A staff ride is a historical study of a campaign or battle that envisions a systematic preliminary study phase, an extensive field study phase on the actual historic site, and an integration phase to capture the lessons derived from each.
Gettysburg Staff Ride
A virtual staff ride (VSR) follows the same methodology as a field staff ride, but because restrictions preclude a trip to battlefield sites, the terrain is replicated in a virtual environment in the classroom.
Wanat VSR Fallujah VSR
• Expose participants to the timeless human dimensions of leadership and warfare.
• To provide a case study in the validity of the principles of war.
• To show the effects of terrain upon plans and their implementation.
• Gain insights from history and from other participants.
• Improve the organization.
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Business is like war… If the grand strategy is correct, any number of tactical errors can be made and yet the enterprise proves successful. -General Robert Wood
The price of leadership is an unceasing effort; we cannot get smug and self-satisfied, we must always keep learning, we must keep improving our methods, our organization, if we are to retain our leadership. -General Robert Wood
• Utilize the Staff Ride as a metaphor for decision making under crisis condition.
• Draw the parallels between the military campaign and their own corporate challenges:
• Strategic Planning • Stakeholder Engagement • Partnership Building • Analytical Thinking • Critical Thinking • Lessons Learned & Best Practices • Effective Communication
• To show the effects of terrain upon plans and their implementation.
• Gain insights from history and from other participants.
• Improve the organization.
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•Supply Chain Management •Resource Deployment •Moral and Ethical Leadership •Military Decision Making Process •Flexibility and Adaptability •Situational Awareness •Appreciation of Trends
• Battle of Westport & Mine Creek 1864
• Gettysburg 1863
• Texas Revolution 1836
• Pancho Villa’s Raid on Columbus, NM & the Punitive Expedition 1916-1917
• Virtual Staff Rides of several contemporary battles in Afghanistan and Iraq such as the fall of the Taliban and the Battle for Fallujah.
• Each staff ride is customized to your needs and we will address all the topics you would like to discuss.
• Human Dimension Leadership Consulting can build your organization its very own staff ride from scratch. We are a flexible, affordable, and effective resource for your organization’s leadership development.
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Florian L. Waitl, Associate Vice President
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