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Name: Team of Teams
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Author: Stanley A. McChrystal

📘 Team of Teams by Stanley A. McChrystal

General Stanley McChrystal, commander of the Joint Special Operations Command, observed that America’s conventional, top‑down structure was ill‑suited to counter the decentralized, agile tactics of Al Qaeda. In 2004, facing a worsening war despite superior technology, McChrystal re‑engineered JSOC into a networked organisation. By combining strong central coordination with decentralized authority, the unit revamped itself and turned the tide against a hostile adversary. Drawing on military experience and examples from the private sector, emergency medicine, and NASA, the book shows how this adaptive model can be applied to any organisation—from large firms to startups, non‑profits, and governments—to improve responsiveness, learning, and collective effectiveness.

First publish date: 2015

Genre: Business & Economics/Business Management

Authors: Stanley A. McChrystal

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