What Israel’s Military Knows About Success That Most People Don’t...

JNS military correspondent Yaakov Lappin discussed three core IDF leadership principles in a Think Twice podcast interview with editor Jonathan Tobin. These include conducting after-action reviews, switching rapidly from routine to emergency operations, and managing long-term organizational change.

Lappin’s book Blue Team Dynamics draws on interviews since 2018 and notes how these practices aided responses after Oct. 7 while also applying to business and civilian organizations. He described how pre-Oct. 7 complacency reflected a failure to challenge prevailing narratives.