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.
JOCKO WILLINK- 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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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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The most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.
JOCKO WILLINKThe most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.
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There is no growth in the comfort zone.
JOCKO WILLINKThere is no growth in the comfort zone.
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Decisively engaged?
JOCKO WILLINKDecisively engaged?
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It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
JOCKO WILLINKIt’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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People do not follow robots.
JOCKO WILLINKPeople do not follow robots.
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The test for a successful brief is simple: Do the team and the supporting elements understand it?
JOCKO WILLINKThe test for a successful brief is simple: Do the team and the supporting elements understand it?
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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.
JOCKO WILLINKHis 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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Good leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
JOCKO WILLINKGood leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
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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.
JOCKO WILLINKLeaders 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 Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
JOCKO WILLINKThe Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
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As a leader, you have to balance the dichotomy, to be resolute where it matters but never inflexible and uncompromising on matters of little importance to the overall good of the team and the strategic mission.
JOCKO WILLINKAs a leader, you have to balance the dichotomy, to be resolute where it matters but never inflexible and uncompromising on matters of little importance to the overall good of the team and the strategic mission.
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Discipline equals freedom.
JOCKO WILLINKDiscipline equals freedom.
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Although discipline demands control and asceticism, it actually results in freedom. When you have the discipline to get up early, you are rewarded with more free time.
JOCKO WILLINKAlthough discipline demands control and asceticism, it actually results in freedom. When you have the discipline to get up early, you are rewarded with more free time.
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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.
JOCKO WILLINKThe 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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In the SEAL Teams, the bond of our brotherhood is our strongest weapon. If you take that away from us, we lose our most important quality as a team.
JOCKO WILLINKIn the SEAL Teams, the bond of our brotherhood is our strongest weapon. If you take that away from us, we lose our most important quality as a team.
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