Stanley McChrystal: Listen, learn ... then lead

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  • www.ted.com Four-star general Stanley McChrystal shares what he learned about leadership over his decades in the military. How can you build a sense of shared purpose among people of many ages and skill sets? By listening and learning -- and addressing the possibility of failure.
    TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at www.ted.com/tra....

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  • @carefulcarpenter
    @carefulcarpenter 13 лет назад +142

    "I became a soldier, so that my son could be a farmer, so that his son could become a poet"
    ~~Thomas Jefferson
    I am a poet.

    • @rmz1661
      @rmz1661 3 года назад

      🤩

    • @diegomieryterangc
      @diegomieryterangc 3 года назад

      and then there was a nation with an endless lineage of soldiers...

    • @ryanmckenzie3311
      @ryanmckenzie3311 2 года назад +2

      Will your son be a soldier next?

    • @carefulcarpenter
      @carefulcarpenter 2 года назад +3

      @@ryanmckenzie3311 Good question! I have tried since around 2010 to connect with cousins on the Internet. I did extensive genealogical research on my family history. In 2009 my brother told me he had been given a book written in 1856 and other documents that our paternal grandmother gave him. He is the oldest but I read. He is not a reader. 😁
      Most of my cousins are not poets.
      I discovered 23 Founding Fathers in our tree. None are direct. They range from 1st cousin to 3rd cousin to uncle. I should have had many cousins who were poets, soldiers, and farmers.
      You don't want to know why our family history was kept secret. 😁

    • @erikanthes954
      @erikanthes954 Месяц назад +1

      The poet's son has to become a revolutionary

  • @ThriftyDadCreations
    @ThriftyDadCreations 6 лет назад +48

    "Leaders can let you fail, but cannot let you be a failure" This is perhaps one of the greatest lines I've ever heard. I first heard this from my DS back in basic training for the Army and has stuck with me ever since. Now as a SGT in the AR Army National Guard I take it has whole new meaning to me as I look out upon my squad and realize that there success as soldiers is dependent upon my leadership. Thank you so much for the talk, it was a great reminder of the type of leader I should always strive to be. God Bless,

    • @ms9771
      @ms9771 5 лет назад

      Military Costs of War since 2001
      Every hour taxpayers in the United States are paying $11,757,991 for Military Costs of War since 2001.
      $2,919,494,680,212
      See more counters at www.nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/

  • @KiLLAxMAHN
    @KiLLAxMAHN 13 лет назад +2

    Stop killing people over imaginary lines. Who doesn't want a better life?

  • @jerry_satcom
    @jerry_satcom 7 лет назад +42

    Stanley McCrystal was my battalion commander (then, Lt.Col.) in the 2/504th PIR, 82nd. I still remember to this day the speech he gave us before we were going to jump into and invade Haiti. I’m not surprised he rose so far. He definitely led by example - even doing little things like having the heater removed from his HMMV because if we were going to be cold out in the field then he wanted to be cold too...

    • @toniomaceo8822
      @toniomaceo8822 5 лет назад +1

      ...invading haiti to me should not have been big deal at all

    • @sarajane330
      @sarajane330 5 лет назад +1

      Edmond Dantès you do it then.

    • @samoramachel55
      @samoramachel55 3 года назад +3

      The best PIR unit in this man's Army...2/504th - Gen. McCrystal is an awesome leader.

    • @jerry_satcom
      @jerry_satcom 3 года назад

      @@toniomaceo8822 Well, it was going to be the largest airborne operation since Market Garden during WW2. Our objective after securing the Port Au Prince International airport was to head downtown and take the Presidential Palace before the sun rose in the morning.

    • @jerry_satcom
      @jerry_satcom 3 года назад

      @@samoramachel55 I was in B. 2/504th! You wouldn’t happen to be 1Sgt Sutherland that came after 1Sgt Sestosa, would you? I’m on an iPhone and your picture is small, but it looks like you are an African-American? If so, probably not the Sutherland I’m thinking of, but it’s still great to run into guys from our old unit! What company were you in?

  • @williamhenley4482
    @williamhenley4482 7 лет назад +3

    I am a paratrooper right now at fort bragg, and he can't be anymore right about how the gear youre wearing makes you just want to jump out of that plane its so painful.

