The focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.
JOCKO WILLINKA mission statement tells your troops what you are doing.
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To not move around, observe, and analyze, in order to make the best decisions possible, was to fail as a leader and fail the team.
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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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Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.
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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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I 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
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Discipline equals freedom.
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In the business world, and in life, there are inherent complexities. It is critical to keep plans and communication simple.
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Calm but not robotic, logical but not devoid of emotions.
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Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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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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If mistakes happen, effective leaders don’t place blame on others. They take ownership of the mistakes, determine what went wrong, develop solutions to correct those mistakes and prevent them from happening again as they move forward.
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Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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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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