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Monday, February 25, 2013

The Courage to Let Go

General Stanley McChrystal was a powerful and effective leader during the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan. However, he never got to see the mission to completion because of a failure of trust between himself and his commander-in-chief, Barack Obama following the release of a Rolling Stone article,"The Runaway General." President Obama accepted General McChrystal's resignation following the release.

McChrystal shares his thoughts about his leadership and the incident CBS's Sunday Morning that aired on Sunday, January 6, 2013.



Leading with Courage Challenge
  • Read the Rolling Stones article "The Runaway General."
  • Watch the CBS Sunday Morning video response with McChrystal.
  • Compare and contrast what you have read and watched with members of your team.

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