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As a leader, you have to balance the dichotomy, to be resolute where it matters but never inflexible and uncompromising on matters of little importance to the overall good of the team and the strategic mission.

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Calm but not robotic, logical but not devoid of emotions.
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Emotional Logic Technology
Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
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Act Simplicity
Such concepts are simple, but not easy,
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Easy Simplicity
Good leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
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Bad Goodness Leadership
Don’t ask your leader what you should do, tell them what you are going to do.
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Future Leadership Yourself
Our freedom to operate and maneuver had increased substantially through disciplined procedures. Discipline equals freedom.
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Discipline Equality Freedom Ourselves
Although discipline demands control and asceticism, it actually results in freedom. When you have the discipline to get up early, you are rewarded with more free time.
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Control Discipline Freedom Result Time
Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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Planning Simplicity
All animals, including humans, need to see the connection between action and consequence in order to learn or react appropriately.
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Action Animal Connection Human Learning
The Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
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Judgement People Respect Warrior
Discipline equals freedom.
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Discipline Equality Freedom One Liner
Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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Humble Instagram Captions Strong
The test for a successful brief is simple: Do the team and the supporting elements understand it?
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Success Team Understand
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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Effort Goal See
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
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
Remember: the enemy gets a vote.
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Democracy Enemy Remember
Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
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Care Material
Most important of all, he believed winning was possible.
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Believe Himself Important Possible Win
There are no bad units, only bad officers. This captures the essence of what Extreme Ownership is all about.
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Bad Control Politics
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
Once people stop making excuses, stop blaming others, and take ownership of everything in their lives, they are compelled to take action to solve their problems.
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Action Blame Live People Problem
The leader must own everything in his or her world.
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Himself Leadership World
Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.
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Control Decision Ourselves
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
Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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Control Inspirational Mindset Yourself
Leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities, between one extreme and another.
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Leadership Quality

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As a leader, you have to balance the dichotomy, to be resolute where it matters but never inflexible and uncompromising on matters of little importance to the overall good of the team and the strategic mission.

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