Author:General Stanley McChrystal,David Silverman,Tantum Collins,Chris Fussell
What if you could combine the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of a small team with the power and resources of a giant organization?
'Team of Teams provides a blueprint for how to cope with increasing complexity in the world. A must read for anyone who cares about the future - and that means all of us' Daniel Levitin, author of The Organized Mind
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When General Stanley McChrystal took command of the Joint Special Operations Task Force in Iraq in 2003, he quickly realized that conventional military tactics were failing. The allied forces had a huge advantage in numbers, equipment and training - but none of the enemy's speed and flexibility.
McChrystal and his colleagues discarded a century of conventional wisdom to create a 'team of teams' that combined extremely transparent communication with decentralized decision-making authority. Faster, flatter and more flexible, the task force beat back al-Qaeda.
In this powerful book, McChrystal and his colleagues show how the challenges they faced in Iraq can be relevant to any leader. Through compelling examples, the authors demonstrate that the 'team of teams' strategy has worked everywhere from hospital emergency rooms to NASA and has the potential to transform organizations large and small.
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'A bold argument that leaders can help teams become greater than the sum of their parts' Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit
'An indispensable guide to organizational change' Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs
'A must-read book for anyone serious about taking their leadership further, faster' John Venhuizen, president & CEO, Ace Hardware Corporation
In addition to being a fascinating and colourful read, this book is an indispensable guide to organizational change
—— Walter Isaacson, from the forewordThis is a bold argument that leaders can help teams become greater than the sum of their parts
—— Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of HabitTeam of Teams is erudite, elegant, and insightful. An unexpected and surprising wealth of information and wonder, it provides a blueprint for how to cope with increasing complexity in the world. A must read for anyone who cares about the future - and that means all of us
—— Daniel Levitin, author of The Organized MindShows us the battle at its grittiest and bloodiest, but through it all manages to maintain a grip on the bigger picture.
—— ScotsmanSo where does this leave Robert Kershaw’s 24 Hours at Waterloo? Very simply, in a class of its own ... brings the events to life with judiciously chosen first-hand accounts ... there could be no better companion to the battlefield than Kershaw’s.
—— SpectatorChomsky's work is neither theoretical, nor ideological: it is passionate and righteous
—— Times Literary SupplementEngaging writing and excellent presentation . . . a tricky yet well-crafted analysis, which adds to the revisionist school of thought with some edgy arguments, this is sure to get you thinking.
—— BRITAIN AT WAR magazineAn insightful study of generalship on both sides.
—— DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Books of the Year'A tremendously well-written and important book and a testament to the qualities Camus lent La Peste's hero: 'humane, optimistic, tolerant, free-thinking, ever alive to injustice and acts of inhumanity'
—— Rebecca K Morris , IndependentCaroline Moorehead’s remarkable book is in essence the story of how a community, or rather group of communities, survived the travails of war with dignity. It is also a tale that gives a larger meaning to Hemingway’s macho phrase, 'grace under pressure'… Moorehead is wary of attempts to simplify history and ignore the complications of memory… What, as the last memories dim, was the truth? Moorehead’s question is implicit: is there such a thing? The reader is left with another question, equally difficult: 'what would I have done?’
—— Ian Bell , The HeraldPowerful and ultimately uplifting book … a far more nuanced account of courage - in which some Catholics did indeed help, and the links with neutral Switzerland were occasionally helpful - than previously recounted about Le Chambon
Fascinating and heartening story… Thorough, objective and readable… captivating
Elegant style
Brilliantly captures the actions of an astonishing, taciturn wartime community
—— Dermot Bulger , Sunday Business PostA story of courage and determination, of heroic individuals…and of what can be done when people come together to oppose tyranny
—— Sunday TelegraphA unique story of courage and determination
—— Daily TelegraphElegant style
—— WOW247Moorehead’s account makes for frequently moving and, at times, harrowing reading… Fascinating
—— Hanna Diamond , BBC History Magazine[Moorehead is a] brilliant investigative journalist
—— Country LifeA work of remembrance and a moving tribute
—— Iain Finlayson , Saga MagazineMoorehead skillfully intersperses layer after layer of historical fact with narratives of deeply human stories
—— Henriette Wentink , Reform MagazineA moving piece, splendidly told
—— Lucy Beckett , TabletIt’s an inspiring story
—— Peter Lewis , Daily MailMoorehead does an expert job in pulling together testimonies from survivors to filter myths and memories from fact to retell an extraordinary tale
—— Julia Richardson , Daily MailStory of courage and determination, of a small number of heroic individuals who risked their lives to save others, and of what can be done when people come together to oppose tyranny
—— Miss DinkyVillage of Secrets is crammed full of stories from survivors, tales of courage, betrayal, failure, success, hope, despair. It is a helter-skelter ride through the most extreme of human experiences
—— Susannah Perkins , Nudge
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