve it so tactics have
ever want to solve it so tactics have
ever want to solve it so tactics have saved the same that’s you know door
saved the same that’s you know door
saved the same that’s you know door kickers on the ground or tactics look
kickers on the ground or tactics look
kickers on the ground or tactics look very similar we haven’t changed a whole
very similar we haven’t changed a whole
very similar we haven’t changed a whole lot we have new technology but we’re
lot we have new technology but we’re
lot we have new technology but we’re doing the same thing there but what has
doing the same thing there but what has
doing the same thing there but what has changed which change profoundly is
changed which change profoundly is
changed which change profoundly is strategy that is you know the Army’s big
strategy that is you know the Army’s big
strategy that is you know the Army’s big large scale go
large scale go
large scale go that’s how the army operates the ideas
that’s how the army operates the ideas
that’s how the army operates the ideas behind it strategy has changed
behind it strategy has changed
behind it strategy has changed fundamentally
fundamentally
fundamentally and specifically strategic complexity
and specifically strategic complexity
and specifically strategic complexity has changed we’re dealing with a
has changed we’re dealing with a
has changed we’re dealing with a fundamentally different strategic
fundamentally different strategic
fundamentally different strategic landscape and we failed to recognize it
landscape and we failed to recognize it
landscape and we failed to recognize it we failed to do anything about it we
we failed to do anything about it we
we failed to do anything about it we failed to even say it happened now why
failed to even say it happened now why
failed to even say it happened now why do I say that well right here you can
do I say that well right here you can
do I say that well right here you can see some characteristics of strategy and
see some characteristics of strategy and
see some characteristics of strategy and previous eras compared to today and
previous eras compared to today and
previous eras compared to today and you’ll notice there’s a pretty
you’ll notice there’s a pretty
you’ll notice there’s a pretty significant differences in the previous
significant differences in the previous
significant differences in the previous area you’re dealing with maneuver units
area you’re dealing with maneuver units
area you’re dealing with maneuver units coordination of those units logistics
coordination of those units logistics
coordination of those units logistics and support but all these things they
and support but all these things they
and support but all these things they rely on the same principles they’re the
rely on the same principles they’re the
rely on the same principles they’re the same sort of tasks and they’re the same
same sort of tasks and they’re the same
same sort of tasks and they’re the same sort of tasks from and off the beginning
sort of tasks from and off the beginning
sort of tasks from and off the beginning of an officer’s career to the end but
of an officer’s career to the end but
of an officer’s career to the end but modern era strategy is so fundamentally
modern era strategy is so fundamentally
modern era strategy is so fundamentally different we’re looking at things like
different we’re looking at things like
different we’re looking at things like economic warfare cyber operations
economic warfare cyber operations
economic warfare cyber operations information operations nation-building
information operations nation-building
information operations nation-building peacekeeping and of course the
peacekeeping and of course the
peacekeeping and of course the ubiquitous cyber so this is just a
ubiquitous cyber so this is just a
ubiquitous cyber so this is just a fundamentally different type of strategy
fundamentally different type of strategy
fundamentally different type of strategy that we’re looking at but we’re treating
that we’re looking at but we’re treating
that we’re looking at but we’re treating it as the same old thing and even more
it as the same old thing and even more
it as the same old thing and even more importantly and perhaps something that’s
importantly and perhaps something that’s
importantly and perhaps something that’s even harder to pick out is in the past
even harder to pick out is in the past
even harder to pick out is in the past excuse-me tactics and strategy were very
excuse-me tactics and strategy were very
excuse-me tactics and strategy were very very similar they were practically you
very similar they were practically you
very similar they were practically you know extensions of each other because as
know extensions of each other because as
know extensions of each other because as an officer moved from the beginning of
an officer moved from the beginning of
an officer moved from the beginning of their career working in tactics to
their career working in tactics to
their career working in tactics to working in strategy they were basically
working in strategy they were basically
working in strategy they were basically just dealing with increases in the size
just dealing with increases in the size
just dealing with increases in the size of units so they’re leading larger and
of units so they’re leading larger and
of units so they’re leading larger and larger organizations but the principles
larger organizations but the principles
larger organizations but the principles remain the same and that actually did
remain the same and that actually did
remain the same and that actually did really great things for our army in the
really great things for our army in the
really great things for our army in the past but the modern era because strategy
past but the modern era because strategy
past but the modern era because strategy is now fundamentally different it’s just
