THERE IS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN THE MILITARY. I WISH I HAD SAID THIS FIRST:
Management: Doing things right
Leadership: Doing the right things
Having served an Air Force career, I saw both management and leadership. With the real time reporting environment of today's military we have a lot more management than leadership. Leadership is becoming more and more centralized. In my view, America is not well served by this tendency. Yes, I have a built-in bias in favor of local units. They, more than anyone, understand the challenges, stakes and the consequence of all decisions
I once heard a four-star general say that he had more authority as a captain than he has as a general officer! That is an awesome statement!
Politics drives too many decision.
Glenn <><
Just West of Yesterday
NO! I WILL NOT DISCLOSE THE NAME OR CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE I HEARD THIS REMARK BY THE GENERAL. I WAS ASTOUNDED THEN, BUT NOT NOW!!!!
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