senior leaders | new SES and flag orientation | other flag officer courses | war colleges

schools, courses, & centers | university programs | organizations | conferences

see also the leadership teaching tools and short courses

see also the AWC gateway to lessons learned

see also the national and military visions and roadmaps

see also the USAF Negotiation Center of Excellence

• Senior Leaders ___[return to top]
  • See also senior leader speeches

  • Department of Defense (DoD) senior leaders

  • Air Force senior leaders
  • Air Force leader bios
  • Bios of AFR mobilization assistants in general officer billets

  • Army General Officer Management Office - need AKO account

  • Navy senior leader bios

  • Marine senior leader bios

  • Coast Guard leader bios

  • Search for a general officer bio (just replace the terms firstname lastname)

• new SES and flag orientation ___[return to top]
  • CAPSTONE
    
    On 26 May 1982, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) directed the National Defense University (NDU) to establish a professional military education program for general and flag officer selectees. Two pilot programs were offered in 1983, and in February 1984, JCS approved a permanent annual CAPSTONE course of eight weeks in duration. In July 1986, the JCS reduced the course length to six weeks and increased the frequency to two courses per year. Beginning in 1987, four CAPSTONE courses a year were conducted to satisfy the statutory requirement of the DOD Reorganization Act of 1986--that all newly selected general/flag officers attend the CAPSTONE course.

    The overall objectives of general/flag officer education are listed below.

    • a. Analyze the national security policy process, to include the integration of the instruments of national power in support of the national security and national military strategies.
    • b. Enhance the understanding of and coordination for Joint Doctrine and the Joint Operational Art.
    • c. Comprehend Service, joint, interagency, and multinational capabilities and how these capabilities are best integrated to attain national security objectives.
    • d. Comprehend how joint, service, and multinational battle space systems are integrated in support of theater strategies.
    • e. Comprehend the impact of defense acquisition programs and policies and their implications for enhancing our joint military capabilities.
    • f. Analyze the relationship between the military and cabinet-level departments, Congress, NSC, DOD agencies, and the public.

  • APEX
    The "APEX" program (required senior orientation for Senior Executive Service members) is essentially the civilian counterpart to the military's "CAPSTONE" program for general/flag officers and is targeted to the Department's senior civilians and senior political appointees. APEX course development and implementation were established by Defense Management Review Decision 974 dated Dec. 15, 1992. The objective of the APEX orientation course is to improve the newly appointed executive's effectiveness on the job through enhanced leadership and decision making strategies, an increased understanding of the Department's structure and processes critical to its operation, the integration of DoD and Component priorities, and by fostering a sense of jointness.

    This is the initial orientation course for all new SES members (career and non-career) within the Department.

  • Senior Leader Orientation Course (SLOC), from the Air Force Senior Leader Management
    • includes course at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)

  • Marine Senior Leader Development Program (SLDP) with the Marine Corps General Officer and SES PME Model

  • Army courses for Brigadier General selectees
    • the General Officer Orientation Course
    • the Force Integration Course
    • the Leadership Development Course at the Center for Creative Leadership, and
    • the Capstone Course

  • Army Development Courses For New SES Members

  • Leadership for a Democratic Society
    • "brings together managers and executives from 25 to 30 domestic and defense agencies"
    • presented by the Federal Executive Institute (FEI) and Management Development Centers, U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

• Other Flag Officer Courses ___[return to top]
  • PINNACLE (look for on CAPSTONE site)
    • "The PINNACLE curriculum helps prepare prospective joint/combined force commanders to lead joint and combined forces, building upon the progression of knowledge imparted first by CAPSTONE and then by the Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course."

  • Lejeune Leadership Institute (LLI)

  • General Officer Installation Command Course (GOIC), by Army Management Staff College

  • The Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education
    • Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course (JFOWC), DoD course at Air University
    • Combined Force Air Component Commander (CFACC) Course, flag officer course at Air University
    • Senior Information Warfare Applications Course (SIWAC), flag/SES level course at Air University
    • Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC) Course, senior level course at Air University

  • Center for Executive Education (CEE), located at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)
    • hosts concentrated programs for Flag Officers and Senior Executive Service members exploring the opportunities associated with the Information Age
    • includes the Executive Business Course
  • Flag University, Office of the Executive Learning Officer (ELO)
    • directs and oversees the development and implementation of executive education and professional development programs for the Navy FLAG/SES communities

  • Harvard - Kennedy School's Executive Program for General Officers of the Russian Federation and the United States, an initiative sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the U.S. Department of Defense.

