There is only hard work, late nights, early mornings, practice, rehearsal, repetition, study, sweat, blood, toil, frustration, and discipline.
JOCKO WILLINKPlans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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Our freedom to operate and maneuver had increased substantially through disciplined procedures. Discipline equals freedom.
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Generally, when a leader struggles, the root cause behind the problem is that the leader has leaned too far in one direction and steered off course. Awareness.
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Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
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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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But, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.
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Is this what I want to be? This? Is this all I’ve got—is this everything I can give? Is this going to be my life? Do I accept that?
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The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.
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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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There is no easy way.
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leadership is the single greatest factor in any team’s performance.
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Calm but not robotic, logical but not devoid of emotions.
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We wrote this so that the leadership lessons can continue to impact teams beyond the battlefield in all leadership situations—any company, team, or organization in which a group of people strives to achieve a goal and accomplish a mission.
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If we could execute with a monumental effort just to reach an immediate goal that everyone could see, we could then continue to the next visually.
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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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