Stanley McChrystal: Listen, learn ... then lead
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- www.ted.com Four-star general Stanley McChrystal shares what he learned about leadership over his decades in the military. How can you build a sense of shared purpose among people of many ages and skill sets? By listening and learning -- and addressing the possibility of failure.
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"Leaders can let you fail, but cannot let you be a failure" This is perhaps one of the greatest lines I've ever heard. I first heard this from my DS back in basic training for the Army and has stuck with me ever since. Now as a SGT in the AR Army National Guard I take it has whole new meaning to me as I look out upon my squad and realize that there success as soldiers is dependent upon my leadership. Thank you so much for the talk, it was a great reminder of the type of leader I should always strive to be. God Bless,
Military Costs of War since 2001
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i cant help myself , you gave given me all i need and its great being the last to know...
Very inspirational! I experienced a lot of different organizations working for the university. It was much needed leadership position, it seems I was always lacking.
I heard this, I felt the excitement.
Leadership is needed to communicate. He says that they must build trust and confidence in order to communicate with the people.
Just, I think that a true leader is trying to fit the characteristics of those who try to fit era how to communicate.
I want to be a good leader. This is quite remarkable for me.
Stanley McCrystal was my battalion commander (then, Lt.Col.) in the 2/504th PIR, 82nd. I still remember to this day the speech he gave us before we were going to jump into and invade Haiti. I’m not surprised he rose so far. He definitely led by example - even doing little things like having the heater removed from his HMMV because if we were going to be cold out in the field then he wanted to be cold too...
...invading haiti to me should not have been big deal at all
Edmond Dantès you do it then.
The best PIR unit in this man's Army...2/504th - Gen. McCrystal is an awesome leader.
@@toniomaceo8822 Well, it was going to be the largest airborne operation since Market Garden during WW2. Our objective after securing the Port Au Prince International airport was to head downtown and take the Presidential Palace before the sun rose in the morning.
@@samoramachel55 I was in B. 2/504th! You wouldn’t happen to be 1Sgt Sutherland that came after 1Sgt Sestosa, would you? I’m on an iPhone and your picture is small, but it looks like you are an African-American? If so, probably not the Sutherland I’m thinking of, but it’s still great to run into guys from our old unit! What company were you in?
Dr. Deptula provided a very detailed discussion explaining the three different pillars of leadership development, which include: being, knowing and doing. What resonated most for me is that everyone has the potential and ability to become a leader. To become an effective leader, one must center their focus on developing the three pillars of leadership mentioned earlier (Deptula, 2018). As outlined in the discussion, the first pillar of 'being' signifies how we see others and ourselves as leaders. The second pillar - knowing - discusses one’s knowledge base; it encompasses both the 'what' and 'how' when dissecting the individual's intellectual perception and leadership expectations. Lastly, 'doing' involves the practice of a leader worth following.
The intellectual traits considered by General McChrystal include intellectual humility, intellectual perseverance, and intellectual empathy. Gen. McChrystal demonstrated having intellectual humility when he acknowledged his need for adjustment in his skill set and knowledge. He exhibited no sign of arrogance or egotism while having high social status within the workforce. Most notably, he was trained by competent, senior individuals and saw no shame with learning from a younger troop. It was apparent he had years of military training and knowledge compared to the younger soldiers. However, he sought the need to adjust his leadership style, notwithstanding past success.
Intellectual empathy was another trait exhibited which the author of Critical thinking, defines to be one putting themselves, imaginatively, in the shoes of another and sharing their feelings (Paul, R., Elder, L., 2012). This quality manifested when Gen. McChrystal viewed a live force mission with a father of one of the troops who were thousands of miles away and incapable of doing “anything about it" (McChrystal, 2011). Gen. McChrystal watched as the father glared at the screen helplessly to back his son in the firefight mission. Gen. McCrystal pondered on what it would be like if any of his family members were deployed on such a daunting mission. He accentuated the importance of personal relationships and emphasized the need for taking care of each other.
The textbook, Critical thinking, describes intellectual perseverance to be an individual's disposition to remain steadfast despite hardship and complexities faced (Paul, L., Elder L., 2012). Gen. McChrystal exhibited intellectual perseverance when he used nonconventional means to communicate with this team and leadership group. He utilized video conferencing, video chat, phone calls and emails. The medium he used was not only different but so were the people and their respective geographical locations. His use of electronic medium was not successful, but he did not give up. Instead, he persevered to rebuild the forces’ trust and faith. He worked through the challenges of building trust in individuals without having the ability to communicate face-to-face with them.
