In this episode, Deepak and Sujatha speak to Lt. General A. Arun on what makes the Indian army autonomous, adaptable and agile on the ground, even though the army can be bureaucratic with very clear common and controls. We discover a systematic way of building camaraderie, bonding and team spirit amongst the soldiers, the efficacy of different leadership styles and the difference between leadership and management.
Resources
- Book: Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World" by General Stanley McChrystal
- Book: When Giants Learn to Dance, Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- Book: Who says Elephants can’t dance, Louis Gerstner
- Kellog Insight Article What Does It Take to Foster a “Culture of Responsibility” like the U.S. Army’s?,
- Forbes Article How the Navy created a culture of innovation in Big Bureaucracy,
- Book: Thinking Fast & Slow, Daniel Kahneman
