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The Global Leadership Center at West Point
Purpose: To launch West Point’s already nationally recognized leader development capability into the global sphere. For over 200 years, West Point has provided leaders who have influenced the Army, the Nation, and the World. The Center’s faculty, staff, and practitioners enhance the capacity of individuals and organizations for innovative and responsible leadership through research, education, global dialogue and action. The knowledge and information produced by the Center transcend all industries and levels of leadership, and impacts our world. The Center would also continue to enhance the capacity of cadet leader development.
Vision: Operating at the nexus of government, technology, and society, the Global Leadership Center prepares leaders, from cadets to statesmen, to resolve the world's most formidable challenges. The Global Leadership Center at West Point is the world’s best institution for leadership development, practice, and research. West Point, the Army, government agencies, educational institutions and corporate entities rely on the Center’s expertise, objectivity, and capabilities to bring together pinnacle leaders to find solutions to real world problems. As a result, the Center creates new knowledge and constructive activity that advances leadership world-wide, and transforms the way leaders, their organizations, and their societies confront the most difficult challenges of the 21st century.
How We Get It Done:
· Significantly expand and leverage already successful West Point leadership initiatives to showcase the leader development talent of cadets, former faculty and alumni to create enduring conferences, scholarship, and guest speaker series (e.g. SCUSA, Global Leadership Conference, NCEA). Attract world-class researchers and practitioners by enhancing existing Academy programs. Expand and enhance existing leadership programs at the Academy, National and Global levels
o Academy Scholar Program – Cadet Internships (AIADs); Pickens Scholars
o Military Leadership Staff Rides
o Small Unit Leaders Center (Battle Simulations Center)
o Co-Curricular Leader Training (DCA Clubs)
o Provide reach back for Army leadership programs
o Work collaboratively by building networks with individuals and organizations.
o Create opportunities for reflection and discovery for students, scholars, and practitioners from different disciplines, sectors, cultures, and nations.
o CENTERPIECE: Global Leadership Conference (akin to Davos) on a specific topic each year. Other conferences, speakers, internships and scholarly programs throughout the year would complement the centerpiece conference and be highlighted at the conference.
· Create a world class energy efficient (green) leadership conference center
o State of the art conference rooms equipped with multi-media/virtual capability
o Provide overnight accommodations that include dining and recreation facilities for individuals and organizations to enhance their experience
o Provide service to individuals and organizations in an easily accessible way through competent, knowledgeable and professional staff
o Provide outreach throughout the world through a web presence that dissiminates research, publications, streaming video etc.
o CENTERPIECE: State of the art Conference Center and Staff that provides a physical presence and state of the art website that provides a virtual presence.
· Leverage West Point’s location, brand equity, and the teaching talents of former faculty and alumni to form a significant revenue-generating outreach capacity with the goal of making the Center fully self-sustaining within five years of inception.
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