A good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.
JOCKO WILLINKA good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.
JOCKO WILLINKA mission statement tells your troops what you are doing.
JOCKO WILLINKPlans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
JOCKO WILLINKThe Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
JOCKO WILLINKIf 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.
JOCKO WILLINKDon’t expect to be motivated every day to get out there and make things happen. You won’t be. Don’t count on motivation. Count on Discipline.
JOCKO WILLINKStaying ahead of the curve prevents a leader from being overwhelmed when pressure is applied and enables greater decisiveness.
JOCKO WILLINKIn 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.
JOCKO WILLINKDepartments and groups within the team must break down silos, depend on each other and understand who depends on them.
JOCKO WILLINKYou 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 WILLINKA 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.
JOCKO WILLINKBut, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.
JOCKO WILLINKTo not move around, observe, and analyze, in order to make the best decisions possible, was to fail as a leader and fail the team.
JOCKO WILLINKGenerally, 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.
JOCKO WILLINKGood leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
JOCKO WILLINKWaiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.
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