Abstract
This article is based on the Presidential Address at the 2009 Society of Psychologists in Management Conference. It introduces the concept of technical leadership and describes the National Security Agency (NSA) leadership model, emphasizing the role of technical leaders at NSA. NSA's technical leaders function as embedded consultants and the interplay between technical consultation and managerial leadership is critical to effective leadership at NSA. Most of the article will focus on the NSA Senior Technical Development Program (STDP). The STDP is a program focused on developing experts into those who will technically lead at NSA. To provide the context for the program, this article includes a brief introduction to NSA's missions and identifies some of the technical challenges faced by NSA. These challenges drive NSA's managerial and technical leadership development approaches and initiatives.
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