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Despite having recently adopted maneuver warfare and mission command as warfighting and command philosophies, many armies, including the Canadian Army, continue to support their commanders with decision-making processes that presume that time is a controllable commodity—that it can somehow be manipulated for one’s use. However, this assumption runs counter to the reality of operations, where success is largely determined by a commander’s ability to make decisions faster than the opponent and to take action as soon as possible.
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Labbé, J.S. (2000). Time, Tempo, and Command. In: McCann, C., Pigeau, R. (eds) The Human in Command. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4229-2_9
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