Instructions

Required Readings (please google):

a. ADP 7-0, Training 2019: Read chapters 1 thru 4 (18 pages)

b. FM 6-0, Commander and Staff Organization and Operations_2014: Read chapters 7 & 9 (57 pages)

c. FM 7-0, Train to Win In a Complex World_ 2016: Read chapters 1 & 2 (42 pages)

d. TRADOC Pamphlet 525-3-1, The US Army in Multi-Domain Operations 2028_2018: Read para 1-1 Purpose (1 paragraph); Appendix B (2 pages)

e. AR 350-1, Army Training and Leader Development_2017: Read Section III Goals of Army Training para. 1-8 thru 1-10 (3 paragraphs)

f. ADP 6-22, Army Leadership_2019: Read chapter 10 (8 pages)

g. The Seasoned Executive’s Decision-Making Style (5 pages)

Journal

The SGM plays a vital role in the development of organizations and its leaders. The level of responsibility of a Sergeant Major and spheres of influence will multiply exponentially. While the level of complexity will seem overwhelming at times, and forces a Sergeant Major to either, adapt to this new environment or fall to the wayside. The Army doctrine will assist in achieving a better understanding of the complexity of challenges and issues that a Sergeants Major faces.

Assignment Instructions: Write a substantive journal entry that:

1. Describes your role as an organizational-level leader in your current organization,

2. Examines the ways in which leadership changes at the organizational level,

3. Utilizes critical thinking in problem framing, and

4. Describe the role a Sergeant Major plays in influencing the development of the organizations and its leaders.

The journal entry must be between 500-700 words. The assignment must have at least one in-text citation. Identify references following the post using APA, 6th Edition format. Do not write in first person.

NOTE 1: Please review and use the Rubrics (attached separately).