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.
JOCKO WILLINKBut we can’t ever think we are too good to fail or that our enemies are not capable, deadly, and eager to exploit our weaknesses. We must never get complacent. This is where controlling the ego is most important.
More Jocko Willink Quotes
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The goal of leadership seems simple: to get people to do what they need to do to support the mission and the team.
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leadership is the single greatest factor in any team’s performance.
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Generally, 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.
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There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.
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All elements within the greater team are crucial and must work together to accomplish the mission, mutually supporting one another for that singular purpose.
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Once people stop making excuses, stop blaming others, and take ownership of everything in their lives, they are compelled to take action to solve their problems.
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Good leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
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Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes.
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The test for a successful brief is simple: Do the team and the supporting elements understand it?
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All animals, including humans, need to see the connection between action and consequence in order to learn or react appropriately.
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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.
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Discipline equals freedom.
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