The three pillars of leadership development coincide with General McChrystal’s adaptation to leadership, as he deployed various tactics to become the leader he is today. Throughout his various transitions in his career, he was able to gather intricate nuggets. He gleaned from an early age how leadership development took time, commitment and adaptation to excel. As he grew and advanced in his leadership development, he sought the need to restructure his approach and the way he led. He noted how things changed rapidly. He, therefore, functioned as an effective leader as he saw the need for change and adapted accordingly. He used the following pillars of leadership, being and knowing, to become the leader he became. No doubt his practices and leadership style, which he developed, was worth following.
Retrieved:
Deptula, B. (2018, April 18). Leaders are born to be made. [Blog post]. Retrieved from czcams.com/video/3R2x3jWG_XY/video.html
Paul, R., Elder, L. (2012). Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Learning and Your Life (3rd). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
"I became a soldier, so that my son could be a farmer, so that his son could become a poet"
~~Thomas Jefferson
I am a poet.
🤩
and then there was a nation with an endless lineage of soldiers...
Will your son be a soldier next?
@@ryanmckenzie3311 Good question! I have tried since around 2010 to connect with cousins on the Internet. I did extensive genealogical research on my family history. In 2009 my brother told me he had been given a book written in 1856 and other documents that our paternal grandmother gave him. He is the oldest but I read. He is not a reader. 😁
Most of my cousins are not poets.
I discovered 23 Founding Fathers in our tree. None are direct. They range from 1st cousin to 3rd cousin to uncle. I should have had many cousins who were poets, soldiers, and farmers.
You don't want to know why our family history was kept secret. 😁
I went through a spiritual awakening with a burst of joy bigger than the universe that felt like it blew the veil off of the planet. As I was spiritually awakening I had some military inspirations... inspirations of being surrounded by guardians with their bayonets focused on me and when charges were made I spun around and around spinning out solutions without being aggressive due to the weapons pointed at one. I prayed and it felt like a military spirit strengthened my back and reinforced a beam of joy going up in prayer. I discovered that we seem to be in a spiritual battle and the terms of battle are agreed upon IN GOD WE TRUST. The first challenge seemed to be to choose love over confusion and the second challenge seems to be to choose humble love over vain love. When spiritual charges were made and I chose love it felt like there were crunches in the spirit. I prayed that one's guardians take revenge against every confusion with 1000 acts of love. I have grown in love and feel reinforced in the spirit by a miracle in love at another level although I have never made a deal for next level focuses.
I’m so so glad that the army of today is so much better than the army I went to Vietnam with. In 1968 we did not know how to build a modern army that was schooled in today’s tactics and personal relationships that grace this army of today. We have LEARNED a lot. I would really like belonging to this type of organization. God bless the USA.
Using this in my undergrad Strategic Management class ~ students love it.
great motivational speech from the heart of the General.
I served 21 years in the Army- combat veteran and pilot. I never had the opportunity to work with GEN McChrystal but I had many great leaders who operated in the same manner. Not coincidentally, they had special operations backgrounds. I've met many generals, many SEALS, Rangers, Green Berets and 160th pilots. If you'd like to know where America's best and brightest are, check these units. They're not "occupying" anything except enemy territory and that's the place you won't find cowards.
Leaders lead by example. They make sure their soldiers are taken care of first. Even to this day, I always eat last.
One of the most engaging talks I have ever watched. It makes me realize that so many industries in civilian life could and should learn from our military leadership. The generational divide (having to be mentored by people who work for you), building trust by any and all means necessary, listening.....corporations rarely do any of these things, but the military has to in real time to succeed. Incredibly valuable lessons for a world changing at an exponential rate.
I saw how humbled he was by the standing ovation. That's an experience in itself.
Thank you Sir. It's men like you that do what you do, that allow me to do what I do. For that I'm in your debt, and forever grateful. I will have my sons what this today, you are an example of a true leader.
Great TED Talk! His discussion on leadership was enlightening regardless of your chosen profession. Too many corporate leaders don't understand the importance of leadership and self-sacrifice for the greater good of the ENTIRE organization. It is clear that McChrystal gets it. I felt as though this was one of the better TED Talks I have seen.
