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A good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.

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Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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Planning Simplicity
It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Deep Tolerance Yourself
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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Blame Development Failure Leadership Mistake Oneself Win
And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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Strong Willing Yourself
Good leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
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Bad Goodness Leadership
There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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Comfortable Growth One Liner
Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
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Act Simplicity
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.
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Leadership Person Team Togetherness
A good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.
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Goodness Leadership Problem Success
Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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Time Trust
Departments and groups within the team must break down silos, depend on each other and understand who depends on them.
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Break Independent Team Understand
Don’t ask your leader what you should do, tell them what you are going to do.
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Future Leadership Yourself
If we could execute with a monumental effort just to reach an immediate goal that everyone could see, we could then continue to the next visually.
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Effort Goal See
Establishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.
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Establishment Planning Success Team
There is only hard work, late nights, early mornings, practice, rehearsal, repetition, study, sweat, blood, toil, frustration, and discipline.
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Discipline Inspirational Morning Night Practice Success
We wrote this so that the leadership lessons can continue to impact teams beyond the battlefield in all leadership situations—any company, team, or organization in which a group of people strives to achieve a goal and accomplish a mission.
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Accomplishment Company Leadership Lesson People Team

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