General stanley Mcchrystal: How the Military can Teach Us to Adapt

Similarly, today’s military has the keys to unlocking what might be the critical challenge of our generation: retiring outmoded, bureaucratic organizational models and replacing them with something that can keep pace in the volatile environment of the 21st century. This challenge’s impact goes beyond profit margins: Sclerotic organizations inhibit everything from foreign-aid delivery to health-care performance to global governance, costing billions of dollars and millions of lives every year.