  • @robertmichel7780
    @robertmichel7780 3 года назад +7

    I’m so so glad that the army of today is so much better than the army I went to Vietnam with. In 1968 we did not know how to build a modern army that was schooled in today’s tactics and personal relationships that grace this army of today. We have LEARNED a lot. I would really like belonging to this type of organization. God bless the USA.

  • @LSRochon
    @LSRochon 13 лет назад +1

    The Strongest Military in the world is nothing when you have a critically flawed Foreign Policy....
    ..Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man who conceived and directed the Sept.11 terrorist attacks, was motivated by his strong disagreement with U.S. Foreign Policy favoring Israel... 9/11 Commission Report, p147

  • @ZATennisFan
    @ZATennisFan 5 лет назад +6

    Leadership vs Management.. Most organizations have too many of the 1st and not enough of the 2nd...

  • @AslamKhan-mk8yi
    @AslamKhan-mk8yi 3 месяца назад +2

    I came here because this ted talk was recommended to me as one of 4 ted talks that are better than my 4 year degree,I disagree,both are equally crappy

  • @jeremiahomada1025
    @jeremiahomada1025 7 лет назад +63

    "A leader can let you fail without being a failure"

    • @ms9771
      @ms9771 5 лет назад +1

      The nation that continues year after year to spend more money on millitary defance than on program of social uplift , is approching spiritual death Martin Luther King Jr,

    • @scottbrown205
      @scottbrown205 4 года назад

      What does that have to do with the comment? That is not debating the message, that is attacking the messenger.

    • @FalseF4CZ
      @FalseF4CZ 4 года назад +1

      M S
      “Only those who are ideologically opposed to military programs think of the defense budget as the first and best place to get resources for social welfare needs.” - Herman Kahn

    • @scottbrown205
      @scottbrown205 4 года назад

      Doesn’t answer my question. I suppose because you don’t have one.

    • @FalseF4CZ
      @FalseF4CZ 4 года назад

      Jeffrey Brown
      Wasn’t responding to you.

  • @PistolPC007
    @PistolPC007 4 года назад +5

    Leaders lead by example. They make sure their soldiers are taken care of first. Even to this day, I always eat last.

  • @peedeeque
    @peedeeque 12 лет назад +20

    I served 21 years in the Army- combat veteran and pilot. I never had the opportunity to work with GEN McChrystal but I had many great leaders who operated in the same manner. Not coincidentally, they had special operations backgrounds. I've met many generals, many SEALS, Rangers, Green Berets and 160th pilots. If you'd like to know where America's best and brightest are, check these units. They're not "occupying" anything except enemy territory and that's the place you won't find cowards.

  • @dascoa
    @dascoa 12 лет назад +28

    I was fortunate to serve under this man when he was merely a Captain in A co. 3rd Ranger BN. One hell of a leader! One that I would still follow into hell and back because I know he could get us back!

    • @sameerhasan1170
      @sameerhasan1170 Год назад

      how many exams he has given to reach ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ?

  • @BadAssEngineering
    @BadAssEngineering 7 лет назад +67

    He doesn't deserve his depiction on "war machine", he is much better than what that movie portrays

    • @timfrost08
      @timfrost08 4 года назад +5

      @@gritty997 it was a horrible and pointless movie

    • @marksmanvids
      @marksmanvids 4 года назад +3

      Timothy Frost I think that’s kinda the point of it. It’s supposed to jab at the absurd cycle of “well, this guy can do it,” firing him, replacing him, and so on in the same theatre of operations

    • @timfrost08
      @timfrost08 4 года назад +2

      @@marksmanvids Not sure that was the point. Still a horrible movie. Portraying military as an organization that promotes the mentally impaired to general , incapable of understanding a civilian governments approach to an unwinable conflict, and failed attempts at nation building. Throw in lots of hammy acting on behalf of the General and his crew and you get a totally pointless and awful movie. A dreadful attempt at satire.

    • @marksmanvids
      @marksmanvids 4 года назад +3

      @@timfrost08 I'm in the military, and that is exactly what happens. Many terrible leaders rise to top ranks as comment ones realize they can find better work in the private sector. You have senior leaders who are so out of touch with reality, it is indeed very possible to picture through a satirical lens.

    • @timfrost08
      @timfrost08 4 года назад

      @@marksmanvids well if the point was that many Generals in the US army are trigger happy morons with sub 100 IQs and the only people who don't realise it is them.... well then then the movie has some relevance despite being totally uninteresting and bloody strange thing to satirise at this stage of the Afghan conflict.

