Even the most competent of leaders can be overwhelmed if they try to tackle multiple problems or a number of tasks simultaneously.
JOCKO WILLINKDepartments and groups within the team must break down silos, depend on each other and understand who depends on them.
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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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Discipline equals freedom.
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Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
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Although discipline demands control and asceticism, it actually results in freedom. When you have the discipline to get up early, you are rewarded with more free time.
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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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Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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There is no one else to blame. The leader must acknowledge mistakes and admit failures, take ownership of them, and develop a plan to 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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Get after it.
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There is no easy way.
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Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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There are no bad units, only bad officers. This captures the essence of what Extreme Ownership is all about.
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In the SEAL Teams, the bond of our brotherhood is our strongest weapon. If you take that away from us, we lose our most important quality as a team.
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A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
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