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ILA members publish on the topic of
leadership from a variety of perspectives. We are
pleased to feature a selection of these publications on
our Web site. On occasion we may feature a
publication written by someone who is not currently a
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Military Leadership in the 21st Century:
Science and Practice
By Kim-Yin Chan, Star
Soh, and Regena Ramaya
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Military Leadership in the 21st Century
aims to provide junior commanders or entry-level
military officers with an introductory-level
appreciation of the key concepts and issues related to
military leadership from a social-behavioral science
perspective. The book focuses on “direct-level” or “team
leadership”. It has three main themes: (1) the human
dimension of military operations and organization; (2)
the main approaches to direct or team-level leadership,
including the trait-approach, values or ethical
leadership, and leadership styles and behaviors; and (3)
the challenges of leadership in 21st century military
operations, organizations, and, the 21st century
military profession. Besides learning key
leadership-related concepts and issues, readers are also
introduced to key events, institutions and
social-behavioral scientific research programs that have
shaped contemporary military leadership doctrines and
systems.
Chapter 1: The Science and Practice
of Military Leadership
Ask any man in the street what
they associate with "military leadership" and many
would describe the stereotype of rigid,
authoritarian, and sometimes "heroic", "great"
leaders or "generals". Yet, if one examines the
leadership doctrines of military forces today, one
is unlikely to find such descriptions of the
concept. instead, one will find in modern military
doctrines definitions, principles and concepts that
are in fact very similar to those found in academic
textbooks on leadership. Look harder, and one will
even notices references made to social-behavioral
scientific research on leadership, of which a large
number are funded by the military or conducted with
military samples.
This chapter provides an introduction to the
contemporary, social-scientific study of military
leadership, which is the basis for many modern
military leadership doctrines that guide its
practice....
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Kim-Yin Chan
joined Nanyang Technological University (NTU) as an
Associate Professor in 2009. Before that, he served in
the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) as an Infantry Officer
in the SAF for almost 25 years and held the rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel. He has published in top tier
academic journals such as the Journal of Applied
Psychology, Journal of Vocational Behavior
and Personnel Psychology. His current research
focuses on understanding entrepreneurial, professional
and leadership motivations.
 Star
Soh joined the Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
as an Associate Professor in 2008. His previous
appointments were Chief Psychologist of the Ministry of
Defense and Head of the Applied Behavioral Sciences
Department. He retired as a Lieutenant-Colonel after 25
years of service. He teaches organizational behavior and
research methods at the undergraduate and postgraduate
levels in Nanyang Business School, and military
leadership courses for Singapore military officers
attending the Undergraduate Professional Military
Education and Training program. His current research
focuses on understanding different perceptions of
leadership, and preferences for leadership and
management.
 Regena Ramaya is currently the
Director and Principal Consultant of OPAS Consulting.
She is an Occupational Psychologist by profession, and
retired from the Singapore Armed Forces at the rank of
Major in 2008. She co-teaches military leadership
courses for Singapore military officers attending the
Undergraduate Professional Military Education and
Training program and at Singapore’s Command and Staff
College as part of the SAF-NTU Academy. She is currently
designing a competency development guide for the
Singapore military and involved in assessment centers
for various organizations.
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