Most important of all, he believed winning was possible.
JOCKO WILLINKWhen it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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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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Repetitive exceptional performance became a habit.
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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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A leader must lead but also be ready to follow. Sometimes, another member of the team—perhaps a subordinate or direct report—might be in a better position to develop a plan, make a decision, or lead through a specific situation.
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There is no easy way.
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Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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Get after it.
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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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The most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.
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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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Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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A mission statement tells your troops what you are doing.
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Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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A good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.
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The leader must own everything in his or her world.
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