I really needed this speech. My guys and I got hit hard during training. I made the mission fail. I was unprepared, and I expected too much from my guys without verifying enough. Now, it seems hard to delegate, because I know I can make us succeed. However, it's not success if I'm the only one in the team that's developing. It will be abysmally hard to see my guys fail another STX lane, but it's not a failure if we're improving in a training environment.
TED talks are generally thought provoking, fascinating, inspiring and entertaining, they are followed by rapturous cheers.
Then along came Stan. He did try, the poor guy. He even made a couple attempts at humour. But if the crowd laughed it was mostly on the inside.
I'm glad the audience was polite enough to give him a respectful applause when the end eventually arrived.
It is people like this that make our military #1. What an awesome individual.
"A leader can let you fail without being a failure"
The nation that continues year after year to spend more money on millitary defance than on program of social uplift , is approching spiritual death Martin Luther King Jr,
What does that have to do with the comment? That is not debating the message, that is attacking the messenger.
M S
“Only those who are ideologically opposed to military programs think of the defense budget as the first and best place to get resources for social welfare needs.” - Herman Kahn
Doesn’t answer my question. I suppose because you don’t have one.
Jeffrey Brown
Wasn’t responding to you.
Inspirational! I heard this via the TED Radio Hour podcast. I was listening to it whilst cycling home from work one day and almost had to stop the bike on hearing the last line, as it struck so powerfully. I manage people in my job (admittedly not on a battle field), but I felt so inspired by this talk. The "reverse mentoring" idea is brilliant too. Don't be afraid to learn from those who report to you! On the back of this, I've just got a copy of General McChrystal's autobiography.
you are a grEat man sir.
Thank you for such powerful speech ~
That's perfect. I'm a commander for the second time now, everyday I think in those words.
I was fortunate to serve under this man when he was merely a Captain in A co. 3rd Ranger BN. One hell of a leader! One that I would still follow into hell and back because I know he could get us back!
how many exams he has given to reach ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ?
I didn't think that was that bad of a TED talk? I actually enjoyed it, its true hard earned experience he was talking about, experience that most people take for granted, and never earn themselves.
It never changes...was like that in 87 as well.
This was an inspirational speech. There was a time we all as true Americans stood in honor - helping our neighbors - never ever considering hurting another citizen. We need that honor back.
I stand for our soldiers. They give so much for our country. They are wilingl to leave family and live in danger for the future of our great country. For the future of the children that are home entrusted by hopefully honest mother's.
We need captains and leaders in military to be tough. Making men tough will most likely safe their life. No worrying or crying. The soldiers need nerves of steel and on the spot fight for your country. Your fellow soldier and to stand strong for what we all believe in. Strong family and country. These values do not exist today. You have to have an honorable leader to build strong life long values.
But I have ant to say to the soldiers ... I pray for you everyday. Will do what I can to let them know... We here love them and stand for their willingness to give all.
God Bless our United States Soldiers.
Love this. And this is all very true.
No one needs to be told that he is a true leader. He shows it and you just know.
God Bless you Sir "Airborne All The Way"
McChrystal is a fearless warrior and a boss leader! Gosh this man has balls! I'm proud to call myself his compatriot in America and would love to meet this man one day! :)
Paul-Octave Hébert he is also the leader that went along with the lies that Pat Tillman was killed by the enemy and not an overreactive friendly fire incident.
Fabian Asensio vvv
... and because of his positional authority, could have (and should have) stopped that false award citation from going beyond his desk/check-off. The boots on the ground knew within 20 minutes after Pat was killed that they'd shot one of ours ... they weren't trying to hide it. When Rangers kill their own guy and there is no enemy present ... so much about what went down that begs a lot of questions whose answers reflect not so favorably far beyond the corporal paygrade ... so considering dead men don't talk, it was time to do the damage control dance.
General McChrystal - Thank You for your Service to the USA - and for all you have done to train, lead, protect, and to share your insights with ordinary folks like us. Once Again - Many Thanks. Scott M. Allen
Yes thank you General, bankrupt this nation, god not bless you for ever, when U.S. National Debt Hits Record $37 Trillion , corprate debte are 9 trillion , student loan 2 trillion dollar but U.S. military aid to Israel exceeds $100 billion - Haaretz - Israel News .
as Israeli news paper said, Israeli do not want make peace when have so much money by excuse millitary aid, for the same reason Israeli zionist assassinated their hero Yitzhak Rabin when he signe peace treaty of Oslo Accord with Arafat leader of palestinine, as 2 state soultion, also Arafat was poisend and killed,
by to date, the United States has provided Israel $134.7 billion (current, ... Almost all U.S. bilateral aid to Israel is in the form of military assistance, although in the ...... additions to defense articles in Israel up to $100 million in value for FY1993.
