Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal | Key Takeaways & Analysis: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World

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Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal | Key Takeaways & Analysis  



Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal is an examination of the process he began of restructuring the Joint Special Operations Command management style, from a rigid command structure to a cooperative team comprised of smaller specialized teams. While fighting Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), General McChrystal noted how the United States and coalition militaries were efficient war-fighting machines, but they were not adaptable or effective against the seemingly disordered AQI. In 2005, after a particularly destructive terrorist attack at the opening of a sewage plant near Baghdad, McChrystal began considering whether the efficient structure was actually hindering the counterinsurgency, preventing them from responding to threats in real time and delaying the capture of AQI leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

Modern military management originated at the 1900 World's Fair, when Frederick Winslow Taylor revealed his work in steel production efficiency. Taylor believed that there is a right way to do any given thing…

   

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Genres: Leadership

38 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 24, 2015

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Reviews

[Kostiantyn Koshelenko · Rating 5 out of 5]

Few books have the power to reshape how leaders think about complexity, agility, and teamwork. Team of Teams is one of them.

General McChrystal’s insights into decentralized leadership and adaptability have had a profound impact on me and many readers in Ukraine. In times of uncertainty, his lessons on trust, information sharing, and empowered decision-making resonate deeply. The book is not just about military strategy—it’s about leading in a world where rapid change is the only constant.

I highly recommend Team of Teams to anyone navigating leadership in complex environments. Thank you, General McChrystal, for sharing your hard-earned wisdom with the world.

[manish · Rating 4 out of 5]

A smooth read on a new and successful management style tested in one of the most challenging environments in the world. Interspersed with various examples from length and breadth of history and important leadership lessons from these examples.

[Patti Townley-Covert · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book surprised me. Not only did it involve multiple authors in a seamless way, but it also kept me engaged and learning all the way through. The examples made valuable concepts memorable and made me feel more competent to face leadership challenges in the future. I highly recommend it.

[Tim Owens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Realizing we were losing to AQI while being superior to them in every way General McCrystal concluded that the military 19s disadvantage was their organization structure and culture of top down command. Innovating a new management style McCrystal turned a century of management and leadership concepts on its head enabling the military to react to the new technologies used in the battle against AQI. The general and his team had to change all the effective management beliefs developed and improved upon in the last century by Fredrick Taylor. This is a fascinating read with a peak into the new management styles coming exemplified not only in the military but the business world.

[Molly killian · Rating 2 out of 5]

Moments of clarity packed away in gobbley goop. Synergy.