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Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.

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His realistic assessment, acknowledgment of failure, and ownership of the problem were key to developing a plan to improve performance and ultimately win.
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Development Failure Himself Improvement Problem Win
A leader must care about the troops, but at the same time the leader must complete the mission, and in doing so there will be risk and sometimes unavoidable consequences to the troops.
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Care Leadership Risk Time
Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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Planning Simplicity
It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Deep Tolerance Yourself
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
Remember: the enemy gets a vote.
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Democracy Enemy Remember
Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes.
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Motivational One Liner
The most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.
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Bad Fundamental Heart Important Leadership Team Truth
There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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Comfortable Growth One Liner
The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.
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Failure Success Team
Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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Time Trust
Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
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Act Simplicity
But, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.
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Discipline Freedom
I had to take ownership of everything that went wrong. Despite the tremendous blow to my reputation and to my ego, it was the right thing to do—the only thing to do. I
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Myself Reputation Responsibility Right Time
Waiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.
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Ability Action Decision Right Wait
There is no easy way.
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Easy Hard Time Inspirational

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