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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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Good leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
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Bad Goodness Leadership
The test for a successful brief is simple: Do the team and the supporting elements understand it?
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Success Team Understand
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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Greatness Leadership Necessary Simplicity Team Weakness
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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Accomplishment Believe Inspirational Leadership True
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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Achievement Belief Leadership Learning Perseverance Possible Victory
Leadership isn’t one person leading a team. It is a group of leaders working together, up and down the chain of command, to lead.
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Leadership Person Team Togetherness
Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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Control Inspirational Mindset Yourself
Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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Judgement People Remember Yourself
Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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Planning Simplicity
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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Accomplishment Greatness Support Team Togetherness
Leadership is simple, but not easy.
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Easy Leadership Simplicity
There are no bad units, only bad officers. This captures the essence of what Extreme Ownership is all about.
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Bad Control Politics
That’s it. When things are going bad: Don’t get all bummed out, don’t get startled, don’t get frustrated. No. Just look at the issue and say: Good.
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Bad Goodness Issue
A good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.
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Goodness Leadership Problem Success
There is no easy way.
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Easy Hard Time Inspirational
And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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Strong Willing Yourself

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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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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