The NATO version of this is called Mission Command. You train the levels below you in doctrine and rules of engagement and big picture things like that, and the

The NATO version of this is called Mission Command. You train the levels below you in doctrine and rules of engagement and big picture things like that, and then you give them an objective and let them figure out the best way to achieve this. Put another way: you tell them what and why, and they go off and figure out how. To do this, you need the training to be up to scratch that you can trust your underlings to be competent, and once you have that, you have to actually trust them. reference: https://www.armypubs.org/adp-6-0-mission-command-command-and-control-of-army-forces/ https://www.armypubs.org/adp-6-0-mission-command-command-and... (PDF: https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN34403-ADP_6-0-000-WEB-3.pdf https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN34403-ADP_6-...) The bullet point principles at the top of page 1-7 sound a bit like the Army's version of the Agile manifesto.