FORT RILEY, Kan. - Eleven Soldiers from the Main Command Post Operational Detachment of the 1st Infantry Division, based out of Lincoln, Nebraska, attended a presentation on the book, "Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World," by retired U.S. Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal.
McChrysta wrote the book with Tantum Collins, David Silverman and Chris Fussell, and is based on their experiences in Iraq and how they can be related to businesses, nonprofits and organizations.
McChrystal said a lot of his success was attributed to pushing down information and decisions to junior leaders within his organizations.
“What I found was, if you give them the big picture, they will mature,” McChrystal said.
It’s about junior leaders calling the shots as opposed to headquarters telling them to do something, McChrystal added.
In addition, McChrystal spoke a lot about working as team.
“Think about the dynamics that make a team work well … Creating connections that bind those various teams together,” McChrystal said.
“You no longer have a single person or place that’s in control,” McChrystal added. “We’re in the era of the no huddle offense.”
Soldiers at the presentation said it was a great opportunity to learn more about McChrystal’s organization theories.
“It's a very good concept, it helps break down the organization of singular units, and it helps us create a cohesive unit,” said Sgt. William Cornish with the MPC-OD, 1st ID.
McChrystal hoped everyone learned leadership skills and ideas from the presentation that would help improve and maintain the total Army force.
| Date Taken: |
03.04.2016 |
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03.06.2016 22:36 |
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FORT RILEY, KANSAS, US |
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