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Modelling military leadership practices in project-based civilian workforces: mission command, leadership & followership in practice

Published on February 26, 2026   13 min

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Hello. My name is Sascha Moses Carey. Today, I'll be presenting on modeling military leadership practices in project-based civilian workforces, mission command, leadership, and followership in practice, a case study.
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A little about me. My name is Sascha Moses Carey. My background started off in Human Resources and Organizational Leadership. I then moved into Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality Management. I have been in industries such as defense, rail, construction, and, most recently, petrochemical. I've recently completed my Master's of Engineering in Advanced Safety Engineering and Management.
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This case study is about leading a turnaround project in Guam that had been completely shut down due to serious safety failures. When I arrived, operations were frozen. The workforce was stuck in a state of semi-organized chaos and leadership was leaning towards micromanagement as a solution. But that approach would have crushed initiative and reinforced a very toxic culture. Instead, I focused on restoring trust and creating a psychologically safe environment. I empowered leaders and followers at every level to take ownership, make decisions, and act within clear boundaries. Using mission command principles, we shifted from top-down control to decentralized leadership. Supervisors became trusted decision makers, and followers were encouraged to use judgment and take disciplined initiative. This created a culture where safety and mission success were no longer competing priorities; they were aligned. The result was a project that moved from paralysis to safe, effective execution on the ground.

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