A Conversation with Lt. Gen. Paul Van Riper

Part I: Self-Organizing Groups and How Combat Applies to Business
(Running time: 10:30)

In this first part, Lt. General Paul Van Riper talks about how his 40+ years in the marines shaped his views of how some of the most productive groups are self-organized. Self-organized groups in combat or in business are best able to solve what he calls complex, wicked problems. He describes how two self-organized teams he led, one in Vietnam and the other as Red Team Commander in the Millennium Challenge 2002, were able to come up with unique winning solutions.