General Stanley McChrystal (Ret.) Managing Partner at McChrystal Group, Former Commander Joint Special Operations Command

Summary: Among other topics, General McChrystal discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:<br> <br> * The connections between the speed of change, agility, and decision making<br> * Recognizing that you can be technically and tactically correct, and still be functionally incorrect<br> * The benefits gained from decentralization, pumping information down the organization, and harnessing insights from younger, less experienced team members<br> * Building an organizational structure of organically connected small cohesive teams<br> * Creating a mandate for necessary change in organizations that are comfortable with their status quo<br> * The General’s upcoming book on leadership which explores the metrics of leadership<br> <br>  <br> General Stanley McChrystal is a retired four-star general. He is the former commander of U.S. and International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) Afghanistan and the former commander of the premier military counter-terrorism force, Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). He was responsible for developing and implementing the current counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan, and for creating a comprehensive counter-terrorism organization that revolutionized the interagency operating culture.<br> General McChrystal co-founded the McChrystal Group in 2011. The McChrystal Group’s mission is to deliver innovative leadership solutions to American businesses to help them transform and succeed in challenging and dynamic environments.<br> General McChrystal is a senior fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs where he teaches a course on Leadership in Operation. He sits on the boards of Navistar International Corporation and JetBlue Airways. He is also the chair of Service Year Alliance, which advocates for a year of service for every young American.<br> General McChrystal earned a Bachelor of Science from West Point and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval War College. He has completed fellowships at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and at the Council on Foreign Relations.<br>