Most Popular Books by Stanley McChrystal

From the bestselling author of Team of Teams and My Share of the Task, an entirely new way to understand risk and master the unknown. Retired four-star general Stan McChrystal has lived a life associated with the deadly risks of combat. From his first day at West Point, to his years in Afghanistan, to his efforts helping business leaders navigate a global pandemic, McChrystal has seen how individuals and organizations fail to mitigate risk. Why? Because they focus on the probability of something happening instead of the interface by which it can be managed. In Risk, General McChrystal offers a battle-tested system for detecting and responding to risk. Instead of defining risk as a force to predict, McChrystal and coauthor Anna Butrico show that there are in fact ten dimensions of control we can adjust at any given time. Drawing on examples ranging from military history to the business world, and offering practical exercises to improve preparedness, McChrystal illustrates how these ten factors are always in effect, and how by considering them, individuals and organizations can exert mastery over every conceivable sort of risk that they might face. We may not be able to see the future, but with McChrystal’s hard-won guidance, we can improve our resistance and build a strong defense against what we know—and what we don''t.

From the New York Times bestselling author of My Share of the Task and Leaders comes a manual for leaders looking to make their teams more adaptable, agile, and unified in the midst of change. When General Stanley McChrystal took command of the Joint Special Operations Task Force in 2004, he quickly realized that conventional military tactics were failing. Al Qaeda in Iraq was a decentralized network that could move quickly, strike ruthlessly, then seemingly vanish into the local population. The allied forces had a huge advantage in numbers, equipment, and training—but none of that seemed to matter. To defeat Al Qaeda, they would have to combine the power of the world’s mightiest military with the agility of the world’s most fearsome terrorist network. They would have to become a "team of teams"—faster, flatter, and more flexible than ever. In Team of Teams, McChrystal and his colleagues show how the challenges they faced in Iraq can be relu00adevant to countless businesses, nonprofits, and oru00adganizations today. In periods of unprecedented crisis, leaders need practical management practices that can scale to thousands of people—and fast. By giving small groups the freedom to experiment and share what they learn across the entire organizau00adtion, teams can respond more quickly, communicate more freely, and make better and faster decisions. Drawing on compelling examples—from NASA to hospital emergency rooms—Team of Teams makes the case for merging the power of a large corporation with the agility of a small team to transform any organization.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of Team of Teams and My Share of the Task, reflections on character, and who we choose to be. “Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.” —Thomas Paine How to measure a life? After a career of service, retired four-star general Stanley McChrystal had much to contemplate. He pondered his successes and failures, his beliefs and aspirations, and asked himself, Who am I, really? And more importantly, who have I become? When I die, how will I be measured? In the end, McChrystal came to a conclusion as simple as it was profound: the reality of who we are cannot be recorded in dates or accomplishments. It is found in our character—the most accurate, and last full measure, of who we choose to be. On Character offers McChrystal’s blueprint for living with purpose and integrity, challenging us to examine not just our deeds but who we become through them. Drawing from a lifetime of experience, he distills profound insights on setting and meeting standards, aligning actions with beliefs, and offers practical advice on overcoming obstacles and pursuing self-improvement. According to McChrystal, character is not a trait inherited at birth, nor does it automatically come from education, position, or experience. Character, instead, comes down to a succession of choices, most mundane, several momentous, that reveal the deep truth of our capacity for virtue. In an era where understanding and upholding our ideals is more crucial than ever, On Character offers an inspiring roadmap for personal growth and integrity—a call to become our best selves, both as individuals and as Americans.

"General McChrystal is a legendary warrior with a fine eye for enduring lessons about leadership, courage, and consequence." —Tom Brokaw General Stanley McChrystal is widely admired for his hunger to know the truth, his courage to find it, and his humility to listen to those around him. Even as the commanding officer of all U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, he stationed himself forward and frequently went on patrols with his troops to experience their challenges firsthand. In this illuminating New York Times bestseller, McChrystal frankly explores the major episodes and controversies of his career. He describes the many outstanding leaders he served with and the handful of bad leaders he learned not to emulate. And he paints a vivid portrait of how the military establishment turned itself, in one generation, into the adaptive, resilient force that would soon be tested in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the wider War on Terror.

AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! Stanley McChrystal, the retired US Army general and bestselling author of Team of Teams, profiles thirteen of history’s great leaders, including Walt Disney, Coco Chanel, and Robert E. Lee, to show that leadership is not what you think it is—and never was. Stan McChrystal served for thirty-four years in the US Army, rising from a second lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division to a four-star general, in command of all American and coalition forces in Afghanistan. During those years he worked with countless leaders and pondered an ancient question: “What makes a leader great?” He came to realize that there is no simple answer. With Plutarch’s Lives as his model, McChrystal looks at paired sets of leaders who followed unconventional paths to success. For instance . . . Walt Disney and Coco Chanel, Maximilien Robespierre and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Boss Tweed and Margaret Thatcher, Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr., and finally explores his former hero, Robert E. Lee, from his exceptional military career to leading an army to defeat in service of an immoral cause. He uses their stories to explore how leadership works in practice and to challenge the myths that complicate our thinking about this critical topic. Leaders will help you take stock of your own leadership, whether you’re part of a small team or responsible for an entire nation.

"A eficiência continua a ser importante, mas a capacidade de adaptar-se à complexidade e à mudança tornou-se um imperativo". Em um momento de crises sem precedentes as ações devem ser rapidamente difundidas para todas as pessoas envolvidas de forma clara e precisa, descentralizada, porém coesa. Com base na experiência do General Stanley McChrystal, combatendo a Al Qaeda e liderando tropas de vários países, "Time de Times" adapta as táticas de guerra ao mundo dos negócios, demonstrando como a vivência combatendo grupos terroristas é perfeitamente adaptada aos negócios e a todas as áreas onde a gestão de pessoas é vital. Um livro imprescindível para gestores, diretores e empreendedores em geral.

Hogyan egyesítsük a kis csapatokra jellemző rugalmasságot és összetartást a nagy szervezetek lehetőségeivel és erőforrásaival? Stanley McChrystal tábornok óriási, nemzetközi szövetségesekből álló, hierarchikus felépítésű, fegyelmezett hadi gépezetet vezetett, ám az al-Káidával szemben mit sem számított létszámbeli, felszerelésben és kiképzettségben megmutatkozó fölényük. A hadsereg hagyományos működése nem felelt meg napjaink hadviselésének, ezért McChrystal a háború kellős közepén átláthatóan kommunikáló, decentralizált hálózattá alakította csapatait. A háborúban tapasztalt kihívások tanulságai az üzleti vállalkozások, nonprofit és egyéb szervezetek számára is példaértékűek. A könyv által ismertetett stratégia minden területen működőképes, akár egy kórházról, akár a NASA-ról van szó, és a vezetők akkor cselekednek a legbölcsebben, ha kísérletezési szabadsággal és szervezeti szintű rálátással ruházzák fel csapataikat.

Als ehemaliger General und Kommandeur der Afghanistantruppen kennt sich Stanley McChrystal bestens mit Führung aus. Er zeigt, dass Führung nicht das ist, was man gemeinhin denkt – das es das auch nie war! Führung ist dann herausragend, wenn sie einen unkonventionellen Weg einschlägt. 13 bekannte Führungspersönlichkeiten aus verschiedenen Bereichen und Epochen belegen dies in seinem Buch: Walt Disney und Coco Chanel erschufen beide auf ihre Weise Unternehmensimperien. Margaret Thatcher gelangte an die Spitze von Großbritannien und die Geistlichen Martin Luther und sein Namensvetter Martin Luther King jr. führten beide zu ihrer Zeit weltverändernde Bewegungen an. Anhand der einzigartigen Erfolgsgeschichten räumt der Autor mit gängigen Mythen auf und zeigt, was gute Führung in der Praxis tatsächlich ausmacht.