Army leaders selected for command positions can set themselves up for success both prior to and while commanding, regardless of the type of unit they’re tapped to lead, according to a new paper published by the Association of the U.S. Army.
“All officers have an unspoken level of nervousness and apprehension going into their command positions—and fears and uncertainty are likely heightened when officers are going into nontraditional command roles,” write authors Capts. Andrew Lightsey and Tanner Cook, Col. Xavier Colón and Lt. Col. Chaveso Cook. “There is a lot of written guidance on basic branch and operational commands, but there is not much to be found on ‘alternative’ leadership positions.”
In “The Leadership Route Less Taken: Taking Charge in the Army’s ‘Other’ Commands,” the authors offer advice for commanders as they prepare to take command and during their tenure.
Lightsey is a public affairs officer with the 101st Airborne Division, while Cook commands the Boise Army Recruiting Company. Colón is a division chief on the Joint Staff’s deputy directorate for special operations and counterterrorism, and Cook is a division chief on the Joint Staff’s deputy directorate for global operations.
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