How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

Extreme Ownership

Jocko Willink

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Extreme Ownership

How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

Written byJocko Willink

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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  • Published2015
  • GenreLeadership
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  • lead a team, a family or a project
  • struggle to show up consistently

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  1. 01Own everything

    When something goes wrong, the leader takes responsibility instead of blaming others.

  2. 02Keep it simple

    Plans and orders should be simple enough that everyone understands them.

  3. 03Prioritise and execute

    When everything feels urgent, pick the most important problem, solve it, then move to the next.

  4. 04Believe in the mission

    A leader has to understand and believe in the 'why' before they can lead others through it.

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