I guess the big mental requirement there is the ability (on all command levels) to understand strategy and translate it into tactics, and to change from one tac

I guess the big mental requirement there is the ability (on all command levels) to understand strategy and translate it into tactics, and to change from one tactic to another in order to achieve the same strategic goal. This was what Helmuth von Moltke (Chief of Staff of the Prussian Military) coined as "No plan survives contact with the enemy" (paraphrased). The battle between top-down and bottom-up management styles is still pretty alive in most companies, I guess.