Contributing USMA Research Unit(s)
Center for Junior Officers, Social Sciences
Publication Date
7-31-2019
Publication Title
Center for Junior Officers
Document Type
Article
Abstract
It was the first day at my new unit. As a staff officer I wasn’t surprised when the Battalion Executive Officer (XO), my new boss, motioned me into his office for a chat. What he said next left me speechless. I anticipated the normal “welcome to the unit” speech, but instead he offered one sentence worth of guidance and sent me on my way: “forecast my needs and that of the unit and you will succeed here.” What exactly did he mean by this? How does one forecast without additional information? Where should I start? What should the priority be? How far out should I forecast? My new boss clearly didn’t have the time to answer these questions, so I would have to figure it.
Recommended Citation
Fust, George, "What Every Boss Wants: Forecasting" (2019). West Point Research Papers. 213.
https://digitalcommons.usmalibrary.org/usma_research_papers/213
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