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A leader must care about the troops, but at the same time the leader must complete the mission, and in doing so there will be risk and sometimes unavoidable consequences to the troops.

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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
Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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Judgement People Remember Yourself
Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
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Care Material
Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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Planning Simplicity
All animals, including humans, need to see the connection between action and consequence in order to learn or react appropriately.
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Action Animal Connection Human Learning
It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Deep Tolerance Yourself
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
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
Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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Time Trust
Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.
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Control Decision Ourselves
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
A mission statement tells your troops what you are doing.
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Team Yourself
Get after it.
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Inspirational One Liner
Good leaders don’t make excuses.
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Goodness Leadership One Liner
Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
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Act Simplicity
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

A leader must care about the troops, but at the same time the leader must complete the mission, and in doing so there will be risk and sometimes unavoidable consequences to the troops.

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