Data is one of our most underutilized weapons in our arsenal. In today’s battles, the ability to gather, disseminate, consume and act on information has become the fundamental capability in the war on terror.

In this episode, Satyen speaks with Stan McChrystal, retired US Army General and Managing Partner of the McChrystal Group. They discuss Stan's experiences building a data culture in the US military, evaluating leaders, the concept of empowered command, and much more.

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“Often you have data you don't know you have. ” - Stan McChrystal

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Time Stamps

• (0:00) Using data as a weapon

• (3:16) Insight into changing massive organizations

• (11:33) How to find the best leaders

• (18:17) Running military operations backed by data

• (29:37) What success looks like for a US Army general

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Sponsor

This podcast is presented by Alation.

Hear more radical perspectives on leading data culture at Alation.com/podcast

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Links

Connect with Stan on LinkedIn

Check out the McChrystal Group