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Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone

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
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Explanation Leadership Photograpgh
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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Greatness Leadership Necessary Simplicity Team Weakness
His realistic assessment, acknowledgment of failure, and ownership of the problem were key to developing a plan to improve performance and ultimately win.
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Development Failure Himself Improvement Problem Win
Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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Action Breathe Inspirational See
That’s it. When things are going bad: Don’t get all bummed out, don’t get startled, don’t get frustrated. No. Just look at the issue and say: Good.
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Bad Goodness Issue
Calm but not robotic, logical but not devoid of emotions.
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Emotional Logic Technology
Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
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Care Material
There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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Comfortable Growth One Liner
Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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Time Trust
Departments and groups within the team must break down silos, depend on each other and understand who depends on them.
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Break Independent Team Understand
If the plan is simple enough, everyone understands it, which means each person can rapidly adjust and modify what he or she is doing. If the plan is too complex, the team can’t make rapid adjustments to it, because there is no baseline understanding of it.
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Planning Simplicity Team Understand
Decisively engaged?
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Decision Marriage
People do not follow robots.
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People Technology
A leader must lead but also be ready to follow. Sometimes, another member of the team—perhaps a subordinate or direct report—might be in a better position to develop a plan, make a decision, or lead through a specific situation.
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Decision Development Leadership Team
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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Leadership Person Team Togetherness
The greatest of these was the recognition that leadership is the most important factor on the battlefield, the single greatest reason behind the success of any team.
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Greatness Leadership Team

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