5LQ Episode 337: Team of Teams Book Breakdown

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im breakdown the leadership book Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal. In their conversation they discuss the following questions: What’s the book and why does it matter? Overview of the book How applicable is the book to leadership in my church? What are things churches should ignore from the book? What can you do this week in light of the book? BEST QUOTES “How do you scale teamwork in an organization?” “Once you have people that are able to instinctively make the right decisions, it’s all about adaptability to whatever it is their facing.” “What posture did they approach the problem with?” “What would it look like for us to move from chess masters to gardeners?” “If your church listed their top 10 problems, the church down the street or across the world would list at least 7 of the same ones.” “As your church grows, it becomes increasingly complex and it is very difficult to bring clarity to all the necessary pieces.” “Think about leading via policy vs. leading via values and culture.” “The higher you go in an organization the less decisions you should be making.” “The person that is best able to solve the problem is the person that is closest to the problem.” “What are ways you can build resilient leadership and resilient systems so you can adapt to the changes in our culture today?” RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Lifeway Leadership Podcast Network Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal Accelerate by John P. Kotter Ministry Grid 5LQ Episode 330: Personality Assessments for Leaders with Steve Cockram Starfish and the Spider by Ori Brafman and Rod A. Beckstrom Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin Adaptive Decision Making, Change, and Leadership – Part 1 Adaptive Decision Making, Change, and Leadership – Part 2 Leading Small Groups by Chris Surratt Group Answers Podcast Rainer on Leadership Podcast This Episode’s Sponsor: One of the greatest predictors of a disciple’s spiritual growth is regular Bible reading. That’s why Lifeway created the Daily Discipleship Guide. To download four free sessions of the Daily Discipleship Guide, visit BibleStudiesforLife.com/DDG.