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🗓️ 7 October 2021
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Stanley McChrystal is a retired four-star general, the former commander of the US and International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan, a CEO and an author.
Risk is a constant throughout life. It's permanently shaping our individual and organisational behaviour but humans are inherently bad at judging and adapting to risk. After 34 years of dealing with mortal risk in the field of combat, Stanley has a good insight into a better approach.
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0:00.0 | Hello everyone, welcome back to the show my guest today is General Stanley McChrystal |
0:06.2 | and we are talking about the military strategies for dealing with risk. |
0:10.5 | Stanley McChrystal is a retired four-star general, the former commander of the US and international |
0:15.3 | security assistance forces in Afghanistan, a CEO and an author. |
0:21.1 | Risk is a constant throughout life, it's permanently shaping our individual and organizational |
0:26.5 | behaviour but humans are inherently bad at judging and adapting to risk. |
0:31.8 | After 34 years of dealing with mortal risk in the field of combat, |
0:36.3 | Stanley has a good insight into a better approach. |
0:40.1 | I feel like whenever I speak to people who have really forged their ideas in stressful situations, |
0:47.8 | in really intense environments, the difference of insight is pretty palpable. |
0:53.6 | It makes me feel like such an armchair philosopher just sitting back and discussing ideas when |
0:58.5 | Stanley was trying to coordinate thousands and thousands of troops from 34 nations in Afghanistan |
1:05.2 | and that he was the point man trying to put it all together. |
1:08.6 | Yet tons of lessons to take away from today, especially if you're involved in organizing a business |
1:13.5 | or any sort of community, yeah there's an awful lot to learn here. |
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1:30.3 | and Q&As behind the scenes stuff happening there. |
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