As the countdown to 2011 begins, ExecutiveBiz brings you its third annual list of the Top 20 People to Watch. From government to industry, this year’s list highlights individuals focused, largely, on two critical fronts: in government, cost-efficiency and national security; on the industry side, new innovation — and the creation of new U.S. jobs [...]
Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal has recorded an exclusive podcast with the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement in which he states his views on his Rolling Stone interview, political aspirations and experience leading forces in Afghanistan. During the podcast, McChrystal reaffirms he does not have political aspirations. The podcast was done in anticipation of the [...]
Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal will speak to the Potomac Officers Club on Nov. 18, the organization announced. McChrystal plans to speak about leadership and his varied experience, which includes being appointed commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan and NATO ISAF, leading more than 130,000 troops from 45 allied countries. Currently, McChrystal is teaching a seminar at [...]
According to Crain’s New York Business, last week retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal met with executives from three different New York publishing houses about a potential book deal. Reports say the book would focus on leadership, also the topic of McChrystal’s class at Yale University. McChrystal was accompanied by his agent, Washington, D.C., lawyer Robert Barnett, [...]
Gen. Stanley McChrystal will speak during the 10th Annual NCW Conference, Network Enabled Operations, taking place Jan. 24-27 at the Chrystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. McChrystal will speak about his methods for teambuilding and his leadership model during the conference. The former military commander of joint forces in Afghanistan, McChrystal retired from the military [...]
The Senate unanimously confirmed Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis yesterday as new commander of U.S. Central Command. Mattis, who was recommended by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, will take over for Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and will oversee all U.S. military operations in the Middle East and Central Asia, including the war in [...]
Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, former leader of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, retired at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Department of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates lauded McChrystal for his time in the service. “We bid farewell to Stan McChrystal today with pride and sadness,” Gates said. “Pride for his unique record as [...]
