text: Training Management
  TRAINING AS LEADER DEVELOPMENT
  1-20. Effective training and leader development are the keys to operational success. Leader development is
  continuous and life long, within the institutional base at every stage and within operating forces. Training
  represents the best leader development possible. Commanders must invest time and resources in leader
  development. They treat leader development with the same degree of detailed planning and execution as they
  would a training event. Unit training provides the framework for leaders to develop their leadership skills
  and evolve as effective leaders. Training provides significant learning opportunities for junior leaders to make
  and learn from mistakes and improve their leadership proficiency. Senior leaders teach, coach, mentor, and
  guide junior leaders, underwriting their honest mistakes without prejudice. (See FM 6-22 and resources such
  as the Project Athena Leader Self-Development Tool available at https://capl.army.mil for more information
  on leader development methods and activities.)
  1-21. Training and leader development are linked and mutually supportive of each other. Leaders must train
  their subordinate leaders to train effectively as the unit plans and prepares, executes, evaluates, and assesses
  training. Short of combat, unit training provides the best and most practical leader development possible. The
  truth of this becomes evident in how leaders train to perform in combat situations—under extreme stress.
  The experiences gained and lessons learned as the unit trains form the solid foundation for effective
  leadership.
  1-22. Every Army leader has the responsibility for the professional development of subordinate leaders as
  training occurs. Leader development is a proactive process and is an integral part of training plans, meetings,
  and briefings. Leaders develop subordinate leaders by—
  * Establishing leader goals, objectives, and expectations as part of every training event as senior
  leaders guide junior leaders toward operational and professional success.
  * Developing leaders who can fight their formations and win—training is the key/most important
  leader development we do.
  * Ensuring training plans include leader development training objectives. A training objective is a
  statement that describes the desired outcome of a training event.
  * Evaluating and assessing leaders as part of the training process.
  TRAINING MANAGEMENT CYCLE
  1-23. The training management cycle is the process of prioritizing training, planning and preparation,
  execution, and the evaluation and assessment of training. The commander drives the training management
  cycle by prioritizing training and assessing unit training proficiencies. Long-, mid-, and short-range planning
  is conducted to support the execution of training. Continuous feedback through evaluation and other key
  inputs provides the commander information to assess unit training proficiencies accurately. This manual uses
  the training management cycle as its framework. See figure 1-2 on page 1-6 that illustrates the training
  management cycle. (See the Army Training Network (ATN) at https://atn.army.mil for the training
  management cycle.)