Towards a U.S. Army officer corps strategy for success
Subtitle: developing talent
By: Casey Wardynski, David S. Lyle, Michael J. Colarusso
Contributors: Lyle, David S. (David Stephen), 1971-; Colarusso, Michael J.; Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Series: Officer corps strategy monograph series -- v. 5; Officer corps strategy monograph series -- v. 5.
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Carlisle, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
Subjects: Personnel management; Officers; Selection and appointment; Vocational guidance; Career development; Employee retention; Military planning; United States. Army; United States
Other titles: Towards a US Army officer corps strategy for success; Towards a United States Army officer corps strategy for success
Description: Developing leaders through experience, formal training, and education is a long-standing hallmark of the U.S. Army. Maintaining its excellence as a developmental organization requires vigilance, however. Authorized strength and inventory mismatches, an inverse relationship between responsibility and formal developmental time, and sparse nonoperational development opportunities are serious challenges the Army must address. Doing so requires a talent development strategy firmly rooted in human capital theory. Such a strategy will recognize the value of continuing higher education, genuinely useful evaluations, and the signals associated with professional credentials.
Notes: "March 2010."

"This monograph is the fifth in a series of six monographs that analyze the development of an officer corps strategy"--P. ii.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-31).

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Table of contents: title: Summary; title: Introduction; title: The importance of developing officer talent; title: Indications of potential developmental shortcomings; title: Officer development within a human capital framework; title: The relationship between "human capital" and "talent"; title: Human capital = ability + education + experience + training + attitude + u; title: Intelligence; title: Adaptability; title: Attitude; title: Signaling; title: Establishing a talent framework grounded in human capital theory; title: Framework for evaluating talent; title: Using signals to discern, not divide; title: The importance of continuing education; title: Conclusion.