The Engineer Staff Pehtathlete: Staff Leadership And Dimensions For Success In A Transforming World

摘要

To be sure, this was the most rewarding assignment of my career-in a career that continues to amaze me that each new challenge tops the previous one. The complexities that we as engineers find ourselves in, either while deployed or preparing for the next deployment, require a great deal of depth, transcending original models of technical and tactical competence. The staff officer of today has to speak and understand the lingua franca of the entire staff, make on-the-spot assessments, and sell it in terms of "what's in it for me," as well as in terms of risk to commanders at all levels. I hope that through this article, the hard work of the 412th ENCOM G3 section may serve as a guide for some future (or current) engineer staff pentathlete and provide refuge in the next "perfect storm."