George W. Bush's proposal to build a corps of trained civilians who could be deployed on short notice to help in crises caused by war or revolution will fail unless the President gets his leadership priorities right.
(PRWEB) May 28, 2005 -- Williamstown, MA: George W. Bush's proposal to build a corps of trained civilians who could be deployed on short notice to help in crises caused by war or revolution will fail unless the President gets his leadership priorities right, says leadership expert, Brent Filson.
Mr. Bush first broached the idea of such a special civilian corps when speaking before the International Republican Institute recently. The Institute aims to promote democracies around the world.
Acknowledging problems with the post-war effort in Iraq, Mr. Bush said, "One of the lessons we learned from our experience in Iraq is that, while military personnel can be rapidly deployed anywhere in the world, the same is not true of U.S. government civilians."
Filson, who his president of The Filson Leadership Group and has worked with thousands of leaders worldwide for more than twenty years says, "This highlights the Bush administration's misunderstandings over what kind of leadership is needed to fight and win the war on terror. The administration doesn't seem to realize that it's a new kind of leadership, asymmetrical leadership.
"Yes, they know we are fighting an asymmetrical war; but given the fact that they usually fill key government positions with bureaucrats shows they don't have a clue what asymmetrical leadership is.
"Asymmetrical leadership is as different from conventional, bureaucratic leadership as three-dimensional, blindfolded chess is from conventional chess. For instance, a remarkable thing about terrorism is its economy, a single act of brutal, unpredictable violence has enormous, far-reaching impact. Asymmetrical leadership is the only kind of leadership to combat it.
"Without the proper leadership direction, the proposed new corps will fail. For it will simply become another lackluster government bureaucracy defined by slow, inward-looking, ineffective leadership."
For an article on asymmetrical leadership: http://www.actionleadership.com/pdfs/New_Leadership.pdf
The author of 23 books, Brent Filson's latest books are The Leadership Talk: The Greatest Leadership Tool and 101 Ways to Give Great Leadership Talks.
Filson first learned about leadership as a Marine Corps rifle platoon commander. For the past 20 years, as a civilian, he has helped thousands of leaders in major companies worldwide achieve sizable and continual increases in results. He has published many books and hundreds of articles on leadership, developed motivational leadership strategies and created and instituted leadership educational and training programs. He has lectured at Columbia University, M.I.T., Wake Forest, Villanova and many other universities. Recently, he has conducted more than 125 radio interviews dealing with the Leadership Talk.
"Brent Filson is one of the most talented communicators in the world. If you want to learn to motivate two, two hundred, or two thousand people, his lectures and seminars are a must!"- Joseph Mancuso, CEO, Center for Entrepreneurial Management
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