Hoover Institution Fellow Jim Mattis discusses Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead

Friday, November 15, 2019
Jim Mattis, former defense secretary, retired four-star marine general, and Davies Family Distinguished Fellow, discussed his new book, Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, at the Hoover Institution on November 15, 2019. General Mattis sat down with Hoover director Tom Gilligan to discuss the lessons learned from more than forty years in the Marines. Mattis responded to questions, delving deeper into the three parts of his book: direct leadership, executive leadership, and strategic leadership.

[@dnlgrhm]

God bless the marines!

[@nancyorourke3550]

A True Hero who is a great Teacher and Role Model for our children!

[@Rx7man]

Watching him talk, I can't see how the left wing media portrayed him in such a negative light when he was appointed.. He sounds like a very level headed guy

[@DinamoDeet101]

I am very left all life ..you talking stupidity..i adore this man..He should be American president ..no sociopath Trumpeto

[@elpeopuru3003]

Pretty sure he was an anti-Trumper....

[@thomiccor]

I don't ever remember him being portrayed negatively by anyone, except for recently by Trump. In fact, he was appointed with waivers, and without argument from Democrats or Republicans.

[@EpicMRPancake]

This has to be one of his best interviews yet, such excellent explanations and reveals a really unique insider perspective. I didn't know that stuff about Saudi Arabia and Yemen, for instance.

[@backpackingonline]

I see bad kids, I see natural leaders with no outlet. I lived and worked in NYC, and I didn’t have one bad experience. ..not even a street gang. In my work, I gave natural leaders a task. They were great. ..and they did it in a very grownup way. It got me thinking no stereotype is true.

[@junfenggao2417]

Thank you James Mattis for introducing me to the OODA loop. I'm employing a modified variant of this type of thinking at work and people think I'm a genius. Their beliefs cannot be further from the truth.

[@stevebainbridge310]

Now this is a leader to be proud of!!

[@artygunnar]

Loved the book

[@kesslerrb]

Ooh Rah, General!

[@leilagomulka5690]

❤❤❤

[@andypotanin]

54:53 I think this is the first time I've heard somebody use the word "synergy" where it actually means something.

[@offcenterconcepthaus]

Next to last question rejoinder: "Technology outruns biography."

[@jamesw17]

Mattis is a classy guy.

[@c3aloha]

We need General Mattis to take over the White House. MATTIS 2020!!! Semper Fidelis

[@로즈골드-u4g]

👍👍👍♥️

[@thomiccor]

I was one of the Marines waiting on the flightline in Kandahar with cold weather gear on standby to fly into Tora Bora at 18:32. We trained for that, probably not coincidentally. We could have killed bin Laden in 2001. I believe Military Industrial Complex, Haliburton, etc., are the reasons we didn't kill bin Laden, back then. Watch at 14:09

[@seeavi8426]

👎

[@afringedweller]

I'm not going to watch this, but only dropped in to give a 'thumbs down' and say that he is not forgiven for his lousy Deep State antics when he retired. That was a crying' shame. "Because I used to love you - but it's all over now!"

[@lisad2701]

Afraid to hear the truth?

[@deadeyedick428]

. thanks