McRaven: Organizations rarely encounter situations someone inside hasn't seen before
Adm. Bill McRaven · Ep 51: Adm. Bill McRaven on Leadership, Modernizing the Dept of Defense & Dealing with China · Joe Lonsdale · Mar 29, 2023 · at 6:37
Retired Navy SEAL Admiral Bill McRaven discusses problem-solving and leadership decision-making with Joe Lonsdale.
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“And I would always bring in the men or the women that had the experience, that had seen this before, because rarely in warfare, and I would offer rarely in, whether it's diplomacy or rarely in the corporate world, Is there a situation that somebody in your organization hasn't seen before? So you bring them in, you draw upon their experience, and then you have to make the best decision you can.”
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