• Leadership Studies at War Colleges and equivalents ___[return to top]
  • Air War College - Department of Leadership & Ethics
  • Air War College - Strategic Leadership Studies
  • Air War College - Air University Center for Strategy and Technology

  • Army War College - Department of Command, Leadership, and Management (DCLM)
  • Army War College - Center for Strategic Leadership (CSL)
  • Army War College - Strategic Studies Institute(SSI)

  • Naval War College - National Security Decision Making (NSDM) Department
  • Naval War College - Leadership & Ethics
  • Naval War College - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Strategic Studies Group (SSG)

  • USMC War College - War, Policy and Strategy course

  • ICAF - Leadership & Information Systems Department

  • Secretary of Defense Fellows Program, DoD Directive 1322.23
    see also SecDef Corporate Fellows Program (SDCFP) home page with outbriefs from past years
  • Secretary of Defense Strategic Studies Group
  • State Department Seminar Program
  • Air Force Fellows Program
  • Harvard National Security Fellows program
  • The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies (GCMC)
  • RAND Fellows, with RAND Corporation

  • Inter-American Defense College (IADC), Ft McNair, D.C. - for senior military and civilian leaders from the Americas
  • NATO Defense College, Rome
  • Australian Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies (CDSS), which offers a Defence and Strategic Studies Course (DSSC), intended for senior service and civilian officers of primarily colonel equivalent rank

• Schools, Courses, and Centers ___[return to top]
  • Foreign Service Institute (FSI), State Department
    at the National Foreign Affairs Training Center (NFATC), Arlington, VA
    • Leadership and Management School (LMS)
      • Senior Executive Threshold Seminar (SETS)
        • "... a mandatory 2-1/2 week course for those newly promoted to the Senior Foreign Service and Senior Executive Service"
      • Professional development programs - the follow-on to the current and past 9-month Senior Seminar - making the best parts of the Senior Seminar program available as stand-alone short courses which can be administered to a wider audience

  • Gov Online Learning Center - with courses on ethics, management, risk assessment, decision-making, critical thinking, problem-solving, strategic planning, etc.
    • Online Leadership Courses at Gov Online Learning Center
    • Online Emotional Intelligence Courses - search for Emotional Intelligence

  • College of International Security Affairs (CISA), NDU

  • Center for Interdisciplinary Policy, Education, and Research on Terrorism is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational foundation sponsored by the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, and by the Naval Postgraduate School through the Center for Homeland Defense and Security and the Center on Terrorism and Irregular Warfare

  • U.S. Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia - also has programs for the other services

  • Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)
    • Leadership Development Program (LDP)

  • National Security Studies (NSS) "is a premier professional development program that offers executive education courses for senior civilian and military leaders who are responsible for the national security interests of their respective organizations. NSS was founded in 1996 and is headquartered at top ranked Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in New York."
    
    National Security Studies is the product of a partnership between the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University. Two of the nation’s most prominent institutions bring world-renown reputations for expertise in public management and national security strategy to the development and conduct of three distinct courses of DoD’s senior leadership:
    • National Security Management Course,
    • National Security Leadership Course, and
    • National Security Decision Making Seminar.

  • Maxwell School of Syracuse University - interdisciplinary education in public and international affairs

  • Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University

  • Federal Executive Institute (FEI) and Management Development Centers, U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) - courses and seminars

  • Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI), includes
    • Senior Executive Equal Opportunity Seminar (SEEOS), which targets all newly selected O-7 general/flag officers (active, Guard, and Reserve) and Senior Executive Service (SES) personnel.
    • Senior Leaders EO Seminar (SLEOS), which presents an orientation on the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and organizational aspects of EO. Geared for the strategic decision makers in the DOD.

  • Executive Education, conferences and classes from the Brookings Institution

  • Civilian
    • Army Development Courses For New SES Members

    • Civilian Developmental Education (CDE), formerly known as Civilian Competitive Development Program (CCDP), previously called Air Force-wide Long Term Training, is part of a larger framework (including PME, academic, and experiential programs) for the development of future civilian leaders
    • GS-15 Executive Course - for all newly appointed GS-15 and equivalent
    • Air Force GS-15 Leadership Seminar, at the Ira C. Eaker College for Professional Development

    • Defense Leadership and Management Program (DLAMP) "provides the framework for developing civilians with a DoD-wide capability"

    • Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP)

  • Navy
    • Center for Personal and Professional Development -- "On May 30, 2008, Center for Naval Leadership merged with Center for Personal and Professional Development."

