Team of Teams

Author: Gen. Stanley McChrystal

OODA Loops

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It’s hard to scale a lot of small team. It must be organically connected. We often don’t have the answers.

“You can’t fake it. The role of the leader has changed. It used to be command and control. A leader is more like a gardener now. You must orchestrate the pieces of a team, and ensure they are well connected.”

You want a well connected, curious organization.

“If when you get on the ground the order we gave you is wrong, execute the order we should have given you.”

The leader must educate the team to make wise decisions from the front line if the leader is somewhere else. The leader must trust the team to make the right decisions in that moment.

“The leader still owns the outcome. The reality is the team will do better if properly trained.”

Create an organization of trust and speed.

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