In the business world, and in life, there are inherent complexities. It is critical to keep plans and communication simple.
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In the business world, and in life, there are inherent complexities. It is critical to keep plans and communication simple.
JOCKO WILLINKleadership is the single greatest factor in any team’s performance.
JOCKO WILLINKAs 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 WILLINKDon’t ask your leader what you should do, tell them what you are going to do.
JOCKO WILLINKStop researching every aspect of it and reading all about it and debating the pros and cons of it, Start doing it.
JOCKO WILLINKThere is only hard work, late nights, early mornings, practice, rehearsal, repetition, study, sweat, blood, toil, frustration, and discipline.
JOCKO WILLINKI can remember many times when my boat crew struggled. It was easy to make excuses for our team’s performance and why it wasn’t what it should have been. But I learned that good leaders don’t make excuses. Instead, they figure out a way to get it done and win.
JOCKO WILLINKAnd the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
JOCKO WILLINKThe 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.
JOCKO WILLINKThe only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.
JOCKO WILLINKIn order to convince and inspire others to follow and accomplish a mission, a leader must be a true believer in the mission.
JOCKO WILLINKDiscipline equals freedom.
JOCKO WILLINKI had to take ownership of everything that went wrong. Despite the tremendous blow to my reputation and to my ego, it was the right thing to do—the only thing to do. I
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 WILLINKLeadership is simple, but not easy.
JOCKO WILLINKHis 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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