| Title | : | Connected Soldiers: Life, Leadership, and Social Connections in Modern War |
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| ISBN | : | 1640125124 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781640125124 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 |
| Publication | : | Published July 1, 2022 |
John Spencer was a new second lieutenant in 2003 when he parachuted into Iraq leading a platoon of infantry soldiers into battle. During that combat tour he learned how important unit cohesion was to surviving a war, both physically and mentally. He observed that this cohesion developed as the soldiers experienced the horrors of combat as a group, spending their downtime together and processing their shared experiences.
When Spencer returned to Iraq five years later to take command of a troubled company, he found that his lessons on how to build unit cohesion were no longer as applicable. Rather than bonding and processing trauma as a group, soldiers now spent their downtime separately, on computers communicating with family back home. Spencer came to see the internet as a threat to unit cohesion, but when he returned home and his wife was deployed, the internet connected him and his children to his wife on a daily basis.
In Connected Soldiers Spencer delivers lessons learned about effective methods for building teams in a way that overcomes the distractions of home and the outside world, without reducing the benefits gained from connections to family.
When Spencer returned to Iraq five years later to take command of a troubled company, he found that his lessons on how to build unit cohesion were no longer as applicable. Rather than bonding and processing trauma as a group, soldiers now spent their downtime separately, on computers communicating with family back home. Spencer came to see the internet as a threat to unit cohesion, but when he returned home and his wife was deployed, the internet connected him and his children to his wife on a daily basis.
In Connected Soldiers Spencer delivers lessons learned about effective methods for building teams in a way that overcomes the distractions of home and the outside world, without reducing the benefits gained from connections to family.
Connected Soldiers: Life, Leadership, and Social Connections in Modern War Reviews
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Tema er «unit cohesion», korpsånd - avdelingsfølelse - samhold, og hvordan dette påvirkes av dagens «nettverkede» soldater.
John Spencer tar utgangspunkt i sine to oppdrag i Irak 2003 og 2008, samt sin kones oppdrag noen år senere hvor han var hjemmeværende med tre barn.
Litt mye reiseskildring, men ispedd gode refleksjoner rundt temaet. Veldig relevant for ledere på (lavere) taktisk nivå i Forsvaret.
Hør Spencer i Modern War Institute 8.september 2022. -
An interesting reflection of an officer’s combat experiences in Iraq, with an emphasis on cohesion and leadership. Useful reflections on the role of technology, specifically increased connectivity with families on morale and cohesion. Some useful grounding in the literature on cohesion.
