Extreme ownership : how U.S. Navy SEALs lead and win

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Title:

Extreme ownership : how U.S. Navy SEALs lead and win

Author:

Willink, Jocko author.

ISBN:

9781250067050

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

xvii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Contents:

Leadership: The single most important factor -- Part I: Winning the war within -- 1. Extreme ownership -- 2. No bad teams, only bad leaders -- 3. Believe -- 4. Check the ego -- Part II: Laws of combat -- 5. Cover and move -- 6. Simple -- 7. Prioritize and execute -- 8. Decentralized command -- Part III: Sustaining victory -- 9. Plan -- 10. Leading up and down the chain of command -- 11. Decisiveness amid uncertainty -- 12. Discipline equals freedom: The dichotomy of leadership.

Corporate Subject:

United States. Navy. SEALs. Task Unit Bruiser.

United States. Navy. SEALs -- Officers -- Biography.

Subject Term:

Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Campaigns -- Iraq -- Anbār (Province)

Leadership -- United States.

Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Biography, American.

Genre:

Biographies

Added Author:

Babin, Leif.

Summary:

Jocko Willink and Leif Babin served together in SEAL Task Unit Bruiser, the most highly decorated Special Operations unit from the war in Iraq. Through difficult months of sustained combat, Jocko, Leif and their SEAL brothers learned that leadership -- at every level -- is the most important thing on the battlefield. They started Echelon Front to teach these same leadership principles to companies across industries throughout the business world that want to build their own high-performance, winning teams. This book explains the SEAL leadership concepts crucial to accomplishing the most difficult missions in combat and how to apply them to any group, team, or organization. It provides the reader with Jocko and Leif's formula for success: the mindset and guiding principles that enable SEAL combat units to achieve extraordinary results. It demonstrates how to apply these directly to business and life to likewise achieve victory.

Willink and Babin share hard-hitting, Navy SEAL combat stories that translate into lessons for business and life. With their SEAL brothers, they learned that leadership-- at every level-- is the most important thing on the battlefield. Here they provide the reader with their formula for success: the mindset and guiding principles that enable SEAL combat units to achieve extraordinary results. It demonstrates how to apply these directly to business and life to likewise achieve victory.

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Sent to the most violent battlefield in Iraq, Jocko Willink and Leif Babinâe(tm)s SEAL task unit faced a seemingly impossible mission: help U.S. forces secure Ramadi, a city deemed âeoeall but lost.âeÂ In gripping firsthand accounts of heroism, tragic loss, and hard-won victories in SEAL Team Threeâe(tm)s Task Unit Bruiser, they learned that leadershipâe"at every levelâe"is the most important factor in whether a team succeeds or fails. Willink and Babin returned home from deployment and instituted SEAL leadership training that helped forge the next generation of SEAL leaders. After departing the SEAL Teams, they launched Echelon Front, a company that teaches these same leadership principles to businesses and organizations. From promising startups to Fortune 500 companies, Babin and Willink have helped scores of clients across a broad range of industries build their own high-performance teams and dominate their battlefields.
Now, detailing the mind-set and principles that enable SEAL units to accomplish the most difficult missions in combat, Extreme Ownership shows how to apply them to any team or organization. Each chapter focuses on a specific topic such as Cover and Move, Decentralized Command, and Leading Up the Chain, explaining what they are, why they are important, and how to implement them in any leadership environment.
A compelling narrative with powerful instruction and direct application, Extreme Ownership revolutionizes business management and challenges leaders everywhere to fulfill their ultimate purpose: lead and win.

Author Notes

Jocko Willink served as a Navy SEAL for twenty years. He fought in the Iraq War. For his efforts during the Battle of Ramadi and throughout his career, he was awarded numerous medals including the Silver Star and the Bronze Star. When Willink returned home, he served as a Navy SEAL instructor. Jocko retired from the Navy in 2010 and launched Echelon Front with Leif Babin. He uses his expertise to teach leadership beyond the military and serves as an executive coach. He is the author, along with Leif Babin, of Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALS Lead and Win, and The Dichotomy of leadership: Balancing the challenges of extreme ownership to lead and win .

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Map of Ramadi	p. vi
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Leadership: The Single Most Important Factor	p. 7
Part I Winning the War Within
Chapter 1 Extreme Ownership	p. 17
Chapter 2 No Bad Teams, Only Bad Leaders	p. 41
Chapter 3 Believe	p. 65
Chapter 4 Check the Ego	p. 87
Part II Laws of Combat
Chapter 5 Cover and Move	p. 109
Chapter 6 Simple	p. 129
Chapter 7 Prioritize and Execute	p. 149
Chapter 8 Decentralized Command	p. 169
Part III Sustaining Victory
Chapter 9 Plan	p. 195
Chapter 10 Leading Up and Down the Chain of Command	p. 221
Chapter 11 Decisiveness amid Uncertainty	p. 245
Chapter 12 Discipline Equals Freedom-The Dichotomy of Leadership	p. 265
Afterword	p. 285
Index	p. 289

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