I went into west point at eight, 17 and follow in my father's footsteps. He had gone 30 years before. But i didn't take it very seriously. They take themselves very seriously. And we have this clash of cultures. You now, sort of meat head m cristal shows up. Well, that also proves, i guess, the adage that what you do is more important than tan what you say. I will talk about social media later but maybe one positive aspect os it is that there is a lot of monitoring of our be your out in public to keep us a little more honest.
General Stanley McChrystal is a retired four-star general, the former commander of US and International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan, and former commander of Joint Special Operations Command, America’s premier military counter-terrorism force.
General McChrystal is also the founder of the McChrystal Group, a senior fellow at Yale University, and the author of several New York Times bestselling books including Leaders: Myth & Reality and his most recent book Risk: A User’s Guide.
General McChrystal joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss how to assess risk, core qualities of leadership he looks for, propaganda, the conflict in Ukraine and more.
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