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Air Force Leadership Study

The Need for Deliberate Development

Dr. Karen Currie -- Team Leader Colonel, USAF, Retired John Conway Colonel, USAF, Retired Scott Johnson Colonel, USAF, Retired Dr. Brian Landry

Lieutenant Colonel, USAF Dr. Adam Lowther

Research Paper 2012?1

Air University Press Air Force Research Institute Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 36112?6026

February 2012

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Contents

Memorandum for Record from the

Chief of Staff of the Air Force to AFRI

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Foreword

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About the Authors

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Executive Summary

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Recommendations

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1 Introduction

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2 Leadership Concepts

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3The Deliberate Development of

Air Force Officers

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4 Recommendations

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5 Conclusions

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AppendixAir Force Negotiation Center of

Excellence Concept Paper for

General Officer Negotiation Skills

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Abbreviations and Acronyms

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