Great TED talk, I love these types of videos.
War is a Racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives. It has been estimated by statisticians and economists that the war yielded $16 Trillion in Profits That is how the 21,000 Billionaires and millionaires got that way. This $16 Trillion in Profits is not to be sneezed at. It is quite a tidy sum. Smedley D Butler
OK, thanks. I'll keep that in mind.
I've served under his command, and the man is great & compassionate. He has made calls none of you people can ever fathom, he leads from the front
Military Costs of War since 2001
So you help this nation run to bankruptcy, Every hour taxpayers in the United States are paying $11,757,991 for Military Costs of War since 2001.
$2,919,494,680,212
See more counters at www.nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/
Hmmm .... something about your words Lance, "none of you people can ever fathom", bring to mind Jack Nicholson (AKA, Colonel Jessup) when he's on the stand in A Few Good Men: "I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom!", which progresses to, "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH !!!"
Excellent lecture on leadership in the military today. I'm a teacher and will share this video with my students
Inspiring
Sounds like very sound advice, the change in leadership must be a challenge when the people you're leading and the environment change so dramatically over time.
Very well said! Thank you sir for your service.
I'm not much for militarism, but this talk is amazing. How could anybody give this a thumbs-down? :(
Well, not many people seem to care that his job is to kill other human beings in order to defend a country whose economy depends on war and other countries’ resources.
He doesn't deserve his depiction on "war machine", he is much better than what that movie portrays
@@gritty997 it was a horrible and pointless movie
Timothy Frost I think that’s kinda the point of it. It’s supposed to jab at the absurd cycle of “well, this guy can do it,” firing him, replacing him, and so on in the same theatre of operations
@@marksmanvids Not sure that was the point. Still a horrible movie. Portraying military as an organization that promotes the mentally impaired to general , incapable of understanding a civilian governments approach to an unwinable conflict, and failed attempts at nation building. Throw in lots of hammy acting on behalf of the General and his crew and you get a totally pointless and awful movie. A dreadful attempt at satire.
@@timfrost08 I'm in the military, and that is exactly what happens. Many terrible leaders rise to top ranks as comment ones realize they can find better work in the private sector. You have senior leaders who are so out of touch with reality, it is indeed very possible to picture through a satirical lens.
@@marksmanvids well if the point was that many Generals in the US army are trigger happy morons with sub 100 IQs and the only people who don't realise it is them.... well then then the movie has some relevance despite being totally uninteresting and bloody strange thing to satirise at this stage of the Afghan conflict.
This man exudes raw leadership--down to his gait and posture!
@LoklarYsera Actually, you're absolutely right and I hope more people take this point honestly.
Fantastic.
Respect.
Someone to be admired.
Yes Sir General McCrystal started Jascop and is the Best of the last 30 Yrs
Leadership vs Management.. Most organizations have too many of the 1st and not enough of the 2nd...
I'm not an american. I'm not a soldier. I was opposed to the american invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003 and 2001. Yet i loved this talk. This man didn't choose where he'd be deployed. He was given a job to do by electeed politicians.
This man KNOWS what leadership is all about. He doesn't theorize, suspect or assume, he KNOWS!
Whether or not you agree with all, some or any of his decisions in Iraq or Afghanistan, if the sh*t hits the fan, you want a Stanley Mcchrystal on your side.
Yes, he is a dog have leash on hand of some one ales where they order he have to go, when zionsit jews isareli give trainine to Mujahdeen to kill all, and Saudi Paid, the money, same those man started war all over middle east, and change name by new place , first Mujahadeen , then to Al Qeada, and Later ISIS , of coure CIA, call those Israeli Secret Intelligent Service, short ISIS, just poor american family lose all their love one, when zionist weapons industry, force american run for war , and fight and die for their war, and later Bush said was a mistake
@Nardypants the whole video is a punch... i recommend you watch it again... listen and learn... this man is a great leader, he has great insight into how to lead... are you a leader? do you see these in yourself? or are you one of the people that leaders work to keep safe? i will sacrifice everything to keep my country safe, will you?
