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leadership is the single greatest factor in any team’s performance.

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For this reason, they must believe in the cause for which they are fighting.
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Believe Fight Inspirational Reason
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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Explanation Leadership Photograpgh
Leaders must accept total responsibility, own problems that inhibit performance, and develop solutions to those problems.
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Acceptance Development Leadership Problem Responsibility
The goal of leadership seems simple: to get people to do what they need to do to support the mission and the team.
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Friendship Goal Simplicity Support Team
Most important of all, he believed winning was possible.
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Believe Himself Important Possible Win
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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Effort Goal See
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
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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Discipline Expectation Motivational
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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Goodness Leadership Learning Myself Remember Struggle Time Win
Good leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
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Bad Goodness Leadership
Such concepts are simple, but not easy,
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Easy Simplicity
The test for a successful brief is simple: Do the team and the supporting elements understand it?
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Success Team Understand
Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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Control Inspirational Mindset Yourself
Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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Judgement People Remember Yourself
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
The focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.
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Accomplishment Best Focus

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