There's got to be a certain level of competence in the business. The next thing is they've got to have self discipline. Wit means you have to do things that are frightening or inconvenient and unpleasant, even when you don't want to do them. You can teach people things like decision making but typically you can't train sympathy.
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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