Team of Teams
by Stanley McChrystal, Tantum Collins, David Silverman, Chris Fussell · Stanley McChrystal
Retired general Stanley McChrystal's account of restructuring the Joint Special Operations Task Force in Iraq from a rigid command hierarchy into a network of teams. Explains shared consciousness and empowered execution, and how to apply trust and transparency across large organizations facing fast-changing conditions.
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