    • US Navy Command Leadership School (CLS)

    • Center for Executive Education (CEE), Naval Postgraduate School

    • Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership, United States Naval Academy

  • Army
    • Center for Army Leadership

    • School for Command Preparation (SCP), U.S. Army
      • Think Like a Commander -- "Think Like a Commander is a computer based (CD-ROM) cognitive battle drill for commanders and staffs built around the adaptive thinking methodology designed to develop critical and creative thinking skills."

    • (Army) Supervisor Development Course (SDC), made up of following two subcourses
      • ST 5001, Managing and Leading - "subcourse is open to all federal employees and members of the armed forces. We especially recommend it to junior officers, NCOs, and civilian employees for self-development." -- "to provide new (first time) supervisors basic skills in managing work and leading people"
      • ST5002, Edition A, Human Resources Management - "to provide new (first time) supervisors basic skills in human resources management (HRM)."
    • Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC), U.S. Army - "basic leadership training for soldiers selected for promotion to Sergeant"

  • Air Force
    • GS-15 Executive Course - for all newly appointed GS-15 and equivalent
    • Air Force GS-15 Leadership Seminar, at the Ira C. Eaker College for Professional Development
    • Commanders' Professional Development School
      • USAF Wing Commanders' Seminar
      • USAF Group Commanders' Courses
      • USAF Incident Management Course
    • USAF First Sergeant Academy

    • USAF Academy, Dept of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership

    • Commanders Connection, a Professional Forum for Squadron Commanders -- hosted by Air Command and Staff College, Air University -- used only by squadron commanders and equivalents, sharing experiences

  • Coast Guard
    • U.S. Coast Guard Office of Leadership and Diversity
      • The Leadership News, quarterly newsletter from the Coast Guard

  • Leadership: Strategies for Personal Success, Student Manual (local copy), National Fire Academy, FEMA

  • Center for Innovative Leadership (CFIL)

  • National Academy of Public Administration, independent, nonprofit organization chartered by Congress

  • The Aspen Institute, especially leadership seminar program

  • The Niagara Institute, variety of courses, including executive leadership

  • Canadian Forces Leadership Institute

• University Leadership Resources ___[return to top]
  • See also other leadership research

  • Leadership Programs in Higher Education, listed by the National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs

  • USAF Academy, Dept of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership

  • U.S. Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia - also has programs for the other services

  • Georgetown Leadership Seminar, Georgetown U. - School of Foreign Service -"To promote among emerging world leaders a dialogue leading to cross disciplinary cooperation in international affairs"
  • Center for Public Leadership, Harvard
  • Institute for Global Leadership, Tufts University
  • Center for Ethical Leadership, U. of Texas
  • The Chief Executive Leadership Institute, Yale University
  • Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University

  • School of Leadership and Professional Advancement, Duquesne University
  • Centre for Leadership Studies, U. of Exeter, U.K.
  • Thierry Graduate School of Leadership, Belgium
  • Institute for Leadership Research, Texas Tech
  • Leading Change and Organizational Renewal, Harvard Business School
  • Kravis Leadership Institute, Claremont McKenna College - research in leadership and organizational psychology

  • Center for Leadership and Change Management, an independently managed web site of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
  • Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond
  • The John Glenn Institute for Public Service & Public Policy, Ohio State University
  • Doctoral Program in Leaderhip Studies, Gonzaga U.

  • Council for Excellence in Government, nonpartisan, nonprofit and national in scope

• Organizations ___[return to top]
  • Canadian Forces Leadership Institute (CFLI)

  • International Society for Military Ethics (ISME), formerly known as Joint Services Conference on Professional Ethics (JSCOPE), is an organization of military professionals, academics and others formed to discuss ethical issues relevant to the military.
  • Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (IUSAFS)

  • International Leadership Association (ILA)

  • Association of Leadership Educators (ALE)

  • International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP)
  • International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations (ISPSO)

  • Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership

• Conferences ___[return to top]
  • Critical Thinking Consortium annual July conference

  • Conferences of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (IUSAFS)

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