All animals, including humans, need to see the connection between action and consequence in order to learn or react appropriately.
JOCKO WILLINKStop 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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Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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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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Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
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If 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.
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Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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I had to take ownership of everything that went wrong. Despite the tremendous blow to my reputation and to my ego, it was the right thing to do—the only thing to do. I
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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.
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For this reason, they must believe in the cause for which they are fighting.
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Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.
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As a leader, it is up to you to explain the bigger picture to him—and to all your front line leaders. That is a critical component of leadership
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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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More than a decade of continuous war and tough combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan gave birth to a new generation of leaders in the ranks of America’s fighting forces.
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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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