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Leaders must accept total responsibility, own problems that inhibit performance, and develop solutions to those problems.

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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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Decision Force Greatness Leadership Stay
To not move around, observe, and analyze, in order to make the best decisions possible, was to fail as a leader and fail the team.
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Best Decision Failure Leadership Possible Team
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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Blame Development Failure Leadership Mistake Oneself Win
The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
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Leadership Virtue
Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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Judgement People Remember Yourself
There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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Comfortable Growth One Liner
The Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
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Judgement People Respect Warrior
There are no bad units, only bad officers. This captures the essence of what Extreme Ownership is all about.
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Bad Control Politics
Generally, when a leader struggles, the root cause behind the problem is that the leader has leaned too far in one direction and steered off course. Awareness.
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Direction Leader Problem Struggle
Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
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Care Material
The focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.
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Accomplishment Best Focus
Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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Time Trust
In the business world, and in life, there are inherent complexities. It is critical to keep plans and communication simple.
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Business Life Simplicity World
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
Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes.
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Motivational One Liner
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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Planning Simplicity Team Understand

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