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Stanley mcchrystal, the retired us army general and bestselling author of team of teams, profiles thirteen of historys great leaders, including walt disney, coco chanel, and robert e. They talk about leadership, building teams, finding personal resilience during tough times, and what gives them hope in this uncertain period of american history. The book articulates a new vision of management in which all members of an organization view themselves as part of a network of teams that embody a shared sense of common purpose and trust, operate as if no silos. The book is a personal memoir of transforming joint special operations command. A link to the book on amazon is provided on the left.
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