  • @Shardic
    @Shardic 7 лет назад +2

    Many people are now gonna search about him, now that he has a movie based on him, 'War Machine'. We salute you, General McChrystal.

  • @eyesonly4451
    @eyesonly4451 3 года назад +1

    The problem with America’s military generals is that they ride around in chauffeured limousines, live in gated communities, and are members at the most private of clubs. Their economic fortunes are fully embedded in big government’s rear end.

  • @naybobdenod
    @naybobdenod 13 лет назад +1

    Excellent

  • @ragenut2112
    @ragenut2112 13 лет назад +1

    Wasn't that niiiiiiice.........Now let's talk some more about McChrystal's role in the cover-up of Pat Tillman's death

  • @2createffects
    @2createffects 9 лет назад +2

    Well worth listening to.

  • @chuckjohnson3316
    @chuckjohnson3316 6 лет назад +9

    Using this in my undergrad Strategic Management class ~ students love it.

  • @dorandawalker9926
    @dorandawalker9926 5 лет назад +3

    Dr. Deptula provided a very detailed discussion explaining the three different pillars of leadership development, which include: being, knowing and doing. What resonated most for me is that everyone has the potential and ability to become a leader. To become an effective leader, one must center their focus on developing the three pillars of leadership mentioned earlier (Deptula, 2018). As outlined in the discussion, the first pillar of 'being' signifies how we see others and ourselves as leaders. The second pillar - knowing - discusses one’s knowledge base; it encompasses both the 'what' and 'how' when dissecting the individual's intellectual perception and leadership expectations. Lastly, 'doing' involves the practice of a leader worth following.
    The intellectual traits considered by General McChrystal include intellectual humility, intellectual perseverance, and intellectual empathy. Gen. McChrystal demonstrated having intellectual humility when he acknowledged his need for adjustment in his skill set and knowledge. He exhibited no sign of arrogance or egotism while having high social status within the workforce. Most notably, he was trained by competent, senior individuals and saw no shame with learning from a younger troop. It was apparent he had years of military training and knowledge compared to the younger soldiers. However, he sought the need to adjust his leadership style, notwithstanding past success.

    Intellectual empathy was another trait exhibited which the author of Critical thinking, defines to be one putting themselves, imaginatively, in the shoes of another and sharing their feelings (Paul, R., Elder, L., 2012). This quality manifested when Gen. McChrystal viewed a live force mission with a father of one of the troops who were thousands of miles away and incapable of doing “anything about it" (McChrystal, 2011). Gen. McChrystal watched as the father glared at the screen helplessly to back his son in the firefight mission. Gen. McCrystal pondered on what it would be like if any of his family members were deployed on such a daunting mission. He accentuated the importance of personal relationships and emphasized the need for taking care of each other.

    The textbook, Critical thinking, describes intellectual perseverance to be an individual's disposition to remain steadfast despite hardship and complexities faced (Paul, L., Elder L., 2012). Gen. McChrystal exhibited intellectual perseverance when he used nonconventional means to communicate with this team and leadership group. He utilized video conferencing, video chat, phone calls and emails. The medium he used was not only different but so were the people and their respective geographical locations. His use of electronic medium was not successful, but he did not give up. Instead, he persevered to rebuild the forces’ trust and faith. He worked through the challenges of building trust in individuals without having the ability to communicate face-to-face with them.

    The three pillars of leadership development coincide with General McChrystal’s adaptation to leadership, as he deployed various tactics to become the leader he is today. Throughout his various transitions in his career, he was able to gather intricate nuggets. He gleaned from an early age how leadership development took time, commitment and adaptation to excel. As he grew and advanced in his leadership development, he sought the need to restructure his approach and the way he led. He noted how things changed rapidly. He, therefore, functioned as an effective leader as he saw the need for change and adapted accordingly. He used the following pillars of leadership, being and knowing, to become the leader he became. No doubt his practices and leadership style, which he developed, was worth following.
    Retrieved:
    Deptula, B. (2018, April 18). Leaders are born to be made. [Blog post]. Retrieved from ruclips.net/video/3R2x3jWG_XY/видео.html
    Paul, R., Elder, L. (2012). Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Learning and Your Life (3rd). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

  • @pyro5050
    @pyro5050 13 лет назад +2

    @Nardypants the whole video is a punch... i recommend you watch it again... listen and learn... this man is a great leader, he has great insight into how to lead... are you a leader? do you see these in yourself? or are you one of the people that leaders work to keep safe? i will sacrifice everything to keep my country safe, will you?

