Oct 23, 2018
Justine and Jason are both former military officers, currently working within different teams at The McChrystal Group, an advisory services and leadership development firm with a unique and diverse group of professionals. Their networked "Team of Teams" approach enables clients to adapt to their complex operating environments.
In today's conversation, we discuss their service as officers within the United States Marine Corps, Justine in Logistics having graduated from the US Naval Academy and Jason as an Infantry Officer via OCS after earning his undergrad at Boston College. Their transitions from active duty took place at different times in their lives, Jason having separated and attended graduate school to pursue a career in policy and Justine coming straight to the practice to work with a large multinational Oil and Gas corporation.
We talk about working with retired four-star general, Stan McChrystal and how his team of civilians and veterans perform their mission in corporate America. The context for the discussion is the release of the book titled Leaders: Myth and Reality by Stan McChrystal, Jeff Eggers, and Jason Mangone.
Jason shares his perspective getting to know the general, working on his team to research the book, and the fundamental questions they wanted to answer in creating this profile of different leaders throughout history.
If you are curious about writing a book as a co-author, working in an elite management and strategy consulting practice, or wondering about how to transition some of your skills and perspective from what you're currently doing as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, don't miss this episode!