Why higher command demands a different way of thinking

Courage may lead an officer to command from the front, but senior officers must resist acting like company commanders. Training can make someone highly capable at handling a company or an individual ship without preparing that person to coordinate several companies or ships at once. A naval captain promoted into flotilla command, like an army officer rising to battalion command, must think about the movement and survival of the whole formation. Johnston's decision shows how personal example can deprive an army of the command perspective it needs most.