https://www.ted.com/talks/stanley_mcchrystal
The speaker, Stanley McChrystal, who retired from the U.S. army as a four-star general. He led the U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010. In this talk, he talked about the experiences about leadership he learned in the U.S. army over the past few decades. Moreover, he shared how he built a sense of shared purpose among soldiers coming from various backgrounds, ages and skill sets, especially in the fast changing society nowadays.
In the beginning of his talk, he shared some experiences about the days he led a parachute infantry force in the military. One day in a mission, he realized that why he chose a career as a professional soldier instead of a position in the financial industry. His belief is leading his troops surviving from combats. General McChrystal also shared some attitudes he learned about being a leader in the early stage of career. For example, he believed that a leader can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure. However, things had been changed a lot. When 9/11 came, he was appointed as the U.S. and joint forces commander in Afghanistan. A brand new leadership challenge came while he thought he was ready to lead. Due to the digital revolution, the leadership has changed a lot. He needs to build trust with geographically dispersed troops. The command center and war zone are located in different continents. Moreover, he needs to lead many people with different skill sets, life experiences and even vocabularies. This is a challenge called "inversion of expertise", a challenge became more common in fast-changing society. So, how does a leader stay credible and legitimate when they have not done what the people you are leading are doing? General McChrystal said this experience made him be more transparent, willing to hear from the people he led. He believes this is a new style of leadership. "I came to believe that a leader is not good because they are right. They are good because they are willing to learn and to trust."
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