is now fundamentally different it’s just
is now fundamentally different it’s just fundamentally more complex that bridge
fundamentally more complex that bridge
fundamentally more complex that bridge has been broken that link between
has been broken that link between
has been broken that link between tactics and strategy has just been
tactics and strategy has just been
tactics and strategy has just been shattered and now we’re looking at a
shattered and now we’re looking at a
shattered and now we’re looking at a fundamentally different mission set as
fundamentally different mission set as
fundamentally different mission set as you move from tactics to strategy and
you move from tactics to strategy and
you move from tactics to strategy and you’re looking at new principles and new
you’re looking at new principles and new
you’re looking at new principles and new problems and basically success of that
problems and basically success of that
problems and basically success of that tactical level is no longer predicting
tactical level is no longer predicting
tactical level is no longer predicting success of that strategic level because
success of that strategic level because
success of that strategic level because that bridge has been broken but we’re
that bridge has been broken but we’re
that bridge has been broken but we’re still expecting officers to go from one
still expecting officers to go from one
still expecting officers to go from one to another as if that bridge exists and
to another as if that bridge exists and
to another as if that bridge exists and it fit as if success and one will lead
it fit as if success and one will lead
it fit as if success and one will lead to success in another but that that’s
to success in another but that that’s
to success in another but that that’s just fallacious you can’t do that
just fallacious you can’t do that
just fallacious you can’t do that anymore
anymore
anymore now of course we’re
now of course we’re
now of course we’re the militaries of the question that
the militaries of the question that
the militaries of the question that everyone is probably asking is what
everyone is probably asking is what
everyone is probably asking is what training what experience what do you
training what experience what do you
training what experience what do you recommend
recommend
recommend right we’ve come out with a new FM we
right we’ve come out with a new FM we
right we’ve come out with a new FM we changed something up we put our general
changed something up we put our general
changed something up we put our general officers through a new course maybe
officers through a new course maybe
officers through a new course maybe create a new college for people to go
create a new college for people to go
create a new college for people to go through and I would say absolutely not
through and I would say absolutely not
through and I would say absolutely not this is not a function of training or
this is not a function of training or
this is not a function of training or experience and why do I say that because
experience and why do I say that because
experience and why do I say that because we’ve tried it this has been the last 20
we’ve tried it this has been the last 20
we’ve tried it this has been the last 20 years we have tried coming up with new
years we have tried coming up with new
years we have tried coming up with new ways to Train strategic leaders and it
ways to Train strategic leaders and it
ways to Train strategic leaders and it has failed resoundingly
has failed resoundingly
has failed resoundingly in all of those ways that you saw my
in all of those ways that you saw my
in all of those ways that you saw my first slide so why is that I propose
first slide so why is that I propose
first slide so why is that I propose something new I propose that this is a
something new I propose that this is a
something new I propose that this is a talent management problem we’re looking
talent management problem we’re looking
talent management problem we’re looking at a different kind of problem that
at a different kind of problem that
at a different kind of problem that needs a different kind of solution so
needs a different kind of solution so
needs a different kind of solution so what exactly what exactly am I talking
what exactly what exactly am I talking
what exactly what exactly am I talking about well if you look at organizational
about well if you look at organizational
about well if you look at organizational literature if you look at psychological
literature if you look at psychological
literature if you look at psychological literature if you look at literature on
literature if you look at literature on
literature if you look at literature on human performance what you tend to find
human performance what you tend to find
human performance what you tend to find is that people have enduring
is that people have enduring
is that people have enduring constellations of traits that are
constellations of traits that are
constellations of traits that are continuous across their entire life or
continuous across their entire life or
continuous across their entire life or more or less continuous these are very
more or less continuous these are very
more or less continuous these are very static concepts that each individual
static concepts that each individual
static concepts that each individual displays and specifically and this is
displays and specifically and this is
displays and specifically and this is based off of research and observation
based off of research and observation
based off of research and observation you have two types of people when it
you have two types of people when it
you have two types of people when it comes to kind of like solving problems
comes to kind of like solving problems
comes to kind of like solving problems and how people think about problems and
and how people think about problems and
