black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Establishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.

Jocko Willink

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.
JOCKO WILLINK

Best Decision Failure Leadership Possible Team
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
JOCKO WILLINK

Explanation Leadership Photograpgh
In the SEAL Teams, the bond of our brotherhood is our strongest weapon. If you take that away from us, we lose our most important quality as a team.
JOCKO WILLINK

Important Lose Quality Relationship Strong Team Weapon
Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
JOCKO WILLINK

Care Material
Establishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.
JOCKO WILLINK

Establishment Planning Success Team
Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.
JOCKO WILLINK

Control Decision Ourselves
Don’t try to plan for every contingency. Doing so will only overburden you and weigh you down so that you cannot quickly maneuver.
JOCKO WILLINK

Quick Try Willing Yourself
The Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
JOCKO WILLINK

Judgement People Respect Warrior
The focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.
JOCKO WILLINK

Accomplishment Best Focus
The infamous they.
JOCKO WILLINK

Famous One Liner
Most important of all, he believed winning was possible.
JOCKO WILLINK

Believe Himself Important Possible Win
A leader must lead but also be ready to follow. Sometimes, another member of the team—perhaps a subordinate or direct report—might be in a better position to develop a plan, make a decision, or lead through a specific situation.
JOCKO WILLINK

Decision Development Leadership Team
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 WILLINK

Leadership Person Team Togetherness
Good leaders don’t make excuses.
JOCKO WILLINK

Goodness Leadership One Liner
Good leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
JOCKO WILLINK

Bad Goodness Leadership
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.
JOCKO WILLINK

Effort Goal See

Establishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Establishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Jocko Willink Quotes