The greatest of these was the recognition that leadership is the most important factor on the battlefield, the single greatest reason behind the success of any team.
JOCKO WILLINKThe 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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Good leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
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Waiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.
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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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Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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After all, there can be no leadership where there is no team.
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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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Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.
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Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.
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The U.S. Navy SEAL Teams were at the forefront of this leadership transformation, emerging from the triumphs and tragedies of war with a crystallized understanding of what it takes to succeed in the most challenging environments that combat presents.
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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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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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The test for a successful brief is simple: Do the team and the supporting elements understand it?
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The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.
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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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