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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Discipline equals freedom.
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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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Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes.
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Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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Our freedom to operate and maneuver had increased substantially through disciplined procedures. Discipline equals freedom.
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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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Leaders must always operate with the understanding that they are part of something greater than themselves and their own personal interests.
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There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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The 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.
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There is only hard work, late nights, early mornings, practice, rehearsal, repetition, study, sweat, blood, toil, frustration, and discipline.
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The infamous they.
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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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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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leadership is the single greatest factor in any team’s performance.
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Although discipline demands control and asceticism, it actually results in freedom. When you have the discipline to get up early, you are rewarded with more free time.
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After all, there can be no leadership where there is no team.
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