purpose. It takes leadership, focused effort, and training to build a Mission Command culture. Thinking and decisionmaking are delegated to leaders at all levels, anchored by a clear and well-understood aim. When Mission Command is applied well, the culture will be creative, agile and energetic and there will be an absence of internal friction. The challenge for a leader is to create a Mission Command environment, and then to be brave enough to let it run. Allowing that there may sometimes be some minor errors, but the benefits in pace and energy will outweigh the risk associated with tactical errors. Most leaders lose their nerve and grip the detail, but leaders who can work in this way maximise their own leadership effect by enabling others. “Mission Command is largely about culture: it insists on certain positive ways of working, and all activity is focussed on a clear and robust aim.” Neil Jurd OBE is the author of The Leadership Book and founder of residential training and video learning platform Leader Connect.
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