Looking forward to your next book. I'm interested in your focus on the human element, including leadership, military-civil relations, and political climate. With the benefit of hindsight, what were the signs of Ukraine's astonishing will to fight? And for our country, how do we measure our own will to fight. Not just as a Defence Strategic Review and the readiness of the ADF, but the political will of Australians, if need be, to pivot to a war economy at short notice, and to honour strategic commitments to our allies in the event of a hot conflict. Where are our military and political leaders in the necessary task of reinforcing the resolve of our society, and in measuring the readiness of Australia's military-industrial socio-technical systems. Where are our leaders in constructing national unity and purpose, in the current climate of racial and religious division.
Mick, I look forward to reading this book when it is published. I suspect there will be lessons that can be applied beyond war and military institutions as you have alluded to here. I am curious to read your take on how leadership shapes strategy and adaptation.
They are all about leadership. Good leaders nurture and environment that fosters bottom up adaptation. Good institutional leaders build the systems and learning culture for strategic adaptation. On strategy - strategy must be led.
I appreciate your approach to defining leadership fostering bottom up adaptation which implies good leaders foster an open-minded, inquisitive environment and takes the position that “leaders” are not the smartest guys in the room. From this approach, I would see leadership coming from all levels of an institution, albeit in different forms and exercises through different channels. I look forward to seeing this soon!
Thank you for sharing with us your valuable insights and analysis, and I am looking forward to reading the book.
It has a little way to go, but I am looking forward to sharing it with everyone.
Your Substack articles are extraordinary, I have been sharing them with my students. (I teach US-Russia post-Cold War relations)
Thank you!
Looking forward to your next book. I'm interested in your focus on the human element, including leadership, military-civil relations, and political climate. With the benefit of hindsight, what were the signs of Ukraine's astonishing will to fight? And for our country, how do we measure our own will to fight. Not just as a Defence Strategic Review and the readiness of the ADF, but the political will of Australians, if need be, to pivot to a war economy at short notice, and to honour strategic commitments to our allies in the event of a hot conflict. Where are our military and political leaders in the necessary task of reinforcing the resolve of our society, and in measuring the readiness of Australia's military-industrial socio-technical systems. Where are our leaders in constructing national unity and purpose, in the current climate of racial and religious division.
Nice book pitch!
Thanks for sharing your pending book outline.
Will the Strategy section contain a chapter or two on NATO's involvement:
- being a driving motivation of Putin's invasion to prevent Ukraine joining NATO; and
- being the primary support of weapons, munitions, tech, money and intelligence to/for Ukraine?
There is a whole chapter that explores US and NATO strategies.
Mick, I look forward to reading this book when it is published. I suspect there will be lessons that can be applied beyond war and military institutions as you have alluded to here. I am curious to read your take on how leadership shapes strategy and adaptation.
They are all about leadership. Good leaders nurture and environment that fosters bottom up adaptation. Good institutional leaders build the systems and learning culture for strategic adaptation. On strategy - strategy must be led.
I appreciate your approach to defining leadership fostering bottom up adaptation which implies good leaders foster an open-minded, inquisitive environment and takes the position that “leaders” are not the smartest guys in the room. From this approach, I would see leadership coming from all levels of an institution, albeit in different forms and exercises through different channels. I look forward to seeing this soon!
I will read and review this book. Can't wait.