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1. Gathering Intelligence and Weighing Consequences AUTHOR NAME: Admiral James Stavridis, United States Navy (Retired) BOOK TITLE: To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision This segment covers leadership lessons: gathering intelligence a

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John Batchelor

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4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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1. Gathering Intelligence and Weighing Consequences

AUTHOR NAME: Admiral James Stavridis, United States Navy (Retired)

BOOK TITLE: To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision

This segment covers leadership lessons: gathering intelligence and weighing consequences. George Dewey exemplifies successful intelligence gathering at Manila Bay by contacting diplomats for sketch maps. Conversely, Bill Halsey'sfailure at Leyte Gulf highlights the danger of imperfect intelligence and impulsiveness. Rear Admiral Michelle Howardsuccessfully measured consequences during the high-risk Captain Phillips hostage rescue.
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This is CBS Eye on the World. Here's John Batchelor. Admiral Jim Stavridis, the United States Navy retired. His new book is very helpful to understand the history of the Navy and the way

0:39.2

the Navy educates its future leadership. The book is to risk it all, nine conflicts and the

0:46.1

crucible of decision. Jim has lessons learned, and I mean to speak to each of them with the examples

0:53.9

he provides in his book,

0:55.6

the telling of these lives at sea and on shore.

1:00.0

We begin with lesson learned about how to be a leader in the U.S. Navy.

1:06.1

Gather all intelligence you can find, like a sponge.

1:10.9

The examples I'm most attracted to in the book are George Dewey, who led the charge into Manila

1:19.0

Bay.

1:20.2

And an example of gathering intelligence, but not being able to follow through because of

1:27.0

incomplete communications.

1:28.9

That would be Bill Halsey in 1944 in the Battle of Lady Golf.

1:33.4

Admiral, congratulations. Good evening.

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