A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
JOCKO WILLINKGood leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
More Jocko Willink Quotes
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Remember: the enemy gets a vote.
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If the plan is simple enough, everyone understands it, which means each person can rapidly adjust and modify what he or she is doing. If the plan is too complex, the team can’t make rapid adjustments to it, because there is no baseline understanding of it.
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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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Staying ahead of the curve prevents a leader from being overwhelmed when pressure is applied and enables greater decisiveness.
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The Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
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But we can’t ever think we are too good to fail or that our enemies are not capable, deadly, and eager to exploit our weaknesses. We must never get complacent. This is where controlling the ego is most important.
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leadership is the single greatest factor in any team’s performance.
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Most important of all, he believed winning was possible.
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The leader must own everything in his or her world.
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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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Decisively engaged?
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Whether on the battlefield or in the business world, leaders must be comfortable accepting some level of risk.
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Don’t try to plan for every contingency. Doing so will only overburden you and weigh you down so that you cannot quickly maneuver.
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The test for a successful brief is simple: Do the team and the supporting elements understand it?
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Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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