Adm. James Stavridis on what decision-making in the heat of battle can teach civilians

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

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🗓️ 6 June 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Admiral James Stavridis knows what it takes to make decisions in battle. Stavridis says the things needed to make good decisions in war are not that different from what's needed to make good decisions in everyday life. He'll tell us about it.

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0:24.9	Retired Admiral James DeVritis served in the Navy for 37 years.
0:29.9	He was the 16th NATO Supreme Allied Commander
0:33.3	from 2009 to 2013, leading operations in Afghanistan,
0:37.9	Libya and the Balkans.
0:39.6	He was also Commander of US Southern Command.
0:43.0	As such, James DeVritis has witnessed war and brinkmanship
0:46.7	from the bridges of aircraft carriers, cruisers,
0:49.5	and destroyers.
0:50.8	And again and again, he and those under his command
0:54.2	faced moments where time was short, risk was high,
0:57.4	and big decisions had to be made.
1:00.3	In the years since, he's thought a lot about how to read a situation,
1:04.3	think clearly and decide whether to act or wait,
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