A good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.
JOCKO WILLINKAnd the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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Leaders must accept total responsibility, own problems that inhibit performance, and develop solutions to those problems.
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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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Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
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And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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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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Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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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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When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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The Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
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Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.
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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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All elements within the greater team are crucial and must work together to accomplish the mission, mutually supporting one another for that singular purpose.
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After all, there can be no leadership where there is no team.
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The most impressive thing about this improvement in performance was that it did not come from a major process change or an advance in technology. Instead, it came through a leadership principle that has been around for ages: Simple.
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