UUDEN TAISTELUTAVAN EDELLYTTÄMIEN TAITOJEN KEHITTÄMINEN JOHTAMISEN JA KOULUTTAMISEN HARJOITTELUSSA: RESILIENSSI JA TOIMINTAKYVYN ITSESÄÄTELYTAITO

Kirjoittajat

• Soili Paananen Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu
• Aki-Mauri Huhtinen Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu

Avainsanat:

resilienssi, sotilasorganisaatio, toimintakyky, etnografia, organisaation käytänteet, johtaminen, koulutus, uusi taistelutapa

Abstrakti

Abstract The article explores the relationship between cadets’ flexibility and self management skills or resilience and its importance to cadets’ training, leadership as well as to the new battlefield posture. Resilience commonly refers to the individual’s ability to bounce back from adversity in challenging situations, in difficult circumstances or from post-traumatic stress disorder. It is also understood as an ability to adapt and deal with risks and difficulties. The article examines how in different practices of an organisation resilience is produced and maintained. More specifically, it focuses on those educational, leading and action practices as well as on cultural habits of a community which spur, support or prevent flexible (resilient) action and at the same time enhance and maintain soldier’s and troops’?? action competence. The significance of the study lies in the ongoing reform process of the battlefield posture of the Finnish National Defence Forces. This new battlefield posture places emphasis on soldier’s (cadet’s) ability to look after his / her own action competence. Nevertheless, how this action competence is constructed on the micro level and how it will be maintained remain open questions in respect of education and leadership. The maintenance and management of one’s action competence is a key factor concerning the social cohesion and leadership behaviour of a combat unit. In particular, action competence affects psychological defence and prevents adversary’s non-kinetic effect. The article explores those factors which are crucial for the learning and development of decentralized and independent action in the new battlefield posture.