Developing Intuitive Decision-Making In Modern Military Leadership

摘要

The ability to quickly draw upon experience to make intuitive, rapid decisions has significant utility for operational leaders, given the time- constrained, chaotic, and uncertain situations in warfare. Using intuition tempered by experience, leaders determine the best course of action by gaining an understanding of the essence of a situation. Framing the situation in this manner provides them an awareness which illuminates the nature of the problem to be solved, as well as a potential solution. Not only do leaders face an increasing number of external distractions while in command, they have few opportunities to obtain first-hand experience of leadership in war. To improve their ability to make rapid and effective decisions, leaders should accumulate vicarious experience through the critical analysis of historic military events.