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Psychology drives Agile C2

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Introducing ComPILAR

Pillar

Hierarchical

Egalitarian

Prospects

Individual striving

Collective striving

Involved

Direct reciprocity

Indirect reciprocity

Liked

Status

Popularity

Respect

Own recognition

Other recognition

Agency

Certainty

Agency

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Culture and psychology interact

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Leaders drive an Agile culture

  • Commanders need to be psychologically flexible to �improve Joint HQ Agility
  • Leaders can influence echelons to be similarly flexible by modelling behaviours.
  • Joint Headquarters can alter culture as required between low and high DIIPD

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Future work: �Intervention study

  • Separate HQ into three different teams:
    • Learn/apply ComPILAR
    • Learn/apply a competing theory
    • BAU (no new theory at all)
  • Measure performance:
    • Complex war exercise (ideally low DIIPD)
    • High-tempo BAU reality (ideally high DIIPD)