  • @surio4404
    @surio4404 9 лет назад +12

    Very inspirational! I experienced a lot of different organizations working for the university. It was much needed leadership position, it seems I was always lacking.
    I heard this, I felt the excitement.
    Leadership is needed to communicate. He says that they must build trust and confidence in order to communicate with the people.
    Just, I think that a true leader is trying to fit the characteristics of those who try to fit era how to communicate.
    I want to be a good leader. This is quite remarkable for me.

  • @donaldmartin4980
    @donaldmartin4980 2 года назад +1

    After reading some of the comments below, I realize the truth in the old quote” For those that have fought for it. freedom has taste the protected will never understand “

  • @Sondre7
    @Sondre7 13 лет назад

    Why so many dislikes? This is obviously not a bad talk!

  • @Nardypants
    @Nardypants 13 лет назад +2

    @pyro5050 Well, the thing is, this is really just basic leadership skills. You don't need to go to the military for that, you can get that kind of experience from NOLS or things like that. There was nothing innovative or groundbreaking about what he said. That's why I consider it pretty boring.

  • @rootcause123
    @rootcause123 13 лет назад +1

    "When we landed in the drop zone on 9/11 things had changed." How about using some of that leadership and military training to make sure that there is full & honest disclosure of what happened that day. The security of America is in your hands as a military leader. How did you allow us to go to an illegal war in Iraq? Get off the stage and get busy cleaning up our government. We as a people have lost our confidence that our military and government works for our benefit.

  • @LavaMan60
    @LavaMan60 12 лет назад +2

    I was on the drop zone when he jumped Sep 11, 2001 as part of the Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate - he jumped with the XVIII Airborne Corps commmander - we took pictures and he jumpied with our unit. We called the the plane prior to the jump to inform them what had just happened and the CG decided to jump. We got pictures of most eveyone as they jumping, and my boss later had one picture of the CG blown up and he signed it with gold pen so he would know where he was on 9-11.

    • @D3live777
      @D3live777 3 года назад +1

      no one cares gett over it

  • @AutoBahnForever
    @AutoBahnForever 13 лет назад +2

    @chat099 ...........Well that was one of many charges against him...........The full charges included beating using hands, fists, club; kicking, burning using cigarettes; strapping of a prisoner on a stretcher with the prisoner's head on a decline for extended periods. This was a real bad guy.

  • @AnandNimbadia
    @AnandNimbadia 10 лет назад +15

    great motivational speech from the heart of the General.

  • @Kaapo73
    @Kaapo73 13 лет назад +1

    Good speech, but the the question:*Where were you in 9.11.?* cannot be very effective motivationwise since most of the people think with their own brains and they know that Afganistan (and Iraq) had very little to do with the tragedy in NYC.
    They should have hunted down the people involved in training and funding these men, NOT try to democratize these countries. Removing Saddam should have been the only target in Iraq.

    • @ms9771
      @ms9771 5 лет назад

      you ask where these Great millitary was hiding when 3 airplance with thousand american lost life, and Bush order no one have right to fly in sky of United State, but , surprise, only one airplan fly , with family of Saudi Kingdom to run for safty to Saudi Arabia the same family, pay for those Haijaker, and funny, these Saudi Kingdom was sued by family of Victim and guess who, US congverment and US Congress stop the Court , not bother , also take side of saudi kingdom, and told family victim of september 11, get out of the court and forget your lost love one, and now same millitary of america seating in millitary base watching for saudi and thier oil, in middle east by order zionist jews israeli, who owns all the profit with zero tax

  • @dwinnell
    @dwinnell 13 лет назад +2

    Glorifying the military...I find no glory in that. Shame on you Stanley.

  • @pnelnik1
    @pnelnik1 13 лет назад +3

    TED talks are generally thought provoking, fascinating, inspiring and entertaining, they are followed by rapturous cheers.
    Then along came Stan. He did try, the poor guy. He even made a couple attempts at humour. But if the crowd laughed it was mostly on the inside.
    I'm glad the audience was polite enough to give him a respectful applause when the end eventually arrived.

  • @sssliderrr
    @sssliderrr 13 лет назад +1

    If you want to make a contribution for the world to get beter: don't EVER go to army!!!!!

