Such concepts are simple, but not easy,
JOCKO WILLINKI can remember many times when my boat crew struggled. It was easy to make excuses for our team’s performance and why it wasn’t what it should have been. But I learned that good leaders don’t make excuses. Instead, they figure out a way to get it done and win.
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The focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.
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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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Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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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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Calm but not robotic, logical but not devoid of emotions.
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The Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
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The greatest of these was the recognition that leadership is the most important factor on the battlefield, the single greatest reason behind the success of any team.
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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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Leadership isn’t one person leading a team. It is a group of leaders working together, up and down the chain of command, to lead.
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Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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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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The most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.
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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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Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
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Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.
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I can remember many times when my boat crew struggled. It was easy to make excuses for our team’s performance and why it wasn’t what it should have been. But I learned that good leaders don’t make excuses. Instead, they figure out a way to get it done and win.
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And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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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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To not move around, observe, and analyze, in order to make the best decisions possible, was to fail as a leader and fail the team.
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Remember: the enemy gets a vote.
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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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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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The test for a successful brief is simple: Do the team and the supporting elements understand it?
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Leaders must always operate with the understanding that they are part of something greater than themselves and their own personal interests.
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Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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