TY  - BOOK
AU  - Spain, Everett.
TI  - Reinventing the leader selection process: the U.S. army's new approach to managing talent 
PY  - 2020///
KW  - Leadership development
KW  - Leadership qualities
KW  - Military policy -- United States
KW  - Performance indicators
KW  - Recruiting of employees
KW  - Talent management
N1  - Business
N2  - The U.S. Army has long struggled with toxic and inept leaders, and no wonder: It has historically chosen battalion commanders, a linchpin position, on the basis of 90-second file reviews. Last year it undertook an ambitious revamping of that selection process, which now involves four full days of physical, cognitive, and psychological assessments and interviews. The author, a lieutenant colonel who served as an adviser to the task force that designed and implemented the new process, describes it in granular detail, including a variety of rigorous measures for reducing interviewer bias and ensuring diversity and inclusion. Although specifically aimed at improving the validity, reliability, and developmental impact of the army's executive-leader selections, the redesigned process offers important lessons for any organization seeking to bolster its talent assessment and promotion practices
ER  -