One of the key tasks of CHOPS is to get CONOPs approved. At some point over the decades of GOWT conflict, what was once a single page sketch of the Concept of an Operation grew into a 40 slide PowerPoint deck.
I feel you, Erik, and I could easily have been you, but I have sympathy for a guy whose team very publicly made a major change on him without warning. Did you lead turn this with his CoS, Aide, or adjutant? Give him desk-side training first? Maybe he was just a jerk and it didn't matter anyways, but even the most consummate professional deserves a heads-up.
Tobias, it was a whole process: 'It took four months for the tablets to come in, and another week of her team to work through the kinks before we managed to get the image right. After a few tests we were ready.' Everything from getting the command approval to the purchase, to getting the CGs image onto the tablet, worked through with his comms team.
The admiral had the curiosity we need in future leaders, the same one my kids have. For more on what we need from strategic thinkers, see table 7:
I feel you, Erik, and I could easily have been you, but I have sympathy for a guy whose team very publicly made a major change on him without warning. Did you lead turn this with his CoS, Aide, or adjutant? Give him desk-side training first? Maybe he was just a jerk and it didn't matter anyways, but even the most consummate professional deserves a heads-up.
Tobias, it was a whole process: 'It took four months for the tablets to come in, and another week of her team to work through the kinks before we managed to get the image right. After a few tests we were ready.' Everything from getting the command approval to the purchase, to getting the CGs image onto the tablet, worked through with his comms team.
The admiral had the curiosity we need in future leaders, the same one my kids have. For more on what we need from strategic thinkers, see table 7:
https://ssl.armywarcollege.edu/dclm/pubs/Developing%20Army%20Strategic%20Thinkers.pdf#page135