Retired 4-star U.S. Army general: The best leaders listen to—and learn from—younger, less experienced people
Annika Kim Constantino - Tuesday
It's easy to feel like your boss — or your boss's boss — doesn't listen to you.
But a retired four-star U.S. army general says the best leaders are actually willing to listen to and learn from people who may be younger, less experienced and lower on the totem pole than they are.
According to Gen. Stanley McChrystal, younger and more junior-level people often possess a wealth of valuable expertise that leaders may not be well-versed in. The most effective leaders allow those people to bring their expertise to the table, McChrystal said at a TED talk in 2011, a year after retiring from the Army.
McChrystal, who's known for leading the U.S. military's Joint Special Operations Command from 2003 to 2008 and U.S. troops in Afghanistan in 2009 and 2010, added that a leader's willingness to learn from the people around them can expand their knowledge base and help solidify their status as trustworthy and dependable.
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