Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
JOCKO WILLINKEstablishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.
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When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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The leader must own everything in his or her world.
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Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
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More than a decade of continuous war and tough combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan gave birth to a new generation of leaders in the ranks of America’s fighting forces.
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I 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.
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Don’t try to plan for every contingency. Doing so will only overburden you and weigh you down so that you cannot quickly maneuver.
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Staying ahead of the curve prevents a leader from being overwhelmed when pressure is applied and enables greater decisiveness.
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Stop researching every aspect of it and reading all about it and debating the pros and cons of it, Start doing it.
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The infamous they.
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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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The focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.
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Waiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.
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Such concepts are simple, but not easy,
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You have to BE VIGILANT. You have to be ON GUARD. You have to HOLD THE LINE on the seemingly insignificant little things— things that shouldn’t matter—but that do.
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There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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