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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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Acceptance Generosity Life Myself Philosophy
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
The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
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Leadership Virtue
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
leadership is the single greatest factor in any team’s performance.
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Leadership Team
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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Care Leadership Risk Time
And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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Strong Willing Yourself
There is no easy way.
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Easy Hard Time Inspirational
Most important of all, he believed winning was possible.
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Believe Himself Important Possible Win
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
When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate. When setting expectations, no matter what has been said or written, if substandard performance is accepted and no one is held accountable.
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Acceptance Expectation Leadership Tolerance
Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes.
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Motivational One Liner
In order to convince and inspire others to follow and accomplish a mission, a leader must be a true believer in the mission.
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Accomplishment Believe Inspirational Leadership True
For leaders, the humility to admit and own mistakes and develop a plan to overcome them is essential to success. The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas. They are simply focused on the mission and how best to accomplish it.
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Accomplishment Development Focus Humility Leadership Mistake Simplicity
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.
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Decision Development Leadership Team
The greatest of these was the recognition that leadership is the most important factor on the battlefield, the single greatest reason behind the success of any team.
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Greatness Leadership Team

The most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.

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