Many people are now gonna search about him, now that he has a movie based on him, 'War Machine'. We salute you, General McChrystal.
Excellent
Powerful
great stuff!
After reading some of the comments below, I realize the truth in the old quote” For those that have fought for it. freedom has taste the protected will never understand “
Great motivational
respect
Awesome! Thank you Arizona Best for starting our year with such a wonderful message!!!
I was on the drop zone when he jumped Sep 11, 2001 as part of the Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate - he jumped with the XVIII Airborne Corps commmander - we took pictures and he jumpied with our unit. We called the the plane prior to the jump to inform them what had just happened and the CG decided to jump. We got pictures of most eveyone as they jumping, and my boss later had one picture of the CG blown up and he signed it with gold pen so he would know where he was on 9-11.
no one cares gett over it
A man that did a tough job well.
Thank you for your service to our country.
HOOAH! You are an inspiring leader Sir. (Salute)
BIG RESPECT TO THIS BRAVE MAN
I am a paratrooper right now at fort bragg, and he can't be anymore right about how the gear youre wearing makes you just want to jump out of that plane its so painful.
Whether fair or not, we are often remembered by the last bad thing we do.
What a MAN !!!
Eu gostaria tanto de falar com você para tirar uma dúvida
13:12 to 13:41 ....I can't make it through that without getting choked up.
Well worth listening to.
@functionalist972 it doesn't matter what you think of him. People follow by example, and it really takes balls and will to become a general.
@Kelertasable Yes, and don't forget about deficit spending. In fact deficit spending is what made the whole nation so great.
this man is amazing! I really wanna learn from him!
A very useful for leaders.
Whats happening to TED ? i cant watch the end but i wonder if there will be another standing ovation
@JeanKM1 What feelings? Your subjective ones? What values? Yours, mine, his?
Damn good speech.
Leadership is a powerful trait. I love the fact that everyone has the capacity to do it, regardless of your career. I am glad that the UMBC leadership team gave us this assignment.
you're so inspiring sir , thank you
@kulls13 The answer is not to attack or destroy the military, is to let it become useless. People can solve his problems with dialogue and understanding the others, and with proper education we can make people respect eachother.
@MelodicBlues well said
@itchybo510 Hey thanks!
Jefferson was a third cousin in the family; George was a nephew.
Nice story
I found about this TED talk from my son. He's taking a leadership course over the summer. This and other videos are valuable learning tools. General McChrystal not only is a true leader, but knows how to listen, and asks for advice, feedback, etc. Too bad his career had to end on a bad note -- it takes a true man to admit, regret what he said and apologize about it. This line ringed well in my head: "Leaders can let you fail, and yet not let you be a failure"
@595o
yes, they should be heard. but you know what i mean.
A true leader. Listen. Learn. Lead.
Nom my nom holes
Why so many dislikes? This is obviously not a bad talk!
Выступление называется : listen, learn, than lead! Поэтому слушать, учить (а не понимать), потом лидировать.
@AcidRain64
i agree completely with ur whole comment. i dont support censorship, just certain platforms. cheers.
We should all be more concerned with the outside forces that have already worked their way into the inside.
@dwinnell The military is an example of leadership under the most impossible of situations. If CEOs can learn from this guy then maybe massive companies won't go bankrupt.
@Buddhabr0t Dead on accurate! Great comment,
God damn right.
J.N.Mattis quote too IT IS
However if there was no threat from outside forces.. if humans would finally learn to love every other human being, to be able to give without wanting or expecting something in return... What a wonderful world would that be :)
It's just too bad that human kind needs strife
to feel alive...
War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it
- George Orwell
Hi Ms Tyndall’s English 4 class
@Kelertasable No it's all the hard working people the create the economy to support the military as well as the technology which acts like a force multiplier.
Even if you disagree with the actions he, or the government he represented did, this man still deserves respect.
@Ragnaros12345 Yes he is talking about him.
I think the Sargeant he's speaking about is medal of honor winner, Leroy Petry. Can anyone confirm/deny?
@kulls13 My biggest concern is to achieve world peace. And we will do it the day we don't have any armies.
i completely agree. i support the troops, not the people behind them.