  • @AcidRain64
    @AcidRain64 13 лет назад +2

    @alovelytime I'm sure I could have learned many good lessons from Hitler, despite everything he did. Even criminals gain life experiences and wisdom. I agree orders should be disobeyed without hesitation when they deserve disobedience. Anyway, what I agree with most is that the onus is on US, ourselves. I can't stand people who blame the government for things.. they should be blaming themselves and their fellow citizens for putting it into place and/or allowing it to remain there.

  • @Vultcha_
    @Vultcha_ 13 лет назад +1

    great stuff!

  • @lalythil
    @lalythil 11 лет назад +2

    However if there was no threat from outside forces.. if humans would finally learn to love every other human being, to be able to give without wanting or expecting something in return... What a wonderful world would that be :)
    It's just too bad that human kind needs strife
    to feel alive...

    • @ms9771
      @ms9771 5 лет назад

      War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it
      - George Orwell

  • @ilotitto
    @ilotitto 13 лет назад +1

    @kulls13 The answer is not to attack or destroy the military, is to let it become useless. People can solve his problems with dialogue and understanding the others, and with proper education we can make people respect eachother.

  • @heilemaile
    @heilemaile 11 лет назад +10

    One of the most engaging talks I have ever watched. It makes me realize that so many industries in civilian life could and should learn from our military leadership. The generational divide (having to be mentored by people who work for you), building trust by any and all means necessary, listening.....corporations rarely do any of these things, but the military has to in real time to succeed. Incredibly valuable lessons for a world changing at an exponential rate.

  • @ComoInvestirnoExterior
    @ComoInvestirnoExterior 3 года назад +1

    That's perfect. I'm a commander for the second time now, everyday I think in those words.

  • @P00P0STER0US
    @P00P0STER0US 13 лет назад +2

    Sounds like very sound advice, the change in leadership must be a challenge when the people you're leading and the environment change so dramatically over time.

  • @KateLate____
    @KateLate____ 13 лет назад +1

    @Sondre7 Maybe just not as impressive when compared to other TED talks. That said, I still liked the talk.

  • @gramps7056
    @gramps7056 2 года назад +1

    Too bad he couldn't keep his staff from yapping to a "Rolling Stone" reporter.

  • @gero1369
    @gero1369 13 лет назад +1

    None of this shit would be possible if we weren't in these wars.
    "Dissent is the highest form of patriotism" - not Thomas Jefferson

  • @michaelshanereynolds3458
    @michaelshanereynolds3458 6 лет назад +3

    i cant help myself , you gave given me all i need and its great being the last to know...

  • @peterchristian5886
    @peterchristian5886 4 года назад +7

    No one needs to be told that he is a true leader. He shows it and you just know.

  • @mariebonillaelzarka1062
    @mariebonillaelzarka1062 9 лет назад +20

    Thank you for such powerful speech ~

  • @peytongonavy
    @peytongonavy 8 лет назад +22

    I saw how humbled he was by the standing ovation. That's an experience in itself.

  • @dswellhauser
    @dswellhauser 13 лет назад +5

    Excellent lecture on leadership in the military today. I'm a teacher and will share this video with my students

  • @WarmWeatherGuy
    @WarmWeatherGuy 13 лет назад +1

    @Kelertasable Yes, and don't forget about deficit spending. In fact deficit spending is what made the whole nation so great.

  • @txturbo930
    @txturbo930 13 лет назад +2

    Thank you Sir. It's men like you that do what you do, that allow me to do what I do. For that I'm in your debt, and forever grateful. I will have my sons what this today, you are an example of a true leader.

  • @JeanKM1
    @JeanKM1 13 лет назад +1

    @595o Certainly NOT my subjective feelings, nor yours. I believe that all feelings are subjective. It would be his, the leader's, subjective feelings. Feelings allow the possibility of empathy, compassion, mercy, thought, judgement, and consideration: not ENSURE these things, but not entirely PRECLUDE them. Yes, the leader's values as well, allowing decisions to be considered, rather than arbitrary and heartless. But we should be able to select leaders whose values align with our own.

  • @GentlemanJack295
    @GentlemanJack295 3 года назад +1

    Whether fair or not, we are often remembered by the last bad thing we do.

  • @dascoa
    @dascoa 12 лет назад +3

    It never changes...was like that in 87 as well.

