Vojenské Rozhledy

Czech Military Review

Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 2/2007: 179-185

The Role of a Manager-Commander and Units ControlMilitary professional

Ing. Milan Pelikán, pplk. Ing. Lubomír Střída

In this article the authors think over the role of the commander- manager in current chain of command, under the current situation. They analyse requirements for the personality of a commander and characterize important factors and rules that influence successfulness of commander?s activities during the control of the units. The core is put on basic principles command and control: united commander?s authority that can?t be shared with anybody, unity of command, command and control by targets, consistency, determination and firmness when they realize approved decisions, high level of organized activities, high centralism together with a certain level of independence of their subordinates, giving them a chance to fulfil task independently.

Keywords: management,command and control,commander

Published: June 15, 2007  Show citation

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Pelikán, M., & Střída, L. (2007). The Role of a Manager-Commander and Units Control. Czech Military Review88(2), 179-185
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