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All animals, including humans, need to see the connection between action and consequence in order to learn or react appropriately.

Jocko Willink

In the business world, and in life, there are inherent complexities. It is critical to keep plans and communication simple.
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Business Life Simplicity World
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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Leadership Person Team Togetherness
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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Achievement Belief Leadership Learning Perseverance Possible Victory
After all, there can be no leadership where there is no team.
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Leadership Team
A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
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Deep Goodness Leadership
Decisively engaged?
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Decision Marriage
Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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Action Breathe Inspirational See
Generally, when a leader struggles, the root cause behind the problem is that the leader has leaned too far in one direction and steered off course. Awareness.
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Direction Leader Problem Struggle
The U.S. Navy SEAL Teams were at the forefront of this leadership transformation, emerging from the triumphs and tragedies of war with a crystallized understanding of what it takes to succeed in the most challenging environments that combat presents.
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Challenge Leadership Present Success Team Tragedy Transformation Understand War Win
The infamous they.
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Famous One Liner
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
Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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Control Inspirational Mindset Yourself
Good leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
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Bad Goodness Leadership
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
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
Establishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.
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Establishment Planning Success Team

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