Whether on the battlefield or in the business world, leaders must be comfortable accepting some level of risk.
JOCKO WILLINKWhether on the battlefield or in the business world, leaders must be comfortable accepting some level of risk.
JOCKO WILLINKThe focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.
JOCKO WILLINKA leader must care about the troops, but at the same time the leader must complete the mission, and in doing so there will be risk and sometimes unavoidable consequences to the troops.
JOCKO WILLINKI 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
JOCKO WILLINKRemember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
JOCKO WILLINKEstablishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.
JOCKO WILLINKAfter all, there can be no leadership where there is no team.
JOCKO WILLINKRelax. Look around. Make a call.
JOCKO WILLINKThe goal of leadership seems simple: to get people to do what they need to do to support the mission and the team.
JOCKO WILLINKA mission statement tells your troops what you are doing.
JOCKO WILLINKInstead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.
JOCKO WILLINKAnd the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
JOCKO WILLINKRemember: the enemy gets a vote.
JOCKO WILLINKThere is no growth in the comfort zone.
JOCKO WILLINKIs 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?
JOCKO WILLINKThe infamous they.
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