{"id":64588,"date":"2017-06-15T10:38:21","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T15:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=64588"},"modified":"2026-10-09T13:25:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T18:25:27","slug":"podcast-313-leaders-build-great-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/leadership\/podcast-313-leaders-build-great-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #313: How Leaders Build Great Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"

We live in a complex, ever changing world. Thanks to our networked, global society, small players can have huge impacts in geo-politics and world business. Unfortunately, most organizations aren\u2019t structured in a way to thrive or even survive in this new, fluid environment. My guest today experienced this firsthand as he worked with General Stanley McChrystal in Iraq during the war against Al Qaeda. His name is Chris Fussell and in his latest book, One Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams,<\/a> <\/i>he shares the tactics and tools that the military used in Iraq to transform themselves into a more agile organization.<\/p>\n

Today on the show, Chris and I discuss why traditional top-down leadership organizations aren\u2019t effective today either in the world of military or business, and how civilian organizations can apply the lessons he learned during combat. We discuss the legacy of John Boyd\u2019s OODA Loop philosophy and how McChrystal took that idea and scaled it to the large and often bureaucratic armed forces. Chris then delves into how to develop a sense of \u201cshared consciousness\u201d in an organization and how to empower subordinates to make decisions to move a goal forward without having to ask for permission from a superior. We then discuss why complete decentralization isn’t a cure-all and why it\u2019s important to have the structure of top-down leadership.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re a corporate manager, business owner, or a leader in a non-profit, you\u2019re going to walk away with some actionable advice to make your organization better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We live in a complex, ever changing world. Thanks to our networked, global society, small players can have huge impacts in geo-politics and world business. Unfortunately, most organizations aren\u2019t structured in a way to thrive or even survive in this new, fluid environment. 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