One Mission

How Leaders Build a Team of Teams

By: Chris Fussell, Charles Goodyear, General Stanley McChrystal - foreword

Narrated by: Chris Fussell, General Stanley McChrystal

Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

From the coauthor of New York Times best seller Team of Teams, a practical guide for leaders looking to make their organizations interconnected and unified in the midst of sudden change.

Too often, companies end up with teams stuck in their own silos, pursuing goals and metrics in isolation. Their traditional autocratic structures create stability, scalability, and predictability - but in a world that demands rapid adaptation to a new reality, this traditional model simply doesn’t work.

In Team of Teams, retired four-star General Stanley McChrystal and former Navy SEAL Chris Fussell made the case for a new organizational model combining the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of a small team with the power and resources of a giant organization. Now, in One Mission, Fussell channels all his experiences, both military and corporate, into powerful strategies for unifying isolated and distrustful teams. This practical guide will help leaders in any field implement the Team of Teams approach to tear down their silos improve collaboration, and avoid turf wars. By committing to one higher mission, organizations develop an overall capability that far exceeds the sum of their parts.

From Silicon Valley software giant Intuit to a government agency on the plains of Oklahoma, organizations have used Fussell’s methods to unite their people around a single compelling vision, resulting in superior performance. One Mission will help you follow their example to a more agile and resilient future.

©2017 Chris Fussell, C. W. Goodyear; Foreword copyright 2017 by General Stanley McChrystal (P)2017 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“One Mission sets out the most exciting prospect for re-engineering a twenty-first-century company. For me, this was not a book for bedside reading. I read it upright, taking notes, inspired with thoughts for my own enterprise. Assuming I have the discipline to follow through, these few hours of reading will prove the highest ROI on my time in a dozen years.” (David G. Bradley, chairman of Atlantic Media)

“One Mission is required reading for anyone leading people. Fussell’s vivid account of how a team of teams model turned the tide on the battlefield is both inspiring and instructional in helping leaders to navigate the transition from twentieth-century bureaucracy to twenty-first-century complexity.” (Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Walmart)

“Leaders from all sectors will recognize themselves and their organizations in the pages of One Mission. Fussell is an engaging writer, weaving together stories of his military past with tales of the many businesses that he was worked with. The result is a valuable, practical manual of how to make the necessary changes to become a Team of Teams.” (Anne-Marie Slaughter, president and CEO of New America, author of The Chessboard and the Web)

The "how-to" for Team of Teams

Great follow up from McCrystal's Team of Teams. A contextualized insider view of what it takes to create an organization that can thrive in today's complex environment.

A wonderful book

A fantastic book that I found to be developmental and maturative for a young man coming of age such as myself. I found this book to be highly relatable and I found great relation with the author. I further highly recommend this book.

Actionable insights for a VUCA world.

Liked this book a lot because it offers pragmatic answers to universal issues. I’d like to see a similar book from the overarching perspective of the technology sector, and not military operations, as I believe the concepts will get deeper acceptance that way.

Essential for any aspiring or failing leader

Chris and team do a great job of breaking down the essentials of the team of teams approach.
I'd love to see a follow up book with some ROI's.
Not because I don't believe the approach, but I think most managers are curious how to argue and pitch the idea.
It will be interesting to see how long it takes companies to realize this methodology is what they actually need to maintain their businesses.

Outstanding!

This follow-up to Team of Teams is its equal and provides a lot of fine grained details of how the concepts can be translated and implemented. Ranks alongside Extreme Ownership for its practicality.

exceptuonal

the book was an easy listen with great thought provoking case studies and clearly defined courses of action.

Top Notch Leadership and Change Management in One!

Would you consider the audio edition of One Mission to be better than the print version?

Books read by the author are particularly compelling, in my experience. This was no exception. As I listened, I couldn't help but feel that Chris's intonation and emphasis expanded the material (instead of wondering if the reader is miss-interpreting the material, as I sometime wonder when it is read by a paid voice.)

What other book might you compare One Mission to and why?

The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni, because both provide tools to improve organizational health- the most important aspect of organizational development currently being explored by leadership experts.

What about Chris Fussell and General Stanley McChrystal ’s performance did you like?

Clear, straight forward, and personable in presentation, I felt like I was engaging with each of them as I listened. Really enjoyable.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

The material is tight, and taking time to digest it between listens and after particularly insightful sections was helpful.

Change the lines!

This was a great book as I began my role as a Strategic Director. This is a useful outline on effective ways to reach out of silos and create a great move toward a unified narrative.

A Leaders Manual to Effective Communication

As a leader, this book was a great guide in helping me understand the importance open, honesr and effective communication across the organization. it also explains the importance of breaking down natural barriers in an organization to optimize maximum efficiency.

Excellent resource from Chris and team!

Culture is the key differentiator that sets organizations apart. Chris Fussell walks the reader through a comprehensive framework for building out a scalable team of teams model. Excellent read and provides multiple case studies along the way. Well done!