At the beginning of every Pentagon meeting involving the Army’s senior staff, General George Casey, then-Chief of Staff of the Army, asked: “Where are we trying to get to?” That question never lost relevance. For the leader of any organization, identifying the desired end state constitutes the critical task. For example, CEOs develop and direct the execution of corporate strategy to achieve growth or revenue goals. Similarly, senior military leaders marshal resources to achieve strategic aims—the maintenance of an alliance, the return to governance based on the rule of law, or the transition from combat operations to stability operations and then to peace.