We wrote this so that the leadership lessons can continue to impact teams beyond the battlefield in all leadership situations—any company, team, or organization in which a group of people strives to achieve a goal and accomplish a mission.
JOCKO WILLINKThe leader must own everything in his or her world.
More Jocko Willink Quotes
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Good leaders don’t make excuses.
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The leader must own everything in his or her world.
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Discipline equals freedom.
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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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The infamous they.
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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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Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
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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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After all, there can be no leadership where there is no team.
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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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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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The focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.
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And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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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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