Stan McChrystal & McChrystal Group
Former Commander of U.S. and International Forces in Afghanistan
Former Leader of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC)
Co-Founder of The McChrystal Group and Author of My Share of the Task: A Memoir, Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World, Leaders: Myth and Reality, and Risk: A User’s Guide.
During his time leading the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), General McChrystal developed and implemented the Team of Teams framework to transform a highly bureaucratic organization into an adaptable hybrid system capable of quicker decision making and transparent communications. Since 2011, McChrystal Group has refined the original methodology integrating industry best practices and academic insights to advise hundreds of organizations to transform into their own Team of Teams.
McChrystal Group has taken the lessons learned through the JSOC story and applied our first-hand experience in the most complex of environments to solve business challenges. Businesses seek smart scale. People crave belonging and meaning. Yet, most organizations fail to connect business goals with universal human needs, which ultimately hinders their success.
Recognizing this gap, McChrystal Group was founded to help organizations tap into the potential of their people and teams to better compete in a complex and interconnected business environment.
“COVID-19 was not a medical problem. It was an organizational challenge. It came down to whether we could get organized, make clear decisions, and implement those decisions across communities.”
Stan McChrystal, CEO at McChrystal Group
Ryan Flynn, Partner at McChrystal Group
Tim Lynch, Partner at McChrystal Group
Stan McChrystal, CEO at McChrystal Group
Ryan Flynn, Partner at McChrystal Group
Stan McChrystal & McChrystal Group
Former Commander of U.S. and International Forces in Afghanistan
Former Leader of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC)
Co-Founder of The McChrystal Group
Author of My Share of the Task: A Memoir, Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World, Leaders: Myth and Reality, and Risk: A User’s Guide.
A one-of-a-kind commander with a new perspective on organizational dynamics, General Stan McChrystal is known for helping elite teams tap into the potential of their people to better compete in a complex and interconnected world. Few can speak about leadership, teamwork, technology, and international affairs with as much insight as he can.
After retiring from the U.S. Army as a four-star general, General McChrystal turned his expertise to the business world. He is the Founder and CEO of the McChrystal Group, which helps Fortune 500 Companies strike the right balance between hierarchical and decentralized team mindsets and structures. He and his firm focus on the power of network analysis and machine learning to strengthen how companies connect, internally and externally. As the author of several best-selling management books, General McChrystal offers a battle-tested system for detecting and responding to risk.
In a world where things are moving at a speed we’ve never experienced, we need leaders more than ever. After thirty-four years of service in the U.S. Army—including as commander of US and International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) Afghanistan and commander of the nation’s premier counter-terrorism force— General McChrystal can deliver innovative advice on leadership, in addition to solutions for businesses across the world to help them transform and succeed in challenging, dynamic environments.
“COVID-19 was not a medical problem. It was an organizational challenge. It came down to whether we could get organized, make clear decisions, and implement those decisions across communities.”