When General Stanley McChrystal took command of the Joint Special Operations Task Force in 2004, he quickly realized that conventional military tactics were failing. Al Qaeda in Iraq was a decentralized network that could move quickly, strike ruthlessly, then seemingly vanish into the local population. The allied forces had a huge advantage in numbers, equipment, and training but none of that seemed to matter.
It’s no secret that in any field, small teams have many advantages they can respond quickly, communicate freely, and make decisions without layers of bureaucracy. But organizations taking on really big challenges can’t fit in a garage. They need management practices that can scale to thousands of people.
General McChrystal led a hierarchical, highly disciplined machine of thousands of men and women. But to defeat Al Qaeda in Iraq, his Task Force would have to acquire the enemy’s speed and flexibility. Was there a way to combine the power of the world’s mightiest military with the agility of the world’s most fearsome terrorist network? If so, could the same principles apply in civilian organizations?
Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World Details
- Hardcover: 304 pages (Download PDF:
) - ISBN-10: 1591847486
- ISBN-13: 978-1591847489
- Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 1 x 9.2 inches
- Publisher: Portfolio (May 12, 2015)
- Language: English
Team of Teams is erudite, elegant, and insightful. An unexpected and surprising wealth of information and wonder, it provides a blueprint for how to cope with increasing complexity in the world. A must read for anyone who cares about the future and that means all of us.
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Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World Review
Hard fought lessons created a new model
Team of Teams offers insights into the modern practice of leadership and management required to navigate and succeed in this complex world. The book is not a military history, but instead a concise and exceptionally “fun to read” collection of insightful ideas told through entertaining stories ranging from industry to hospital emergency rooms. I recommend it for leaders and associates from all types of organizations who need to break down the effects of siloed teams in which information flow and decision making is ineffective in today’s increasingly complex environment. If you are working your teams harder and putting more resources against a problem that isn’t improving, READ this book and be prepared to look closely in the mirror.
A must read for leaders of health care organizations
I am writing this review from the perspective of a surgeon in an administrative leadership role at a large health system in the Midwest. I have no military background but found the details of military operations in Iraq riveting. The book is extremely well-written and easy to read, even for the militarily naive. In Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World, General Stanley McChrystal does a masterful job of weaving war stories and business lessons into an instructional manual for business leaders today. He charges leaders to create organizations that are nimble, transparent, horizontal rather than hierarchical, and which empower their people to execute based on the concept of ‘shared consciousness’. Teach them and allow them to trust their gut and use their best judgement based on their training and knowledge of organizational goals. Just as the military needed to adapt to overcome the changing landscape of battle in Afghanistan and Iraq in order to be successful, so must organizations in the ever-changing landscape of corporate America. This book should be read by leaders of organizations both large and small so they can get the most out of their workforce and thrive in today’s ever-changing business climate.
New Insight for Organizational Change
Although I have no military experience, I found that the stories, examples, and concepts were very accessible when weaved together in the context of the private sector challenges that anyone faces. As a human resource professional, I work for a private investment company that struggles with getting the managers of international offices, located in several countries, to work together intelligently. Our challenge is to achieve transparency when working on projects although we are on different time zones and have different organizational cultures. The theory presented in this book to work toward leading leaders is helpful for this context. I recommend this novel to anyone because it is not only engaging, but also helpful for any group looking to achieve organizational change.
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