That’s it. When things are going bad: Don’t get all bummed out, don’t get startled, don’t get frustrated. No. Just look at the issue and say: Good.
JOCKO WILLINKIf the plan is simple enough, everyone understands it, which means each person can rapidly adjust and modify what he or she is doing. If the plan is too complex, the team can’t make rapid adjustments to it, because there is no baseline understanding of it.
More Jocko Willink Quotes
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In order to convince and inspire others to follow and accomplish a mission, a leader must be a true believer in the mission.
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A good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.
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Good leaders don’t make excuses.
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Even the most competent of leaders can be overwhelmed if they try to tackle multiple problems or a number of tasks simultaneously.
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Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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Don’t fight stress. Embrace it. Turn it on itself. Use it to make yourself sharper and more alert. Use it to make you think and learn and get better and smarter and more effective. Use the stress to make you a better you.
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Staying ahead of the curve prevents a leader from being overwhelmed when pressure is applied and enables greater decisiveness.
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Decisively engaged?
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Don’t ask your leader what you should do, tell them what you are going to do.
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Stop researching every aspect of it and reading all about it and debating the pros and cons of it, Start doing it.
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When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate. When setting expectations, no matter what has been said or written, if substandard performance is accepted and no one is held accountable.
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The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.
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The most impressive thing about this improvement in performance was that it did not come from a major process change or an advance in technology. Instead, it came through a leadership principle that has been around for ages: Simple.
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The goal of leadership seems simple: to get people to do what they need to do to support the mission and the team.
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Don’t expect to be motivated every day to get out there and make things happen. You won’t be. Don’t count on motivation. Count on Discipline.
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Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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Waiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.
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Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.
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In the business world, and in life, there are inherent complexities. It is critical to keep plans and communication simple.
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The test for a successful brief is simple: Do the team and the supporting elements understand it?
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Whether on the battlefield or in the business world, leaders must be comfortable accepting some level of risk.
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The Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
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There is no easy way.
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When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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