Departments and groups within the team must break down silos, depend on each other and understand who depends on them.
JOCKO WILLINKAnd the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
More Jocko Willink Quotes
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People do not follow robots.
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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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In order to convince and inspire others to follow and accomplish a mission, a leader must be a true believer in the mission.
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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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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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Waiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.
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Leadership is simple, but not easy.
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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 best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
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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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We learned that leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory, particularly when doubters question whether victory is even possible.
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Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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Good leaders don’t make excuses.
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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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For this reason, they must believe in the cause for which they are fighting.
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