The Israeli army has managed to build an impressive tolerance for risk and high stakes operations. It appears they also have the tactical skills to make it all happen. That’s quite different than the “don’t lose” mentality I’ve seen in a lot of organizations around these parts. A lot of that tolerance presumably comes from decades of being up against the wall with existential threats.
The question then becomes how do we learn from their operational and risk mindset without the same outside pressures? Is that even possible if you start from a position of strength that you’re not willing to put at risk? In short, are we at a local maximum afraid to drop into the valley to find the true maximum?
The Israeli army has managed to build an impressive tolerance for risk and high stakes operations. It appears they also have the tactical skills to make it all happen. That’s quite different than the “don’t lose” mentality I’ve seen in a lot of organizations around these parts. A lot of that tolerance presumably comes from decades of being up against the wall with existential threats.
The question then becomes how do we learn from their operational and risk mindset without the same outside pressures? Is that even possible if you start from a position of strength that you’re not willing to put at risk? In short, are we at a local maximum afraid to drop into the valley to find the true maximum?