The purpose of this paper is to create the framework for continued professional development PD for Canadian Forces CF General and Flag Officers GOFO, and those Chief Warrant Officers/Chief Petty Officers First Class (CWO/SA) selected for senior appointments, beyond and after the formal courses delivered to senior leaders at Canadian...
This paper is intended to provide experienced leaders at all levels in the Canadian Forces CF with a broad conceptual understanding of military leadership and a systems overview of the requirements of leadership in the CF. As such, it serves as both a guidance document and a single-source instructional reference...
In Wilfried Krüger's 2004 model, managing change within an organization is compared to an iceberg, with the management of cost, quality and time as the obvious dimensions above the water line. Managing change in the Bolivian Army requires not only the management of pre-existing attitudes and beliefs within a traditional,...
Formal leaders have de jure authority vested in them by legislation and informal leaders have de facto influence that can arise from many sources. The formal leadership of any organization must always ensure that it minimizes any possible divergence between the actions of informal leadership and institutional aims. Maintaining and...
Government direction, societal expectations and professional norms (Clausewitz' trinity) dictate the institutional expectations for a democratic nation's armed force. The national military institution, the Canadian Forces CF, to be effective in its obligations and functions, needs to meet institutional requirements in both its organizational facets and its professional, profession-of-arms, facets....
This paper reviews the literature surrounding Emotional Intelligence (E.I.). It describes the construct of E.I. by reviewing the different models of the construct, the measures used to assess them, and the relationship between these models and other similar constructs. Further, this paper reviews the applicability of the E.I. construct to...
Leaders in both civilian and military organizations face relentless and often-conflicting demands on them as individuals. The nature of the work, role expectations, dependencies, conflicting demands, the nature of the organization, its culture, ecology, and the environment in which it is situated all contribute to the complexity and demanding nature...
This paper focuses firstly on the ideas put forward in Behavioural Complexity Theory to account for leadership behaviours that meet the challenges posed by turbulent environments. The second part of the paper integrates behavioural complexity into the Competing Values Framework to further understanding of the ways in which flexible leadership...
The purpose of this paper is to examine the research literature on leadership development and identifying the expectations and challenges facing leadership, specifically in a military context. It begins by looking at the fast changing world and its implications for future warfare. The section on Independent Reasoning reviews the ability...
It is obvious that by definition the term 'professional' lies at the heart of the CF Professional Development System. However, a lack of agreement concerning the definition of the terms 'profession' and 'professional' is an obstacle to the development of this system. Debates about issues such as whether non-commissioned members...
It may come as a surprise but, in spite of all that has been written on the subject, it is not uncommon to find statements in scholarly books and articles on leadership that characterize contemporary theory as "complex, fragmented and contradictory," or else as indicative of "an inability to know...
The purpose of this paper is to help the Canadian Forces CF identify, define, and implement a competency framework that will improve the performance of their strategic leaders. The CF currently relies on a traditional performance and experience-based criterion strategy to promote officers to its top ranking organizational positions. Recent...
This paper outlines many different leadership theories and models. The purpose of the paper is to familiarize the reader with the basic concepts underlying each model and theory. Without getting into a discussion about what leadership is, a topic that can and should be discussed at length it is sufficient...
The first section of this paper will provide a common starting point from which the authors, the Canadian Forces Leadership Institute ("CFLI"), and other key stakeholders, can explore RMA and its impact on leadership in the Canadian Military. After the context of RMA has been established, insights about the nature...
The cultural proverbs tell one that history repeats itself (or, if you prefer, plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose) - and, on the other hand, that no two problems are exactly alike. If both of these observations are true, then one ought to retain ideas and habits of...
The purpose of this paper is to develop a consolidated summary of CF leadership issues that have arisen in a variety of reports and studies in recent years. These documents have been selectively analyzed to determine the implications for leadership doctrine - more specifically, to assist in identifying omissions and...
The purpose of this paper is to examine the research literature on the relationship between personality and leadership, specifically in a military context. It begins by looking at the association between personality and job performance in general. This analysis is undertaken across several occupations, including security-related groups, such as police...
The first section of this paper begins with a necessary backdrop for determining which models of leadership are applicable to the military context by providing an overview of the dominant types of Strategic/Executive Leadership theories and Supervisory Leadership Theories. In the second section, the focus of the paper is narrowed...
The purpose of this paper is to present a review of the research examining the various qualities and characteristics of leaders that may influence leadership behaviour in a military context. In general, the main goal of this paper is to increase one'sunderstanding of how the various personality traits of leaders...
In many popular outlets today, one is hearing of a call for an organizational restructuring around teams, particularly teams that are fluid, multifunctional and with less structure and boundaries. This redesign of organizational systems to focus more on teamwork is due in part to a decrease in the levels of...
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