Useful

**Ozduke** · 27-09-2011, 00:15

I'm doing some work on a tool to assist young officers out here in Oz put together their personal Leadership Philosophy. The Doctrine we have here is pretty good. I've had a read of the US FM 6-22 etc but would be interested in seeing what is the current chat in the UK. I read somewhere that Comd RMAS had been directed to revise the extant document?
Any assistance would be gratefully received.
Cheers
OzD

**barbs** · 27-09-2011, 08:15

OzDuke,

There is no ratified Army leadership doctrine document. Shock.

Previous Comdts tried and failed to get a key document written and published. I have a hard copy draft from 2006 which has still not seen the light of day. The reason they tried was logical: leadership is mentioned in almost every other doctrine pamphlet, but there does not appear to be a coherent doctrine from LCpl to General.

There is a Defence Leadership Centre document "Leadership in Defence" which is aimed at Senior Civil Servants and other grownups.

**alfred_the_great** · 28-09-2011, 09:13

It doesn't help that the word 'leadership' covers a range of sins - you only have to look at the number of books on it in Amazon.co.uk to see that. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try.....

**Ozduke** · 28-09-2011, 11:23

Originally Posted by alfred_the_great

It doesn't help that the word 'leadership' covers a range of sins - you only have to look at the number of books on it in Amazon.co.uk to see that. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try.....

Plenty of resources to read. The US FM reads well and I know other armies have equally good doctrine.

I only hope that all the work done by John Adair is not wasted. Here's the link, old I know, that talks of a Drawing up of a definitive leadership document.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle3427997.eke

I'm also just reading Patrick Little's 2009 RUSI paper...like it.

OzD

**dockers** · 28-09-2011, 12:29

OzDuke you could try here Leadership — Defence Academy of the United Kingdom for a direction. I have seen the leadership book advertised on line in a charity shop.

**Ozduke** · 28-09-2011, 13:39

Cheers Dockers.

**radiorental** · 28-09-2011, 14:05

Defeat Into Victory is a recommended text. Defeat Into Victory: Pan Military Classics Series: Amazon.co.uk: Sir William Slim: Books

Re Adair. BMC - Summit

The RGS also has some good stuff.

**Ozduke** · 02-10-2011, 11:56

Does a chap still "nudge" on such a site, or do we call it some thing else now?

**seaweed** · 02-10-2011, 14:08

HOW TO BE THE BOSS BABOON
1. Display the trappings, postures and gestures of dominance
2. If challenged, threaten your subordinates aggressively
3. Use your superior information to outwit them
4. If that fails, do not shrink from forcibly overpowering them
5. Stamp out their silly squabbles
6. Buy off your immediate subordinates with status symbols
7. Do not let anybody else persecute the weak
8. Direct group choice of social activities
9. Occasionally jolly the bottom ones along
10. Be seen to defend the Empire
Liberally paraphrased from the 'Ten Commandments of Dominance'
(Desmond Morris, 'The Human Zoo')

**FOO2U** · 18-12-2011, 19:20

We do have a doctrine (of sorts) for ORs; it's called CLM. 'Command, Leadership and Management' abilities and skills must therefore be assumed for officers, as it's not a formally recorded TO on any career courses afaik (other than the CC). Hmm.