Decisively engaged?
JOCKO WILLINK
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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Decisively engaged?
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Good leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
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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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So how can a leader become great if they lack the natural characteristics necessary to lead? The answer is simple: a good leader builds a great team that counterbalances their weaknesses.
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In order to convince and inspire others to follow and accomplish a mission, a leader must be a true believer in the mission.
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I 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
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We learned that leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory, particularly when doubters question whether victory is even possible.
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Leaders must accept total responsibility, own problems that inhibit performance, and develop solutions to those problems.
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It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
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A good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.
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A mission statement tells your troops what you are doing.
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Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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Remember: the enemy gets a vote.
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In the SEAL Teams, the bond of our brotherhood is our strongest weapon. If you take that away from us, we lose our most important quality as a team.
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