and how people think about problems and I’ve labeled these people cognitively
I’ve labeled these people cognitively
I’ve labeled these people cognitively adaptable and cognitively conservative
adaptable and cognitively conservative
adaptable and cognitively conservative and these are fundamentally different
and these are fundamentally different
and these are fundamentally different types of people that exist in nature so
types of people that exist in nature so
types of people that exist in nature so let’s start on the left with cognitively
let’s start on the left with cognitively
let’s start on the left with cognitively adaptable these are individuals who are
adaptable these are individuals who are
adaptable these are individuals who are big-picture risk tolerant they tolerate
big-picture risk tolerant they tolerate
big-picture risk tolerant they tolerate complexity they’re quick learners and
complexity they’re quick learners and
complexity they’re quick learners and they’re systematic they have all these
they’re systematic they have all these
they’re systematic they have all these traits they’re enduring and they’re very
traits they’re enduring and they’re very
traits they’re enduring and they’re very easy to spot I mean I think if you think
easy to spot I mean I think if you think
easy to spot I mean I think if you think about your just general surroundings the
about your just general surroundings the
about your just general surroundings the people you work with I think you’ll
people you work with I think you’ll
people you work with I think you’ll recognize a few of these people on the
recognize a few of these people on the
recognize a few of these people on the right with cognitively conservative
right with cognitively conservative
right with cognitively conservative individuals you have individuals who
individuals you have individuals who
individuals you have individuals who have a local focus for risk mitigating
have a local focus for risk mitigating
have a local focus for risk mitigating very detail-oriented a word that the
very detail-oriented a word that the
very detail-oriented a word that the army loves to use learn through
army loves to use learn through
army loves to use learn through experience and they focus on their
experience and they focus on their
experience and they focus on their immediate environment now if you’ll
immediate environment now if you’ll
immediate environment now if you’ll notice these different descriptions of
notice these different descriptions of
notice these different descriptions of these people line up pretty nicely with
these people line up pretty nicely with
these people line up pretty nicely with different types of tasks on both the
different types of tasks on both the
different types of tasks on both the tactical and strategic level
tactical and strategic level
tactical and strategic level civically cognitively adaptable traits
civically cognitively adaptable traits
civically cognitively adaptable traits line up with the tasks they’re required
line up with the tasks they’re required
line up with the tasks they’re required of strategic leaders in the modern day
of strategic leaders in the modern day
of strategic leaders in the modern day and cognitively conservative traits line
and cognitively conservative traits line
and cognitively conservative traits line up with those requirements of tactical
up with those requirements of tactical
up with those requirements of tactical leaders and in the past the army has
leaders and in the past the army has
leaders and in the past the army has mostly relied on these cognitively
mostly relied on these cognitively
mostly relied on these cognitively conservative individuals and why is that
conservative individuals and why is that
conservative individuals and why is that well because cognitively conservative
well because cognitively conservative
well because cognitively conservative individuals embody everything that the
individuals embody everything that the
individuals embody everything that the Army is looking for in a tactical leader
Army is looking for in a tactical leader
Army is looking for in a tactical leader they are the epitome of a tactical
they are the epitome of a tactical
they are the epitome of a tactical leader and because that link between
leader and because that link between
leader and because that link between tactics and strategy used to exist we
tactics and strategy used to exist we
tactics and strategy used to exist we could just put these people through the
could just put these people through the
could just put these people through the pipeline they’d get to the top and they
pipeline they’d get to the top and they
pipeline they’d get to the top and they do fine because tactics and strategy
do fine because tactics and strategy
do fine because tactics and strategy weren’t that different so we never
weren’t that different so we never
weren’t that different so we never really move them out of their wheelhouse
really move them out of their wheelhouse
really move them out of their wheelhouse but the modern era were stretching these
but the modern era were stretching these
but the modern era were stretching these people we’re stretching them with this
people we’re stretching them with this
people we’re stretching them with this new form of strategy and we’re
new form of strategy and we’re
new form of strategy and we’re stretching them too far and they’re
stretching them too far and they’re
stretching them too far and they’re breaking so just to kind of illustrate
breaking so just to kind of illustrate
breaking so just to kind of illustrate this point if you look at our current
this point if you look at our current
this point if you look at our current per career progression you’re moving
per career progression you’re moving
per career progression you’re moving basically from the company level and
basically from the company level and
basically from the company level and then you’re moving up to general officer
