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All elements within the greater team are crucial and must work together to accomplish the mission, mutually supporting one another for that singular purpose.

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Get after it.
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Inspirational One Liner
A mission statement tells your troops what you are doing.
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Team Yourself
For this reason, they must believe in the cause for which they are fighting.
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Believe Fight Inspirational Reason
A leader must lead but also be ready to follow. Sometimes, another member of the team—perhaps a subordinate or direct report—might be in a better position to develop a plan, make a decision, or lead through a specific situation.
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Decision Development Leadership Team
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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Acceptance Expectation Leadership Tolerance
Good leaders don’t make excuses.
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Goodness Leadership One Liner
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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Fight Learning Thinking
Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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Judgement People Remember Yourself
There are no bad units, only bad officers. This captures the essence of what Extreme Ownership is all about.
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Bad Control Politics
After all, there can be no leadership where there is no team.
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Leadership Team
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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Born Fight Force Leadership Tough War
Waiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.
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Ability Action Decision Right Wait
Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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Blame Ourselves
Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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Action Breathe Inspirational See
The most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.
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Bad Fundamental Heart Important Leadership Team Truth
leadership is the single greatest factor in any team’s performance.
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Leadership Team

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