The test for a successful brief is simple: Do the team and the supporting elements understand it?
JOCKO WILLINKA 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.
More Jocko Willink Quotes
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Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.
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Good leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
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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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In order to convince and inspire others to follow and accomplish a mission, a leader must be a true believer in the mission.
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All animals, including humans, need to see the connection between action and consequence in order to learn or react appropriately.
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Decisively engaged?
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Leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities, between one extreme and another.
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Leadership is simple, but not easy.
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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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Don’t ask your leader what you should do, tell them what you are going to do.
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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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Stop researching every aspect of it and reading all about it and debating the pros and cons of it, Start doing it.
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Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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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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Departments and groups within the team must break down silos, depend on each other and understand who depends on them.
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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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The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
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Establishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.
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For leaders, the humility to admit and own mistakes and develop a plan to overcome them is essential to success. The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas. They are simply focused on the mission and how best to accomplish it.
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Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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Leadership isn’t one person leading a team. It is a group of leaders working together, up and down the chain of command, to lead.
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Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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The leader must own everything in his or her world.
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Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
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