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“Corps” Leadership: A Cadet Perspective on Shared Leadership

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To enhance understanding of shared organizational military leadership, senior cadets at a Federal Service Academy, charged with becoming leaders of character during academic and military training, were asked to reflect on a shared leadership concept known as “The Corps Leading the Corps.” Responses (n = 179) were coded using content analysis, and three higher-order dimensions emerged from the data: (1) Autonomy and Empowerment, (2) Developing Self and Others, and (3) Role Modeling. The results and implications reflect emerging leaders’ insights and beliefs on incorporating shared leadership in a military environment.

Author(s):

Ira Martin    
United States Coast Guard Academy
United States

Trevor Prophet    
United States Coast Guard Academy
United States