Leadership Secrets from the Military: Can We Learn for Stronger Strategy Execution?

Pyramid diagram comparing the Howwe methodology and U.S. Air Force mission command framework, highlighting Centralized Command, Distributed Control, and Decentralized Execution for strategic business execution.

According to the US Air Force Doctrine Publication 1 (AFDP 1), the method by which Airmen execute mission command is by “CC-DC-DE”, or: Centralized Command (CC) – Distributed Control (DC) – Decentralized Execution (DE) In contested battle situations, where communications may be degraded or limited any attempt to have centralized decision making would be ineffective […]