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The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.

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Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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Blame Ourselves
Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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Planning Simplicity
You have to BE VIGILANT. You have to be ON GUARD. You have to HOLD THE LINE on the seemingly insignificant little things— things that shouldn’t matter—but that do.
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Importance Worth Yourself
It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Deep Tolerance Yourself
Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.
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Blame Leadership World
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
If mistakes happen, effective leaders don’t place blame on others. They take ownership of the mistakes, determine what went wrong, develop solutions to correct those mistakes and prevent them from happening again as they move forward.
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Development Leadership Mistake Wrong
The most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.
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Bad Fundamental Heart Important Leadership Team Truth
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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Leadership Person Team Togetherness
Establishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.
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Establishment Planning Success Team
There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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Comfortable Growth One Liner
The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.
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Failure Success Team
Even the most competent of leaders can be overwhelmed if they try to tackle multiple problems or a number of tasks simultaneously.
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Leadership Problem Try
Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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Judgement People Remember Yourself
Departments and groups within the team must break down silos, depend on each other and understand who depends on them.
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Break Independent Team Understand
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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Development Failure Himself Improvement Problem Win

The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.

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