then you’re moving up to general officer
then you’re moving up to general officer where you’re influencing strategy you
where you’re influencing strategy you
where you’re influencing strategy you know where you’re working on those very
know where you’re working on those very
know where you’re working on those very big picture ideas so if you have these
big picture ideas so if you have these
big picture ideas so if you have these two different types of people and they
two different types of people and they
two different types of people and they both join the army as officers what
both join the army as officers what
both join the army as officers what you’re going to end up finding is that
you’re going to end up finding is that
you’re going to end up finding is that cognitively conservative people are
cognitively conservative people are
cognitively conservative people are going to succeed on that tactical level
going to succeed on that tactical level
going to succeed on that tactical level because they are naturally tactical
because they are naturally tactical
because they are naturally tactical they’re naturally inclined to tactical
they’re naturally inclined to tactical
they’re naturally inclined to tactical tasks and they’re going to easily move
tasks and they’re going to easily move
tasks and they’re going to easily move up the ranks the general officer once
up the ranks the general officer once
up the ranks the general officer once they get the general officer they’re
they get the general officer they’re
they get the general officer they’re very much outside their wheelhouse so
very much outside their wheelhouse so
very much outside their wheelhouse so they are going to begin to fail in very
they are going to begin to fail in very
they are going to begin to fail in very noticeable ways these cognitively
noticeable ways these cognitively
noticeable ways these cognitively adaptable people now they may not fail
adaptable people now they may not fail
adaptable people now they may not fail at the tactical level but what you’re
at the tactical level but what you’re
at the tactical level but what you’re going to generally see is they’re going
going to generally see is they’re going
going to generally see is they’re going to find that it’s outside of their
to find that it’s outside of their
to find that it’s outside of their natural abilities and they’re either
natural abilities and they’re either
natural abilities and they’re either going to find a way to get out of the
going to find a way to get out of the
going to find a way to get out of the army because they’re not experiencing
army because they’re not experiencing
army because they’re not experiencing resounding success or they’re going to
resounding success or they’re going to
resounding success or they’re going to go into things like functional areas so
go into things like functional areas so
go into things like functional areas so these individuals are basically being
these individuals are basically being
these individuals are basically being weeded out of the progression to general
weeded out of the progression to general
weeded out of the progression to general officer very early on in their careers
officer very early on in their careers
officer very early on in their careers so they’re never able to get to a point
so they’re never able to get to a point
so they’re never able to get to a point where they are working on the things
where they are working on the things
where they are working on the things that they’re naturally good at they’re
that they’re naturally good at they’re
that they’re naturally good at they’re never able to influence strategy so what
never able to influence strategy so what
never able to influence strategy so what are the solutions because we need these
are the solutions because we need these
are the solutions because we need these naturally inclined strategic leaders at
naturally inclined strategic leaders at
naturally inclined strategic leaders at the strategic level we need them to
the strategic level we need them to
the strategic level we need them to solve the complex problems of today but
solve the complex problems of today but
solve the complex problems of today but our current career progression it’s not
our current career progression it’s not
our current career progression it’s not set up for that well I recommend
set up for that well I recommend
set up for that well I recommend something that I like to call the split
something that I like to call the split
something that I like to call the split track model
track model
track model so essentially what this does is it
so essentially what this does is it
so essentially what this does is it allows it’s a talent management device
allows it’s a talent management device
allows it’s a talent management device that allows individuals to work on what
that allows individuals to work on what
that allows individuals to work on what they’re good at
they’re good at
they’re good at in each and every part of their career
in each and every part of their career
in each and every part of their career from the beginning to the end they’re
from the beginning to the end they’re
from the beginning to the end they’re working on things that they are
working on things that they are
working on things that they are naturally inclined to so as you can see
naturally inclined to so as you can see
naturally inclined to so as you can see cognitively conservative people what I
cognitively conservative people what I
cognitively conservative people what I basically did was I modeled their career
basically did was I modeled their career
basically did was I modeled their career path on what used to work in World War
path on what used to work in World War
path on what used to work in World War one in World War two I did so
one in World War two I did so
one in World War two I did so artificially so they’re just moving from
