By nature, I tended to trust people and was typically open and transparent... But such transparency would go astray when others saw… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
Trust is an amazing commodity. The Afghan people often talk to me about having to develop trust in America, because they believe… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
Leadership contains certain elements of good management, but it requires that you inspire, that you build durable trust. For an organization to… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
Leaders must establish common purpose and build trust within an organization. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
If we are visiting Afghans, typically the Afghan governor, district or provincial governor, we see he doesn't wear body armor, and yet… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
I think with the beginning of any political administration, you have to build trust, and it takes time. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
The challenge that we faced with the arrival of the Obama administration is, they didn't really have time to build trust before… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
Tensions and violence in cities across America are reminders of how quickly communities can erupt with an absence of social trust. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
How Americans restore trust may be an existential question for their country, then, but it's ultimately a practical one: What U.S. society… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
How we present ourselves matters a lot, and that's every American, not just at the senior levels. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
