When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
JOCKO WILLINKThe best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
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The goal of leadership seems simple: to get people to do what they need to do to support the mission and the team.
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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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After all, there can be no leadership where there is no team.
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Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
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Good leaders don’t make excuses.
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Repetitive exceptional performance became a habit.
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Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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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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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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The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.
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Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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Decisively engaged?
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For this reason, they must believe in the cause for which they are fighting.
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Don’t ask your leader what you should do, tell them what you are going to do.
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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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