The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
JOCKO WILLINKTake care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
More Jocko Willink Quotes
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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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People do not follow robots.
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Don’t try to plan for every contingency. Doing so will only overburden you and weigh you down so that you cannot quickly maneuver.
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It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Good leaders don’t make excuses.
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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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Leaders must accept total responsibility, own problems that inhibit performance, and develop solutions to those problems.
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And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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Even the most competent of leaders can be overwhelmed if they try to tackle multiple problems or a number of tasks simultaneously.
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So how can a leader become great if they lack the natural characteristics necessary to lead? The answer is simple: a good leader builds a great team that counterbalances their weaknesses.
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Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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There is no one else to blame. The leader must acknowledge mistakes and admit failures, take ownership of them, and develop a plan to win.
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Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
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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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There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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