  • @louisiananlord17
    @louisiananlord17 8 лет назад +8

    McChrystal is a fearless warrior and a boss leader! Gosh this man has balls! I'm proud to call myself his compatriot in America and would love to meet this man one day! :)

    • @fabianasensio1168
      @fabianasensio1168 6 лет назад +2

      Paul-Octave Hébert he is also the leader that went along with the lies that Pat Tillman was killed by the enemy and not an overreactive friendly fire incident.

    • @mamagretchen1
      @mamagretchen1 6 лет назад

      Fabian Asensio vvv

    • @kentexican5844
      @kentexican5844 5 лет назад +1

      ... and because of his positional authority, could have (and should have) stopped that false award citation from going beyond his desk/check-off. The boots on the ground knew within 20 minutes after Pat was killed that they'd shot one of ours ... they weren't trying to hide it. When Rangers kill their own guy and there is no enemy present ... so much about what went down that begs a lot of questions whose answers reflect not so favorably far beyond the corporal paygrade ... so considering dead men don't talk, it was time to do the damage control dance.

  • @Gaius8666a
    @Gaius8666a 13 лет назад +3

    @Buddhabr0t Dead on accurate! Great comment,

  • @dizzyfromthepursuitofknowl2799
    @dizzyfromthepursuitofknowl2799 4 года назад +1

    I went through a spiritual awakening with a burst of joy bigger than the universe that felt like it blew the veil off of the planet. As I was spiritually awakening I had some military inspirations... inspirations of being surrounded by guardians with their bayonets focused on me and when charges were made I spun around and around spinning out solutions without being aggressive due to the weapons pointed at one. I prayed and it felt like a military spirit strengthened my back and reinforced a beam of joy going up in prayer. I discovered that we seem to be in a spiritual battle and the terms of battle are agreed upon IN GOD WE TRUST. The first challenge seemed to be to choose love over confusion and the second challenge seems to be to choose humble love over vain love. When spiritual charges were made and I chose love it felt like there were crunches in the spirit. I prayed that one's guardians take revenge against every confusion with 1000 acts of love. I have grown in love and feel reinforced in the spirit by a miracle in love at another level although I have never made a deal for next level focuses.

  • @kulls13
    @kulls13 13 лет назад +1

    @dwinnell The military is an example of leadership under the most impossible of situations. If CEOs can learn from this guy then maybe massive companies won't go bankrupt.

  • @carefulcarpenter
    @carefulcarpenter 13 лет назад +1

    @itchybo510 Hey thanks!
    Jefferson was a third cousin in the family; George was a nephew.

  • @SpitamaFan
    @SpitamaFan 12 лет назад +1

    I'm not an american. I'm not a soldier. I was opposed to the american invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003 and 2001. Yet i loved this talk. This man didn't choose where he'd be deployed. He was given a job to do by electeed politicians.
    This man KNOWS what leadership is all about. He doesn't theorize, suspect or assume, he KNOWS!
    Whether or not you agree with all, some or any of his decisions in Iraq or Afghanistan, if the sh*t hits the fan, you want a Stanley Mcchrystal on your side.

    • @ms9771
      @ms9771 5 лет назад

      Yes, he is a dog have leash on hand of some one ales where they order he have to go, when zionsit jews isareli give trainine to Mujahdeen to kill all, and Saudi Paid, the money, same those man started war all over middle east, and change name by new place , first Mujahadeen , then to Al Qeada, and Later ISIS , of coure CIA, call those Israeli Secret Intelligent Service, short ISIS, just poor american family lose all their love one, when zionist weapons industry, force american run for war , and fight and die for their war, and later Bush said was a mistake

  • @Dudekahedron
    @Dudekahedron 13 лет назад +1

    I didn't think that was that bad of a TED talk? I actually enjoyed it, its true hard earned experience he was talking about, experience that most people take for granted, and never earn themselves.

  • @jasoncleve
    @jasoncleve 13 лет назад +1

    Great TED Talk! His discussion on leadership was enlightening regardless of your chosen profession. Too many corporate leaders don't understand the importance of leadership and self-sacrifice for the greater good of the ENTIRE organization. It is clear that McChrystal gets it. I felt as though this was one of the better TED Talks I have seen.

  • @29ju29
    @29ju29 7 лет назад +1

    Выступление называется : listen, learn, than lead! Поэтому слушать, учить (а не понимать), потом лидировать.

