There are no bad units, only bad officers. This captures the essence of what Extreme Ownership is all about.
JOCKO WILLINKleadership is the single greatest factor in any team’s performance.
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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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Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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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.
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Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
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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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Discipline equals freedom.
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The focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.
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There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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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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More than a decade of continuous war and tough combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan gave birth to a new generation of leaders in the ranks of America’s fighting forces.
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Leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities, between one extreme and another.
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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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We learned that leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory, particularly when doubters question whether victory is even possible.
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Staying ahead of the curve prevents a leader from being overwhelmed when pressure is applied and enables greater decisiveness.
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And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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Good leaders don’t make excuses.
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But, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.
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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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The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
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A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
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In order to convince and inspire others to follow and accomplish a mission, a leader must be a true believer in the mission.
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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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The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.
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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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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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The most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.
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