![]() ![]() If the frontline believes why, they can move forward, fully believing what they are doing. Leaders can only pass on their understanding and belief in the goal to the frontline troops when they believe it first. Leaders must understand the mission (vision, goal or greater cause) of the team or organization. ![]() This principle takes the concept of extreme ownership to a higher level and attempts to remove any excuses for a leader not accepting full responsibility for his/her team. The book shares a story from SEAL basic training where a leading team and an underperforming team became equals simply by switching leaders. The authors feel this principle is the number one characteristic of any high-performing team. Always accept blame foisted on your team but pass on any praise to the members of the group. They must be loyal to the mission and team over any individual.Īs a leader, always begin by focusing on what you are going to do differently, not what other people need to do. Great leaders acknowledge mistakes and admit failures. Responsibility for team success and failure rests with the leader. If you enjoy reading about risky combat missions, Willink and Babin have some engaging stories that make the principles more memorable. This post will describe the leadership principles themselves. Many of the principles are well covered in other leadership books, but several are lesser-known. Stories from the battlefield demonstrate each principle, then the authors define the principle and share an example from a business situation that further demonstrates the principle. The book demonstrates how SEAL leadership principles and the concept of “extreme ownership” apply to business.Įach chapter describes a situation from the war in Iraq in the insurgent occupied Ramadi where Babin led a unit that reported to Willink. Willink and Babin were Navy SEALs who led the most highly decorated special operations unit of the Iraq war. This post shares the lessons from the 2015 book Extreme Ownership: How US Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. ![]()
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