  • @linkleisure
    @linkleisure 13 лет назад +1

    Whats happening to TED ? i cant watch the end but i wonder if there will be another standing ovation

  • @mlnyonasi
    @mlnyonasi 8 лет назад +21

    This man exudes raw leadership--down to his gait and posture!

  • @WarmWeatherGuy
    @WarmWeatherGuy 13 лет назад +1

    It is people like this that make our military #1. What an awesome individual.

  • @tonyhalalilo1
    @tonyhalalilo1 12 лет назад +1

    But you are the minority who thinks this way......don't you know that....God be with you buddy....Peace

  • @Wr4ith
    @Wr4ith 13 лет назад +2

    *hears talk
    guy sounds like solid snake...

  • @sigmundklaus
    @sigmundklaus 13 лет назад +1

    one of the most boring TED talks I've seen so far, and I've seen almost all of them

    • @diegomieryterangc
      @diegomieryterangc 3 года назад

      Completely agree. Fake sentimentalism mixed with superficial leadership formulas

  • @ms9771
    @ms9771 5 лет назад +2

    People like him By order Master zionsit AIPAC in US congress, as weapons industry, bankupt this nation just 19 years war of Afghanistan ( The most successful war seldom pays for its losses
    )- Thomas Jefferson , Wars are not paid for in wartime, the bill comes later- Benjamin Franklin ,

  • @malekospin
    @malekospin 6 лет назад +3

    Someone to be admired.

  • @derpityderp-derp4007
    @derpityderp-derp4007 11 лет назад +1

    We should all be more concerned with the outside forces that have already worked their way into the inside.

  • @AcidRain64
    @AcidRain64 13 лет назад +1

    @LoklarYsera Actually, you're absolutely right and I hope more people take this point honestly.

  • @edwardgoering1237
    @edwardgoering1237 4 месяца назад

    Yes Sir General McCrystal started Jascop and is the Best of the last 30 Yrs

  • @whistlerblackomb
    @whistlerblackomb 13 лет назад +21

    "Why didn't I go into banking?"

  • @buddhabrot
    @buddhabrot 13 лет назад +1

    pacifism - an attitude which dismisses warfare. historically often claimed by those who trust on others to defend them.

  • @Jared2324
    @Jared2324 13 лет назад +1

    i bet the dude can sure as hell scream!!!!

  • @sandboxIRL
    @sandboxIRL 13 лет назад

    "its probably more important than marriage vows"......yeah thats right, war is so more important and beneficial to humanity than love. can someone please explain to me the hidden initials of Murderous-Neanderthal , in the word TED?

  • @LSRochon
    @LSRochon 13 лет назад

    @thebestsumoeva ".. the many people who have questioned why I came, I say: Israel worked very closely with the apartheid regime. I say: I've made peace with many men who slaughtered our people like animals. Israel cooperated with the apartheid regime,..." he said. - Nelson Mandela's First Visit to Israel/Gaza October 22, 1999 Jweekly
    More on my Channel :)

  • @natt7748
    @natt7748 5 лет назад +4

    I really needed this speech. My guys and I got hit hard during training. I made the mission fail. I was unprepared, and I expected too much from my guys without verifying enough. Now, it seems hard to delegate, because I know I can make us succeed. However, it's not success if I'm the only one in the team that's developing. It will be abysmally hard to see my guys fail another STX lane, but it's not a failure if we're improving in a training environment.

  • @marcusbeto
    @marcusbeto 5 лет назад

    In the summer of 2010, Stanley McChrystal, U.S. army general and Afghan war commander, reportedly trashed the U.S. civilian military leadership, in effect forcing President Barack Obama to ask him to resign. The display of disrespect was striking, but more telling were the details about McChrystal’s handling of smaller matters. According to one story, McChrystal was once apprised by his chief of staff that he was obliged to attend a dinner in Paris with NATO allies-­if not to shore up flagging support for the war, then simply because, as the chief of staff put it, “the dinner comes with the position, sir.” McChrystal held up his middle finger, retorting, “Does this come with the position?”

  • @BeautyLilya
    @BeautyLilya 7 лет назад +8

    Oh boy... Brad Pitt doing it good 😂👌🏻

  • @blythewoodyouth
    @blythewoodyouth 9 лет назад +8

    Rangers lead the way!

