Leaders have to operate in literal life or death situations. "You can't train things like empathy," he says, but you can teach them decision-making. The difference often between the very best leaders and very ineffective leaders is just that leader's self-discipline to actually execute.
ABOUT GENERAL STANLEY MCCHRYSTAL
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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