The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
JOCKO WILLINKPlans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
More Jocko Willink Quotes
-
-
Good leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
JOCKO WILLINK -
All elements within the greater team are crucial and must work together to accomplish the mission, mutually supporting one another for that singular purpose.
JOCKO WILLINK -
Leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities, between one extreme and another.
JOCKO WILLINK -
A good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.
JOCKO WILLINK -
Establishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.
JOCKO WILLINK -
The most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.
JOCKO WILLINK -
As a leader, it is up to you to explain the bigger picture to him—and to all your front line leaders. That is a critical component of leadership
JOCKO WILLINK -
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.
JOCKO WILLINK -
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.
JOCKO WILLINK -
Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
JOCKO WILLINK -
A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
JOCKO WILLINK -
The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.
JOCKO WILLINK -
The test for a successful brief is simple: Do the team and the supporting elements understand it?
JOCKO WILLINK -
But, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.
JOCKO WILLINK -
Relax. Look around. Make a call.
JOCKO WILLINK