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Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom with James Stavridis
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Willy welcomes James Stavridis. He is a retired US Navy Admiral and Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and the best-selling author of 2034: A Novel of the Next World War and To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision. He is currently the Vice Chair of Global Affairs, Managing Director of the Carlyle Group, and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation.
James begins discussing his career in the Naval Academy in the late 1970s. Being on a top-five national-ranked team, his coach brought over an experienced Pakistani player, beating him and his members, making it his first lesson on humility. In his freshman year, he decided to be a sailor, much to his father's disappointment, who was a former infantry officer. But the choice paid off 25 years later. The first 20 years of his career were during the Cold War. He described knowing every detail of every Russian warship and conducting tabletop exercises. He points out aircraft carriers as the US's biggest advantage over Russia, while their strong point was undersea warfare. He mentions how the current Russian army is only a shadow of its former self. Due to bombings of US embassies in East Africa, James and his group were tasked to launch Tomahawk missiles on Osama Bin Laden's residence in the late 1990s. The mission failed because Pakistani residents informed Bin Laden of their presence. In 2001, Bin Laden returned fire on the Pentagon, killing many of James' close comrades and friends, ironically in the "safest place in the world." James affirms how Navy men are trained firefighters, able to combat the fire after the bombing.
Tune in to this new episode of the Walker Webcast — Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom with James Stavridis. ▶️
Key Points In The Webcast:
01:10 Willy welcomes James Stavridis
03:20 Playing squash at the Naval Academy
06:40 A career change and disappointing his dad
09:38 Russian Navy then and now
14:33 An exchange with Osama Bin Laden
17:54 Firefighting at the Pentagon
22:09 Lessons on crisis management and life
26:08 Challenges along the way
31:38 Innovation in the military
34:21 Untapped potential of South America
38:47 Sweden and Finland in NATO
42:00 Russia vs. Ukraine burn rates
47:12 The likelihood of China invading Taiwan
51:20 James’ favorite books
54:07 What means the most to James
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James begins discussing his career in the Naval Academy in the late 1970s. Being on a top-five national-ranked team, his coach brought over an experienced Pakistani player, beating him and his members, making it his first lesson on humility. In his freshman year, he decided to be a sailor, much to his father's disappointment, who was a former infantry officer. But the choice paid off 25 years later. The first 20 years of his career were during the Cold War. He described knowing every detail of every Russian warship and conducting tabletop exercises. He points out aircraft carriers as the US's biggest advantage over Russia, while their strong point was undersea warfare. He mentions how the current Russian army is only a shadow of its former self. Due to bombings of US embassies in East Africa, James and his group were tasked to launch Tomahawk missiles on Osama Bin Laden's residence in the late 1990s. The mission failed because Pakistani residents informed Bin Laden of their presence. In 2001, Bin Laden returned fire on the Pentagon, killing many of James' close comrades and friends, ironically in the "safest place in the world." James affirms how Navy men are trained firefighters, able to combat the fire after the bombing.
Tune in to this new episode of the Walker Webcast — Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom with James Stavridis. ▶️
Key Points In The Webcast:
01:10 Willy welcomes James Stavridis
03:20 Playing squash at the Naval Academy
06:40 A career change and disappointing his dad
09:38 Russian Navy then and now
14:33 An exchange with Osama Bin Laden
17:54 Firefighting at the Pentagon
22:09 Lessons on crisis management and life
26:08 Challenges along the way
31:38 Innovation in the military
34:21 Untapped potential of South America
38:47 Sweden and Finland in NATO
42:00 Russia vs. Ukraine burn rates
47:12 The likelihood of China invading Taiwan
51:20 James’ favorite books
54:07 What means the most to James
GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows:
» See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here:
Related webcasts: Tune in on Wednesdays for fresh perspectives about leadership, business, the economy, commercial real estate, and more! #WillyWalker hosts a diverse network of leaders as they share the wisdom that cuts across industry lines.
Check out our previous videos:
Podcast:
Follow us:
Subscribe:
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• is fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading
• violates the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, right of privacy, right of publicity, or other intellectual property right of another
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• contains the personal information of others, such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers
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