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Former Navy SEAL officer · Author · Podcaster

Jocko Willink.

Jocko Willink is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer who led SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser in Iraq. He co-wrote Extreme Ownership with Leif Babin, who served under him, and hosts the Jocko Podcast.

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How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

Extreme Ownership

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Leadership · 2015

Extreme Ownership

How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

Written with fellow SEAL officer Leif Babin, this book turns lessons from combat into rules for leading any team. The core idea: a leader owns everything in their world, including the mistakes.

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  1. Own everythingWhen something goes wrong, the leader takes responsibility instead of blaming others.
  2. Keep it simplePlans and orders should be simple enough that everyone understands them.
  3. Prioritise and executeWhen everything feels urgent, pick the most important problem, solve it, then move to the next.
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