Decisively engaged?
JOCKO WILLINKHis realistic assessment, acknowledgment of failure, and ownership of the problem were key to developing a plan to improve performance and ultimately win.
More Jocko Willink Quotes
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Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
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Departments and groups within the team must break down silos, depend on each other and understand who depends on them.
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As a leader, you have to balance the dichotomy, to be resolute where it matters but never inflexible and uncompromising on matters of little importance to the overall good of the team and the strategic mission.
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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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The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
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After all, there can be no leadership where there is no team.
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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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Most important of all, he believed winning was possible.
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When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate. When setting expectations, no matter what has been said or written, if substandard performance is accepted and no one is held accountable.
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Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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The most impressive thing about this improvement in performance was that it did not come from a major process change or an advance in technology. Instead, it came through a leadership principle that has been around for ages: Simple.
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There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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There is no one else to blame. The leader must acknowledge mistakes and admit failures, take ownership of them, and develop a plan to win.
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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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Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes.
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