Leadership in the Process of Command and Control, Place and Role of Commander-Manager

Abstract

The paper clarifies the place and role of a commander as a manager in the process of command and control. It explained the concept of the competences model that the commander should possess. The authors define the basic requirements for the capabilities of all military professionals. The paper focused on the commander manager s ability to actively and creatively adapt to changing environment as well as on the ability to regulate negative psychological impacts. Emphasis is placed also on the ability to make decisions in uncertainty and on the ability to regulate commander’s internal and external activity due to the current situation.