The leader must own everything in his or her world.
JOCKO WILLINKGood leaders don’t make excuses.
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To not move around, observe, and analyze, in order to make the best decisions possible, was to fail as a leader and fail the team.
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Departments and groups within the team must break down silos, depend on each other and understand who depends on them.
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Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes.
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Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.
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Our freedom to operate and maneuver had increased substantially through disciplined procedures. Discipline equals freedom.
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When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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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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We wrote this so that the leadership lessons can continue to impact teams beyond the battlefield in all leadership situations—any company, team, or organization in which a group of people strives to achieve a goal and accomplish a mission.
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It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Leaders must always operate with the understanding that they are part of something greater than themselves and their own personal interests.
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After all, there can be no leadership where there is no team.
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Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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More than a decade of continuous war and tough combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan gave birth to a new generation of leaders in the ranks of America’s fighting forces.
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A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
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Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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