1. The Dooley Group Leadership Legacy Forum A “Cross Industry Field Trip” In Military History

2. The Nature of War Discontinuous in Space and Time War is shaped from the top down while forces to fight are built from the bottom up

3. COMPONENTS OF NATIONAL STRATEGY Military Economic Diplomatic Geographic Ideological (‘National Will’)

4. WHAT IS STRATEGY? ‘ENDS’– Objectives ‘WAYS’—Courses of Action ‘MEANS’—Resources ($$, manpower, industrial capacity, raw materials) ‘Strategists’ identify, maximize, prioritize, and allocate means to implement means to achieve ends.

5. ECHELONS OF ACTION STRATEGIC—WARS OPERATIONAL—CAMPAIGNS TACTICAL--BATTLES

6. THREE DOMAINS OF THE LEADER MANAGE COMPLEX PROCESSES BUILD TEAMS SHAPE THE FUTURE

7. THE HISTORICAL STAFF RIDE THE RESOURCES THE TEAMS THE PLAN THE EXECUTION THE POTENTIAL NEXT STEPS THE ‘LESSONS LEARNED’

8. KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE LEADER Compensate for vulnerabilities Anticipate obstacles Optimize opportunities Transform advantages into accomplishments

9. Current Army Transition New boss Draw down in war efforts Constrained resources No support from a bi-partisan ‘center’

10. Not 1991 Can’t make big reductions in forward- deployed forces (Europe) Can’t divest capabilities (Nuclear Weapons) Can’t build simple teams with other Services (C-17, Ro/Ro ships) Can’t count on a strong economy Can’t build bi-partisan support

11. Optimize Opportunities Keep recruiting strong Game Europe; Sell outcome Embrace indigenous Force Development Maintain cooperation with Guard and Reserve Strengthen schools Lead ‘Centrism’