Mission CommandNavyNelsonPodcastRoyal Navy60 – Nelson and the Amphibious Raid on TenerifeJames ElingMarch 20, 2021July 7, 2021 by James ElingMarch 20, 2021July 7, 20210939Nelson’s worst defeat was his amphibious raid on Tenerife. We look at the lessons learnt for planning amphibious operations as well as how this operation...
Mission CommandNavyNelsonPodcast59 – Nelson, Mission Command and Mission FailureJames ElingFebruary 14, 2021July 7, 2021 by James ElingFebruary 14, 2021July 7, 20210841We look at Mission Command in the context of Mission Failure. How can Mission Command success when your plan fails? This is Part IV of...
LeadershipMission CommandNavyPodcastRoyal Navy53 – Royal Navy Mission Command at the Battle of Cape St VincentJames ElingSeptember 17, 2020February 14, 2021 by James ElingSeptember 17, 2020February 14, 20210735We continue to look at the genesis of Royal Navy Mission Command with Lord Horatio Nelson. The Battle of Cape St Vincent is his first...
Mission CommandNavyPodcastRoyal NavyLord Horatio Nelson and Mission CommandJames ElingJune 13, 2020June 16, 2020 by James ElingJune 13, 2020June 16, 20200733Lord Horatio Nelson's command philosophy had many elements of Mission Command - we look for lessons for Leaders about how he lead his men and...
Mission CommandPodcast33 – The practice of Mission CommandJames ElingMarch 17, 2019January 17, 2021 by James ElingMarch 17, 2019January 17, 20210877What is Mission Command and why is it so difficult to practice? We look at the modern implementation of Auftragstaktik....
Mission CommandPodcast32 – Mission Command and Mission Success with Nordbat 2James ElingFebruary 13, 2019June 16, 2020 by James ElingFebruary 13, 2019June 16, 202001040We discuss how Mission Command was used in Bosnia by BRIG Ulf Henriccson, commander of Nordbat 2 as a part of UNPROFOR....