IMPLICATIONS OF FUTURE BATTLEFIELD ON LEADERSHIP
1. Numerous trends will shape military leadership over the next thirty years. First, traditional hands-on leadership will remain essential. Second, the current trend toward joint operations will evolve into thoroughly integrated forces. Third, peace operations and other non combat roles will continue to grow becoming a major share of our overall military mission. Fourth, new technology will go on driving rapid change. And finally, fiscal constraints will continue to affect military decisions, especially those related to force structure and modernisation.
2. The implications of the future battlefield milieu on the future military leadership in the Indian context are as follows: -
(a) Management …show more content…
Manoeuvre warfare draws its power mainly from opportunities. And still more on win¬ning the battle of wills by surprise or, failing this, by speed and aptness of response." Manoeuvre warfare is thus con-cerned with amplifying the force, which a small mass is capable of exerting and conveying a threat commensurate with the …show more content…
Decentralisation of the decision-making process assists in generating rapid operational tempo, so essential to success. As a rule, orders should contain only the degree of detail needed to ensure necessary coordination. Resorting to lengthy, detailed orders implies a clear lack of trust in the subordinates and creates a " controlled environment that stifles initiative of the ground commander who will be force to constant¬ly refer back to higher command for instructions." Such action increases the decision cycle. So to implement directive control, there must be a shared way of thinking, together with a high degree of mutual trust and respect running upwards and downwards without interruption. As Simpkin explains the German version of directive control, " the subordinate commander is free to modify the task set to him without referring back, if he is satisfied that further pursuit of that aim would not represent the best use of his resources in furtherance of his superiors
1. Numerous trends will shape military leadership over the next thirty years. First, traditional hands-on leadership will remain essential. Second, the current trend toward joint operations will evolve into thoroughly integrated forces. Third, peace operations and other non combat roles will continue to grow becoming a major share of our overall military mission. Fourth, new technology will go on driving rapid change. And finally, fiscal constraints will continue to affect military decisions, especially those related to force structure and modernisation.
2. The implications of the future battlefield milieu on the future military leadership in the Indian context are as follows: -
(a) Management …show more content…
Manoeuvre warfare draws its power mainly from opportunities. And still more on win¬ning the battle of wills by surprise or, failing this, by speed and aptness of response." Manoeuvre warfare is thus con-cerned with amplifying the force, which a small mass is capable of exerting and conveying a threat commensurate with the …show more content…
Decentralisation of the decision-making process assists in generating rapid operational tempo, so essential to success. As a rule, orders should contain only the degree of detail needed to ensure necessary coordination. Resorting to lengthy, detailed orders implies a clear lack of trust in the subordinates and creates a " controlled environment that stifles initiative of the ground commander who will be force to constant¬ly refer back to higher command for instructions." Such action increases the decision cycle. So to implement directive control, there must be a shared way of thinking, together with a high degree of mutual trust and respect running upwards and downwards without interruption. As Simpkin explains the German version of directive control, " the subordinate commander is free to modify the task set to him without referring back, if he is satisfied that further pursuit of that aim would not represent the best use of his resources in furtherance of his superiors