artificially so they’re just moving from
artificially so they’re just moving from the tactical level into larger and
the tactical level into larger and
the tactical level into larger and larger units leading larger and larger
larger units leading larger and larger
larger units leading larger and larger units with larger and larger tasks
units with larger and larger tasks
units with larger and larger tasks basically but it’s very similar to what
basically but it’s very similar to what
basically but it’s very similar to what they were originally doing in World War
they were originally doing in World War
they were originally doing in World War two before we saw this change in
two before we saw this change in
two before we saw this change in strategy whereas cognitively adaptable
strategy whereas cognitively adaptable
strategy whereas cognitively adaptable people now at the company level we’re
people now at the company level we’re
people now at the company level we’re putting them in strategic positions
putting them in strategic positions
putting them in strategic positions we’re allowing them to work on strategy
we’re allowing them to work on strategy
we’re allowing them to work on strategy because we’ve divested the concept of
because we’ve divested the concept of
because we’ve divested the concept of general officer from the concept of
general officer from the concept of
general officer from the concept of strategy excuse me strategy we’ve said
strategy excuse me strategy we’ve said
strategy excuse me strategy we’ve said why why does there need to be that
why why does there need to be that
why why does there need to be that length there shouldn’t be the people who
length there shouldn’t be the people who
length there shouldn’t be the people who are good at it should be working on it
are good at it should be working on it
are good at it should be working on it and their career path basically they
and their career path basically they
and their career path basically they just move from working on strategy to
just move from working on strategy to
just move from working on strategy to working on more and more complex
working on more and more complex
working on more and more complex strategy where they can make more and
strategy where they can make more and
strategy where they can make more and more of a difference we maintain the
more of a difference we maintain the
more of a difference we maintain the rank structure but we kind of break it
rank structure but we kind of break it
rank structure but we kind of break it up we separate some ideas from each
up we separate some ideas from each
up we separate some ideas from each other and as you can see basically what
other and as you can see basically what
other and as you can see basically what these this does is you allow people who
these this does is you allow people who
these this does is you allow people who have both of these skill sets to get to
have both of these skill sets to get to
have both of these skill sets to get to the highest levels and succeed and make
the highest levels and succeed and make
the highest levels and succeed and make a difference in the army and of course
a difference in the army and of course
a difference in the army and of course because it’s the army they need to have
because it’s the army they need to have
because it’s the army they need to have the ability to move to learn new things
the ability to move to learn new things
the ability to move to learn new things to experience other the other career
to experience other the other career
to experience other the other career paths in a sense but the goal behind it
paths in a sense but the goal behind it
paths in a sense but the goal behind it is managing talent and making sure
is managing talent and making sure
is managing talent and making sure they’re working on what they’re good at
they’re working on what they’re good at
they’re working on what they’re good at consistently throughout their career
consistently throughout their career
consistently throughout their career timeline now what about West Point
timeline now what about West Point
timeline now what about West Point because everyone here is thinking great
because everyone here is thinking great
because everyone here is thinking great you know big army good makes sense I’m
you know big army good makes sense I’m
you know big army good makes sense I’m not a general I can’t do this right now
not a general I can’t do this right now
not a general I can’t do this right now what about West Point well my
what about West Point well my
what about West Point well my proposition is that these cognitively
proposition is that these cognitively
proposition is that these cognitively adaptable people right here they’re not
adaptable people right here they’re not
adaptable people right here they’re not even making it through a session sources
even making it through a session sources
even making it through a session sources they’re not even getting into the big
they’re not even getting into the big
they’re not even getting into the big army as officers yet because what
army as officers yet because what
army as officers yet because what happens is these cognitively
happens is these cognitively
happens is these cognitively conservative people they’re looking at
conservative people they’re looking at
conservative people they’re looking at accession sources which are very much
accession sources which are very much
accession sources which are very much modeled on producing tactical combat
modeled on producing tactical combat
modeled on producing tactical combat leaders and they’re saying hey I’m
leaders and they’re saying hey I’m
leaders and they’re saying hey I’m rated this this is awesome this is super
rated this this is awesome this is super
rated this this is awesome this is super fun and they make it out to the real
fun and they make it out to the real
