The Importance of Rationality in Policy Decision Making

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I think sometimes we wrap ourselves in this idea that we are following the science. In reality, you should be following rational decision making with science as one of the inputs. We knew a pandemic was coming because they do come with a regular heartbeat. I'm going to go back to the judgment or the self discipline to figure out what was best constantly adapt to what changing information tells us and then 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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