One Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams

Exactly what government and non-profits need to succeed right now! Working in a bureaucratic state agency and often in the role of liaison to non-profits, one of which coordinates a large network, I have seen the two extremes of organizational operations discussed early in One Mission. The concepts outlined and tools used to create a "team of teams" hybrid model would benefit both worlds I operate in dramatically- bringing spe. Leading Successfully in a Complex World This is a very relevant book for today's business leaders. Chris Fussell has written an intellectually appealing book with excellent prose. His writing style is professional and engaging. Fussell's experiences as a Seal Team 6 officer and as General McChrystal's Aide de Camp create plenty of opportunity to illustrate important leadership lessons. I suggest that. Amazon Customer said Refreshing narrative from a SEAL. A very refreshing story from a SEAL that isn't solely focused on combat, but instead how teams like SEALs were better supported by their command. The case studies had a nice range of organizations, and I particularly found the Oklahoma IT case study to be helpful from a practical standpoint. It is advertised as the "sequal" to Team of Teams and I couldn't agree

  Since leaving active duty in 2012, Fussell has also served as a Senior Fellow for National Security at New America, sits on the Board of Directors for the Navy SEAL Foundation, is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and teaches at Yale University’s Jackson Institute. He then served as Aide-de-Camp to Lieutenant General Stanley McChrystal during McChrystal’s final year commanding a Joint Special Operations Task Force fighting Al Qa

Their traditional autocratic structures create stability, scalability, and predictability -- but in a world that demands constant adaptation, this traditional model fails.   This practical guide will help leaders in any field implement the Team of Teams approach to tear down their silos, improve collaboration, and avoid turf wars. From the co-author of the New York Times bestseller Team of Teams, a practical guide for leaders looking to make their organizations flatter and more interconnected.  Too often, companies end up with teams stuck in their own silos, pursuing goals and metrics in isolation.   In Team of Teams, retired four-star General Stanley McChrystal and former Navy SEAL Chris Fussell made the case for a new organizational model combining the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of a small team with the power and resources of a giant organization. By committing to one higher mission, organizations develop an overall capability that far exceeds the sum of their parts. Now, in One Mission, Fussell channels all his experiences, both military and corporate, into powerful strategies for unifying isolated and distrustful teams. One Mission will help you follow their example to a more agile and resilient future..   From Silicon Va

Fussell is an engaging writer, weaving together stories of his military past with tales of the many businesses that he was worked with. BRADLEY, chairman of Atlantic Media“One Mission is required reading for anyone leading people. His ideas and his perspectives have challenged many of my own assumptions and pushed me to think bigger. “One Mission sets out the most exciting prospect for re-engineering a twenty-first-century company. Fussell’s vivid account of how a team of teams model turned the tide on the battlefield is both inspiring and instructional in helping leaders to navigate the transition from twentieth-century bureaucracy to twenty-first-century complexity.”—DOUG MCMILLON, president and CEO