Team of teams : new rules of engagement for a complex world
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Published
New York, New York : Portfolio/Penguin, [2015].
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Book
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Roy & Helen Hall Memorial Library - Adult Nonfiction
658 MCC
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658 MCC
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Case studies.
Decentralization in management.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
McChrystal, Stanley A.
Military administration -- United States -- Case studies.
Organizational behavior.
Organizational effectiveness
Teams in the workplace.
United States. -- Joint Special Operations Command -- Reorganization.
Case studies.
Decentralization in management.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
McChrystal, Stanley A.
Military administration -- United States -- Case studies.
Organizational behavior.
Organizational effectiveness
Teams in the workplace.
United States. -- Joint Special Operations Command -- Reorganization.
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Published
New York, New York : Portfolio/Penguin, [2015].
Physical Desc
ix, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-279) and index.
Description
As commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), General Stanley McChrystal played a crucial role in the War on Terror. But when he took the helm in 2004, America was losing that war badly: despite vastly inferior resources and technology, Al Qaeda was outmaneuvering America's most elite warriors. McChrystal came to realize that today's faster, more interdependent world had overwhelmed the conventional, top-down hierarchy of the U.S. military. Al Qaeda had seen the future: a decentralized network that could move quickly and strike ruthlessly. To defeat such an enemy, JSOC would have to discard a century of management wisdom, and pivot from a pursuit of mechanical efficiency to organic adaptability. Under McChrystal's leadership, JSOC remade itself, in the midst of a grueling war, into something entirely new: a network that combined robust centralized communication with decentralized managerial authority. As a result, they beat back Al Qaeda. In this book, McChrystal shows not only how the military made that transition, but also how similar shifts are possible in all organizations, from large companies to startups to charities to governments. In a turbulent world, the best organizations think and act like a team of teams, embracing small groups that combine the freedom to experiment with a relentless drive to share what they've learned. Drawing on a wealth of evidence from his military career, the private sector, and sources as diverse as hospital emergency rooms and NASA's space program, McChrystal frames the existential challenge facing today's organizations, and proposes a compelling, effective solution.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McChrystal, S. A., Collins, T., Silverman, D., & Fussell, C. (2015). Team of teams: new rules of engagement for a complex world . Portfolio/Penguin.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stanley A. McChrystal et al.. 2015. Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World. Portfolio/Penguin.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stanley A. McChrystal et al.. Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World Portfolio/Penguin, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McChrystal, Stanley A., Tantum Collins, David Silverman, and Chris Fussell. Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World Portfolio/Penguin, 2015.
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