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There are no bad units, only bad officers. This captures the essence of what Extreme Ownership is all about.

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Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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Planning Simplicity
Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
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Care Material
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
Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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So how can a leader become great if they lack the natural characteristics necessary to lead? The answer is simple: a good leader builds a great team that counterbalances their weaknesses.
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Greatness Leadership Necessary Simplicity Team Weakness
And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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Strong Willing Yourself
Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes.
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If we could execute with a monumental effort just to reach an immediate goal that everyone could see, we could then continue to the next visually.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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You have to BE VIGILANT. You have to be ON GUARD. You have to HOLD THE LINE on the seemingly insignificant little things— things that shouldn’t matter—but that do.
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Importance Worth Yourself

There are no bad units, only bad officers. This captures the essence of what Extreme Ownership is all about.

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