For the moment, pretend that you are Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, with leadership responsibility for all U.S. military personnel, and directing U.S. engagement in two wars, with Muslims on both sides of each war. You’ve just encountered a highly visible incident of extreme fratricide reportedly carried out by a U.S. Army medical officer, a Muslim, no less, against large numbers of U.S. troops preparing to deploy to a war zone.
In 800 words or less:
- What is your 1st move?
- How do you restore the involved unit to peak operating condition? Do you continue with their planned deployment to a war zone?
- What systemic (service-wide) moves do you make, if any?
- How do you deter this from happening again?
Difficult, isn’t it? Send your answers to Bill@ContentedCows.com. The author of the most thoughtful answer will win a copy of our next book, Rebooting Leadership (due out, Spring ’10).
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A thought leader in the arena of leadership and employee engagement, Bill Catlette is a seminar leader, keynote speaker, and executive coach. He helps individuals and organizations improve business outcomes by having a focused, engaged, capably led workforce. For more information about Bill, his partner Richard Hadden, and their work, please visit their website at www.contentedcows.com, or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ContentedCows
