“There’s something wrong with our bloody leaders…”
The Royal Navy is running a manning deficit of 5%, has been highlighted by the National Audit Office as routinely underestimating and over-engineering equipment projects, and recently failed in...
Category : People and Leadership
Respectable Disagreements: Presidential StratComms
Now that you have had the opportunity to consider the position argued by Laurens, I offer to you a contrasting assessment of President Trump’s communications....
Respectable Disagreements: Presidential StratComms
Welcome to a new series with the Wavell Room, “Respectable Disagreements”. Here, two authors will examine an issue from opposing sides. Not a debate, per...
The Importance of Gender Neutral Language for Defence
Why is adopting gender-neutral language so difficult for the Armed Forces? In 2017, a training establishment was widely ridiculed in the press for having suggested a fairly mild...
Adding Values and Value: the Army’s Contribution to Social Mobility
The British Army believes that its significant investment into human capital development can ‘unstick’ individuals from their socio-economic background (SEB), opening up the possibility for...
A New Conception of War. John Boyd, the U.S. Marines and Manoeuvre Warfare. By Ian T. Brown.
“I believe the world’s greatest military theorist are Carl von Clausewitz , Sun Tzu, and John Boyd” – Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Paul K Van Riper USMC. ...
Stand up straight: 10 life lessons from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Look good, feel good. Maintain direction. Learn from failure. Work as a team. Go back to the last point you knew where you were. Take...
Cognitive Agility & The Thinking Approach Space
This article proposes a model for thinking about thinking: The Thinking Approach Space...
CARD ECHO; The Value of a Quick Guide
This article argues for a tri-service social media engagement card to supplement existing single service social media policy....
Does the Military Develop Narcissistic Leaders?
Narcissism certainly exists among military leaders, but whether or not the military encourages such traits is worth considering. To be sure, there is an understandable...
