If every soldier is authorized to make one mistake, then we lose the war. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
One of the big takeaways from Iraq was that you have to not lose confidence in what you are doing. We were able to go to the edge of the abyss without losing hope. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
We want to make the insurgents come to us. Make them be the aggressors. What I want to do is get on the inside looking out – instead of being on the outside looking in. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
Throughout history, the organizational evolution of the military has been inextricably linked with that of the business world. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
Our bureaucracy had excelled at compartmentalizing intelligence – we had a ‘need to know’ system – but by 2004, it was impossible to foresee what elements of our organization would and would not need to know a given piece of information. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
Industrial technologies that allowed for increased mechanization in 19th-century armed forces also spurred Frederick Winslow Taylor to develop his ‘Scientific Management’ doctrine in Philadelphia steel mills. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
What I really want are students who want to partner with other people, to be part of an organization and to influence people so that they can accomplish things that the organization would not have accomplished otherwise. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
What I’m trying to do is teach people how to actually get individuals in organizations to do the kinds of things to make a difference. It starts with not just studying the mechanics but really understanding how people operate. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
If you sit down with British officers or British senior NCOs, they understand the sweep of history. They know the history of British forces not just in Afghanistan but the history of British successful counter-insurgencies – Northern Ireland, Malaysia. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
