A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
JOCKO WILLINKA good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
JOCKO WILLINKFor leaders, the humility to admit and own mistakes and develop a plan to overcome them is essential to success. The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas. They are simply focused on the mission and how best to accomplish it.
JOCKO WILLINKGenerally, 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.
JOCKO WILLINKThe 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 WILLINKFor this reason, they must believe in the cause for which they are fighting.
JOCKO WILLINKIt’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
JOCKO WILLINKThe leader must own everything in his or her world.
JOCKO WILLINKAll animals, including humans, need to see the connection between action and consequence in order to learn or react appropriately.
JOCKO WILLINKMore 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.
JOCKO WILLINKThe goal of leadership seems simple: to get people to do what they need to do to support the mission and the team.
JOCKO WILLINKI had to take ownership of everything that went wrong. Despite the tremendous blow to my reputation and to my ego, it was the right thing to do—the only thing to do. I
JOCKO WILLINKTake care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
JOCKO WILLINKWhether on the battlefield or in the business world, leaders must be comfortable accepting some level of risk.
JOCKO WILLINKIf 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.
JOCKO WILLINKAs a leader, you have to balance the dichotomy, to be resolute where it matters but never inflexible and uncompromising on matters of little importance to the overall good of the team and the strategic mission.
JOCKO WILLINKRepetitive exceptional performance became a habit.
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