You have to BE VIGILANT. You have to be ON GUARD. You have to HOLD THE LINE on the seemingly insignificant little things— things that shouldn’t matter—but that do.
JOCKO WILLINKThere 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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leadership is the single greatest factor in any team’s performance.
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A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
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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.
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I had to take ownership of everything that went wrong. Despite the tremendous blow to my reputation and to my ego, it was the right thing to do—the only thing to do. I
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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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The infamous they.
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Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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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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Get after it.
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Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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Leadership is simple, but not easy.
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The focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.
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Establishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.
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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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There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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