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We learned that leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory, particularly when doubters question whether victory is even possible.

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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
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If the plan is simple enough, everyone understands it, which means each person can rapidly adjust and modify what he or she is doing. If the plan is too complex, the team can’t make rapid adjustments to it, because there is no baseline understanding of it.
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Planning Simplicity Team Understand
For this reason, they must believe in the cause for which they are fighting.
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Believe Fight Inspirational Reason
Leaders must accept total responsibility, own problems that inhibit performance, and develop solutions to those problems.
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Acceptance Development Leadership Problem Responsibility
Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.
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Blame Leadership World
Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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Action Breathe Inspirational See
When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Leadership Philosophy Tolerance
That’s it. When things are going bad: Don’t get all bummed out, don’t get startled, don’t get frustrated. No. Just look at the issue and say: Good.
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Bad Goodness Issue
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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Reading Start
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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Age Change Improvement Leadership Simplicity Technology
All elements within the greater team are crucial and must work together to accomplish the mission, mutually supporting one another for that singular purpose.
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Accomplishment Greatness Support Team Togetherness
After all, there can be no leadership where there is no team.
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Leadership Team
Get after it.
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Inspirational One Liner
It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Deep Tolerance Yourself
Good leaders don’t make excuses.
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Goodness Leadership One Liner

We learned that leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory, particularly when doubters question whether victory is even possible.

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We learned that leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory, particularly when doubters question whether victory is even possible.

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