The term “intrusive leadership” has been used pointedly in articles, reports, and speeches by senior military leaders in the past few decades. Through qualitative interviews, literature reviews, and a survey, this is what I discovered: The problem with the ‘correct solution’ I wanted to find out if it is taught and if it is desired by the generation entering the workforce today. I wanted to study intrusive leadership and talk to senior leaders about their experience with this leadership style. So, I decided to turn that passion into a purpose. I remain in contact with many of them today and still seek their guidance from time to time. ![]() I have worked for intrusive leaders before in my career, and those leaders had a profound impact on me. ![]() That experience made me passionate about intrusive leadership and the positive impacts it can have on people and organizations. I knew I wasn’t alone, so I wrote the article in the hopes that it would motivate people across the country to engage in some difficult conversations, with the goal of increasing unit cohesion and providing everyone with a sense of care and support. I needed someone to ask how I was doing and be prepared to listen to my struggle as an African American man, and as a husband and father. I wrote this article because I was struggling with the gut-wrenching murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. Naval Institute entitled Racial Tension in America Requires Intrusive Military Leadership. ![]() In June of 2020, I wrote an article published by the U.S.
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