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Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World

by Stanley McChrystal

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Mar 10, 2020 07:11PM

“I would tell my staff about the “dinosaur’s tail”: As a leader grows more senior, his bulk and tail become huge, but like the brontosaurus, his brain remains modestly small. When plans are changed and the huge beast turns, its tail often thoughtlessly knocks over people and things. That the destruction was unintentional doesn’t make it any better.”
― Stanley McChrystal, Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World

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“an organization’s fitness—like that of an organism—cannot be assessed in a vacuum; it is a product of compatibility with the surrounding environment.”
― General S McChrystal, Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World

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“the rules and limitations that once prevented accidents now prevented creativity.”
― Stanley McChrystal, Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World

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“The crew’s attachment to procedure instead of purpose offers a clear example of the dangers of prizing efficiency over adaptability.”
― Stanley McChrystal, Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World

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“The temptation to lead as a chess master, controlling each move of the organization, must give way to an approach as a gardener, enabling rather than directing. A gardening approach to leadership is anything but passive. The leader acts as an “Eyes-On, Hands-Off” enabler who creates and maintains an ecosystem in which the organization operates.”
― Stanley McChrystal, Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World

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