Extreme Ownership
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Extreme Ownership - How U.S. Navy Seals LEAD and WIN
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Principles
- The Leader must own everything in his or her world
- It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate
- A leader must be a true believer in the mission
- Check the Ego
- Cover and Move
- Simple: Keep plans and communications simple
- Determine the highest priority task and execute
- Decentralized Command
- Plan
- Leading Down the Chain
- Leading Up the Chain
- Act decisively amid uncertainty
- Discipline Equals Freedom
- The Dichotomy of Leadership
Afterword
- With a mind-set of Extreme Ownership, any person can develop into a highly effective leader
- Leaders who exhibit Extreme Ownership will empower key leaders within their teams to figure out a way to win
- Extreme Ownership is a mind-set, an attitude
- The goal of all leaders should be to work themselves out of a job
- When mentored and coached properly, the junior leader can eventually replace the senior leader, allowing the senior leader to move on to the next level of Leadership
- Leadership is both art and science
- No book can tell a leader exactly how to lead in every situation
- This approach provides a sounding board for difficult decisions, a frame of reference to use for guidance
- There is no guarantee of success in Leadership, there is one thing that is certain:
- Leading people is the most challenging and therefore, the most gratifying undertaking of all human endeavors
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