Don’t ask your leader what you should do, tell them what you are going to do.
JOCKO WILLINKThe 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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The test for a successful brief is simple: Do the team and the supporting elements understand it?
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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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Establishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.
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Good leaders don’t make excuses.
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And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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Get after it.
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A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
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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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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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There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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A leader must care about the troops, but at the same time the leader must complete the mission, and in doing so there will be risk and sometimes unavoidable consequences to the troops.
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The most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.
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Is this what I want to be? This? Is this all I’ve got—is this everything I can give? Is this going to be my life? Do I accept that?
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Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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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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