fun and they make it out to the real army no problem where they go on to
army no problem where they go on to
army no problem where they go on to succeed attacked it at the tactical
succeed attacked it at the tactical
succeed attacked it at the tactical level the operational level and they
level the operational level and they
level the operational level and they move on to the strategic level zero
move on to the strategic level zero
move on to the strategic level zero issues and they’re at the strategic
issues and they’re at the strategic
issues and they’re at the strategic level they begin to fail resounding ly
level they begin to fail resounding ly
level they begin to fail resounding ly then you have these cognitively
then you have these cognitively
then you have these cognitively adaptable people who are like I am not
adaptable people who are like I am not
adaptable people who are like I am not good at this why don’t I just go do
good at this why don’t I just go do
good at this why don’t I just go do something else they go on to work for
something else they go on to work for
something else they go on to work for the NSA for the State Department and we
the NSA for the State Department and we
the NSA for the State Department and we immediately lose that talent it is not
immediately lose that talent it is not
immediately lose that talent it is not even in our talent well we do not have
even in our talent well we do not have
even in our talent well we do not have access to that talent because our
access to that talent because our
access to that talent because our accession sources are weeding them out
accession sources are weeding them out
accession sources are weeding them out with those three words tactical combat
with those three words tactical combat
with those three words tactical combat leaders so to sum up to very quickly sum
leaders so to sum up to very quickly sum
leaders so to sum up to very quickly sum up tactical leadership success in the
up tactical leadership success in the
up tactical leadership success in the modern era does not necessarily mean
modern era does not necessarily mean
modern era does not necessarily mean strategic leadership success there’s no
strategic leadership success there’s no
strategic leadership success there’s no longer that bridge one does not imply
longer that bridge one does not imply
longer that bridge one does not imply the other and that’s a change that’s a
the other and that’s a change that’s a
the other and that’s a change that’s a change that we’ve seen in the modern era
change that we’ve seen in the modern era
change that we’ve seen in the modern era and yet we’re continuing to act like
and yet we’re continuing to act like
and yet we’re continuing to act like that bridge exists we are failing to
that bridge exists we are failing to
that bridge exists we are failing to adapt and to innovate in a changing
adapt and to innovate in a changing
adapt and to innovate in a changing battlefield and in doing so we are
battlefield and in doing so we are
battlefield and in doing so we are failing future generations we are giving
failing future generations we are giving
failing future generations we are giving future generations an army that cannot
future generations an army that cannot
future generations an army that cannot adapt for the problems that they will
adapt for the problems that they will
adapt for the problems that they will experience and that are is not going to
experience and that are is not going to
experience and that are is not going to be able to win the nation’s Wars and
be able to win the nation’s Wars and
be able to win the nation’s Wars and that’s a huge issue because we need an
that’s a huge issue because we need an
that’s a huge issue because we need an army that can improve the nation’s
army that can improve the nation’s
army that can improve the nation’s national and international security
national and international security
national and international security that’s our only mission if we’re failing
that’s our only mission if we’re failing
that’s our only mission if we’re failing to do that we’re failing everything and
to do that we’re failing everything and
to do that we’re failing everything and we’re currently failing to do that again
we’re currently failing to do that again
we’re currently failing to do that again that’s our only mission it’s not
that’s our only mission it’s not
that’s our only mission it’s not tradition it’s not preserving the past
tradition it’s not preserving the past
tradition it’s not preserving the past we need to adapt because the harsh
we need to adapt because the harsh
we need to adapt because the harsh reality of the modern battlefield is and
reality of the modern battlefield is and
reality of the modern battlefield is and especially in the Army we innovate we
especially in the Army we innovate we
especially in the Army we innovate we become better we become stronger or we
become better we become stronger or we
become better we become stronger or we die
die
die quite literally in many senses so thank
quite literally in many senses so thank
quite literally in many senses so thank you I’m sorry to end on that note but I
you I’m sorry to end on that note but I
you I’m sorry to end on that note but I feel like it’s necessary so thank you
feel like it’s necessary so thank you
feel like it’s necessary so thank you all for coming today and can we get a
all for coming today and can we get a
all for coming today and can we get a big hand just real quickly for Rio who
big hand just real quickly for Rio who
big hand just real quickly for Rio who organized all this he’s just been
organized all this he’s just been
organized all this he’s just been absolutely amazing to work with them
absolutely amazing to work with them
absolutely amazing to work with them appreciate
it’s been wonderful talking y’all
it’s been wonderful talking y’all [Applause]
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