Strategic Leader Evaluation Paper: George Washington

Abstract

Strategic Leader Evaluation Paper: George Washington

Leadership is important for every organization. Particularly in a militaryorganization, it means the survival of the country. Sun Tzu said that “Warfare is of greatest affair of the state, the basis of life and death, the way (Tao) to survival or extinction. It must be thoroughly pondered and analyzed.” We know very well that we must have strategy to win the war. The military leader is the person who must have strategic leadership in order to implement the strategy to reach the goal. This essay will explain the strategic leadership by example from the great leader who is the father of the United States of America, George Washington.First, I will describe strategic leadership. Then, I will explain George Washington’s competencies, vision, and his traits in the level five leaders of Jim Collins.
       

We divide war into three levels: tactical, operation, and strategic. So, with leadership in the military, we can divide it into the same three levels. The US Army Field Manual 22-100 shows the perspectives of the three levels of leadership: direct, organizational, and strategic. Strategic leaders are responsible for leading and influencingenormous numbers of people. This manual alsoshows that strategic leaders are generally responsible for large organizations and may influence several thousand to hundreds of thousands of people. As much as responsibility, it is about the competencies of strategic leaders that establish organizational structure, allocate resources, and communicate strategic vision. Strategic leaders work in an uncertain environment on highly complex problems that affect and are affected by events and organizations outside their own. Strategic leaders apply many of the same leadership skills and techniques they mastered as direct and organizational leaders; however, strategic leadership requires otherskills and techniques that are more complex and indirectly applied.