  • @andreabloom7002
    @andreabloom7002 11 лет назад +3

    Powerful

  • @muscatinemusk
    @muscatinemusk 13 лет назад +3

    Inspiring

  • @alovelytime
    @alovelytime 13 лет назад

    @AcidRain64
    i agree completely with ur whole comment. i dont support censorship, just certain platforms. cheers.

  • @CyanideXsAINT
    @CyanideXsAINT 13 лет назад

    Dear Everyone-Leaving-Nasty-Comments, the only reason you have the ability to express your opinion is because of the soldiers who fought, and are still fighting, for our freedom. Sincerely, A proud supporter of our troops

  • @miawells55
    @miawells55 11 лет назад +3

    Great TED talk, I love these types of videos.

    • @ms9771
      @ms9771 5 лет назад

      War is a Racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives. It has been estimated by statisticians and economists that the war yielded $16 Trillion in Profits That is how the 21,000 Billionaires and millionaires got that way. This $16 Trillion in Profits is not to be sneezed at. It is quite a tidy sum. Smedley D Butler

  • @Jaspian
    @Jaspian 13 лет назад +1

    I'm not much for militarism, but this talk is amazing. How could anybody give this a thumbs-down? :(

    • @diegomieryterangc
      @diegomieryterangc 3 года назад

      Well, not many people seem to care that his job is to kill other human beings in order to defend a country whose economy depends on war and other countries’ resources.

  • @KrisMTL
    @KrisMTL 13 лет назад

    I thoroughly enjoy reading and laughing at all the comment wars. You all do know you are wasting time and energy, right? Go spend that time and energy on making the world a better, and more positive place. Please.

  • @1966human
    @1966human 13 лет назад

    Very good man - he has had a lot of weight on his shoulders holding his country up - these people need support - i remember 9/11 i was having a holiday with the only girlfriend i will ever have.

  • @Angela-mw5dg
    @Angela-mw5dg 5 лет назад +1

    Eu gostaria tanto de falar com você para tirar uma dúvida

  • @alovelytime
    @alovelytime 13 лет назад

    @AcidRain64
    to be clear, i think everyone should be heard, regardless. i just have a problem with certain suspect political voices being presented out of context of their suspect politics. politics is personal.

  • @RakshasaCat
    @RakshasaCat 13 лет назад +1

    @carefulcarpenter You're not a poet, you're a quoter.

  • @Luisc-fz4nl
    @Luisc-fz4nl 4 года назад +1

    I’m watching this in class lul

  • @carefulcarpenter
    @carefulcarpenter 13 лет назад

    My 3G and 2G grandfathers sold whiskey to the indians. I found that George was in the whiskey business in his latter life. Two plus two, and all that. Anyway farms were very important to these men-- worth fighting for. I've got so many generals in my family history, it's hard to keep track. Myself, I am a pacifist, thanks to their sacrifices for an ideal. Thank God the people of America followed their wise advice-- otherwise we would be losing our freedoms and land to int'l bankers and corps

  • @thebestsumoeva
    @thebestsumoeva 13 лет назад

    @RosenKrantz666 1. He did setup and design legal torture policies, note the word LEGAL. 2. He is not a war criminal for following orders from superiors, this was an authorized use of force from the government and all legal requirements were met. Once again something you'd like to be true just is not. 3. Wall street does not finance war, the tax payers do which wall street is a part of technically, but a majority of the funding comes from tax payers. I'd say something sarcastic, but no need.

  • @jamesrands
    @jamesrands 13 лет назад

    @ugerWadi What Taliban losing ground and personnel every day. Al Qaeda barely hanging on by their fingernails. Karzai's government's remit extending further each year. More Afghan National Police and soldiers passing out from training every month. Increased sense of national identity. Not great by any means and in many respects quite bad but I'm struggling to see what your point is.

  • @ruthteschner3713
    @ruthteschner3713 Год назад

    he still work or speak by leadership ,, i like to know this ,,, can i know this email adresse .. he so a good leader...
    ruth

  • @thebestsumoeva
    @thebestsumoeva 13 лет назад

    @RosenKrantz666 1. So because we don't torture all it is bad? 2. I don't think cutting knees is legal, just water boarding. 3. Did you read when I said legal? 4. You have some understanding of the fed, but I feel you completely lack how to exactly fix the problems at hand. You simply can not ban the federal reserve in today's economy, you must phase it out and have fundamental monetary reform that I could expand on if you'd like...