Competency Based Future Leadership Requirements

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A Criterion-Related Validation Study of the Army Core Leader Competency Model

“…Each of the competencies is further described by secondary components, presented in Table 3, and sample actions for each component (see Horey et al, 2004). The model was developed from several sources, including Army leadership doctrine, reviews of competency and leadership literature, and input from subject matter experts.…”

“…This effort resulted in the development of a core leader model which is described in terms of eight competencies, 55 components, and over 200 sample actions and behaviors (Horey, Fallesen, Morath, Cronin, Cassella, Franks, & Smith, 2004). A series of research efforts were recently concluded to establish evidence of validity of the model and identify situational variations in the model.…”

Commander's Handbook for Unit Leader Development

“…The Leadership Requirements Model has been through a series of research-based studies that have demonstrated its reliability and validity. Its conceptualization began with the identification of future leader requirements (Horey, Fallesen, Morath, Cassella, Franks, & Smith, 2004). Actual validation was accomplished via Horey, Harvey, Curtin, KellerGlaze, Morath, & Fallesen (2006, April).…”

Social Awareness and Leader Influence: A Proposed Model and Training Intervention

“…Although the need for influence skills and interpersonal adaptability in the Army environment has been well established (Department of the Army, 2001;Horey, Fallesen, Morath, Cronin, Cassella, Franks, & Smith, 2004;Wong, Gerrars, Kidd, Pricone, & Swengros, 2003), little formal training exists to help new Army leaders enhance these skills. To address this gap, the Army Research Institute's Leader Development Research Unit (ARI-LDRU) has recently initiated work on the Army Technology Objective (ATO) titled Accelerating Leader Development.…”