Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
JOCKO WILLINKThe 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 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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Most important of all, he believed winning was possible.
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Our freedom to operate and maneuver had increased substantially through disciplined procedures. Discipline equals freedom.
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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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More than a decade of continuous war and tough combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan gave birth to a new generation of leaders in the ranks of America’s fighting forces.
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Generally, when a leader struggles, the root cause behind the problem is that the leader has leaned too far in one direction and steered off course. Awareness.
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If mistakes happen, effective leaders don’t place blame on others. They take ownership of the mistakes, determine what went wrong, develop solutions to correct those mistakes and prevent them from happening again as they move forward.
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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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To not move around, observe, and analyze, in order to make the best decisions possible, was to fail as a leader and fail the team.
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Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.
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Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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Repetitive exceptional performance became a habit.
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Don’t expect to be motivated every day to get out there and make things happen. You won’t be. Don’t count on motivation. Count on Discipline.
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Leaders must always operate with the understanding that they are part of something greater than themselves and their own personal interests.
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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.
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