Slapout9 thanks for the OODA/Decision Cycle and further reading

John Keegan's Mask of Command (315-38) that a commander is a man of his society and acts accordingly - therefore I am wondering how the decision making cycle of different commanders would be influenced by the following 'imperatives' that Keegan describes:

1. Kinship - the creation of a bond between a commander and men.
2. Prescriptions - the need for a commander to speak directly to his men.
3. Sanctions - the issuing of rewards and punishments.
4. Action - intelligence gathering and the formulation of plans.
5. Example - the most important imperative, the need for a commander to be seen to share dangers with his men.

Surely, each nation/time period would have a different emphasis on each one of the above. This being the case would the OODA cycle be influenced by these factors?

This is where Sun Tzu comes in...."if you know yourself and your enemy..."

(not just dribble....diligently trying to create a composite/template of a commander's decision making cycle)