Military Leadership In The 21st Century Science And Practice

Military Leadership in the 21st Century aims to provide junior commanders or entry-level military officers with an introductory-level appreciation of the key concepts and issues related to military leadership from a social-behavioral science perspective. The book focuses on direct-level or team leadership. It has three main parts: (1) the human dimension of military operations and organization; (2) the main approaches to direct or team-level leadership, including the trait approach, values or ethical leadership, and leadership styles and behaviors; and (3) the challenges of leadership in 21st-century military operations, organizations, and the military profession. Besides learning key leadership-related concepts and issues, readers are also introduced to key events, institutions, and social-behavioral scientific research programs that have shaped contemporary military leadership doctrines and systems.