![]() And then the other one is working out where you should best be to make the decision – because not always will you be in the right place, which means the information may not be available to you in a timely fashion. The key thing is, first of all, to know when you have to make that decision by – ‘no later than’ – and the factors that affect the influence of that decision. So often, on a battlefield, it will be about when you commit your reserve to the battle, or whatever else it might be – there will be two or three quite big decisions you will have to take. The other point about decision-making in the military, and in uncertainty, is it is really important to know when you have to make a decision by – and on a battlefield that is particularly important. It still requires you to be systematic in your thinking – you just may have to be more rapid in your thinking and you may have to take a bit of a punt on some of the factors that are going to inform that decision-making. Of course, that becomes harder, the more urgently the decision is required – but, again, it is still the same procedure. So what we try and encourage people to do – when they have time to do so – is to be very systematic, in terms of making sure they look at all relevant factors to what they are trying to achieve. And although that framework gets expanded, ultimately, it is a framework that gets populated with the relevant factors. Now, you will find at the tactical level, those three planning interrogatives get expanded to cover a range of different factors and then, of course, at the strategic level, the factors are probably even broader. ![]() The first one is, you ask yourself, What have I got to do? The second question is, How am I going to do it? And the third question, which is fundamental in any environment, is How am I going to command and control it? The basis of it, though, is what I would call the ‘planning interrogatives’, which are relatively straightforward. The same principles apply at every level but the level of granularity adjusts as you go from the tactical to what we call the strategic level. NC: I think one does have to recognise that it is different at different levels. I am now starting afresh and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the experience so far – particularly the Schroders part of it.ĪW: This podcast is all about decision making in uncertain environments and I am going to start with quite a broad question – could you just discuss how decision-making is processed in the military and how, from a very high level, the military tackle making difficult decisions. A year prior to that, I finished as the UK’s Chief of Defence Staff, in which role I was the prime minister’s adviser on military matters as well as the leader of our armed forces. NC: I am Nick Carter and I have been with Schroders now since November last year. JTR: General, could you please provide our listeners with a brief introduction about yourself? JTR: General Nick Carter, welcome to The Value Perspective podcast. * Russia’s invasion and other geopolitical uncertainties * Learning from mistakes celebrating failure * From a bipolar world to a multipolar one Please click on the link below to jump straight to a chapter Enjoy!Ĭhapter headings for Nick Carter on The Value Perspective Podcast In this episode, they discuss decision-making in the heat of military action how to process mistakes – both past and potential what gambling means in decision-making, especially in the context of war and, finally, Nick’s thoughts on the current geopolitical landscape, especially in Eastern Europe. Juan Torres Rodriguez and Andrew Williams were looking forward to this discussion with Nick as a continuation of conversations we have had with other military guests, such as Sir Graham Stacey, Marshall Elliott, Nics Wetherill and Sophie Montagne. Nick served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 2018 to 2021 – the culmination of an illustrious military career spanning more than four decades, including commanding 55,000 NATO troops during the Afghan surge and, in his last tour, leading the transition process with former president Ashraf Ghani as the deputy commander of the NATO mission. This week we are delighted to have retired general Sir Nick Carter joining us on The Value Perspective. The Value Perspective Podcast episode – with General Sir Nick Carter
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |