Leadership contains certain elements of good management, but it requires that you inspire, that you build durable trust. For an organization to be not just good but to win, leadership means evoking participation larger than the job description, commitment deeper… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
We are a nation of innovators and problem-solvers who sparked revolutions in democratic government, civil rights, communications, flight, rural electrification and technology. We are… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share
President Obama had voiced strong support for the effort in Afghanistan during his campaign, pledging to add two brigades, which he did. But since… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share
I came to believe that a leader isn't good because they're right; they're good because they're willing to learn and to trust. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share
In our society, I see public media as a lever. It pushes people by elevating them and their sights. It brings them into more… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share
America needs a restart. It has long devoted its energies to solving its many big problems - unequal opportunity, crumbling infrastructure, lagging education, inadequate… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share
When you go through some controversy and you see your face on the news in a negative way for 48 hours... you doubt yourself.… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share
If who you were was entirely based upon the position you were in or the headlines you got in the newspaper, or you had… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share
I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share
There's an art to asking questions. Briefings are valuable but normally communicate primarily what the subordinate leader wants you to know, and often the… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share
Many leaders are tempted to lead like a chess master, striving to control every move, when they should be leading like gardeners, creating and… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share
How we present ourselves matters a lot, and that's every American, not just at the senior levels. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share
I want the American people to understand, we have a clear and focused goal: to disrupt, dismantle and defeat Al Qaeda in Pakistan and… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share
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… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share
By nature, I tended to trust people and was typically open and transparent... But such transparency would go astray when others saw us out… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share
