The U.S. Navy SEAL Teams were at the forefront of this leadership transformation, emerging from the triumphs and tragedies of war with a crystallized understanding of what it takes to succeed in the most challenging environments that combat presents.
JOCKO WILLINKAlthough 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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Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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There is no easy way.
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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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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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In the business world, and in life, there are inherent complexities. It is critical to keep plans and communication simple.
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Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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A mission statement tells your troops what you are doing.
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So how can a leader become great if they lack the natural characteristics necessary to lead? The answer is simple: a good leader builds a great team that counterbalances their weaknesses.
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Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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Calm but not robotic, logical but not devoid of emotions.
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There is only hard work, late nights, early mornings, practice, rehearsal, repetition, study, sweat, blood, toil, frustration, and discipline.
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His realistic assessment, acknowledgment of failure, and ownership of the problem were key to developing a plan to improve performance and ultimately win.
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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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Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
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Stop 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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