“The important things are always simple. The simple things are always hard.” Attributed to Murphy’s Law of War
Important, Simple & Hard
Sharp Image, Fuzzy Concept
“There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept!” Ansel Easton Adams (1902 – 1984; American photographer and environmentalist) talking about pictures, but easily applied to strategy and policy.
Commands: Divided or Undivided?
“Nothing is so important in war as an undivided command; for this reason, when war is carried on against a single power, there should be only one army, acting upon one base, and conducted by one chief.” One of the maxims from Napoleon’s Maxims of War. With notes by General Burnod, translated from French by… Read More
Linking Knowledge & Judgement with Outputs…
“The best basis for sound judgement is a knowledge of what has been done in the past, and with what results.” Air Vice-Marshal J. C. Slessor (1897 to 1979) Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Cotesworth Slessor, GCB, DSO, MC, sometimes known as Jack Slessor, was a senior commander in the Royal Air… Read More
Generals & Idiot Opponents…
“Any general who needs to rely on his opponent being an idiot is in sore trouble.” (Gemmell, 2014, p.214). Reference Gemmell, D. (2014) The Hawk Eternal. London: Orbit.
Commander … Assert Yourself
“…he did not do the one thing that the complexities of modern warfare made it essential for the GOC to do – to assert himself during a battle and not delegate the chief command.” (Pakenham, 2004, p.392). Reference Pakenham. T. (2004) The Boer War. London: Abacus.
A Leadership Framework at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Research Paper Title Sandhurst Occasional Papers No.20. Be, Know or Do? An Analysis of the Optimal Balance of the Be, Know, Do Leadership Framework in Future Training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Abstract The focus of this research is to analyse the perceived optimum balance of the Be, Know and Do leadership framework, in order… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 