“Discipline created vigilance and operational readiness, which translated to high performance and success on the battlefield.” — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“it is paramount that senior leaders explain to their junior leaders and troops executing the mission how their role contributes to big… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails. For” — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“The test for a successful brief is simple: Do the team and the supporting elements understand it?” — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
Perseverance is also key to success in any endeavor, but without perseverance in combat, there can be no victory. — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
Your success, or lack of success, is your responsibility. Even when you have a chain of command that you don't like as… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“leadership is the single greatest factor in any team’s performance. Whether a team succeeds or fails is all up to the leader.… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
The temptation to take the easy road is always there. It is as easy as staying in bed in the morning and… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“In combat as in life, the outcome is never certain, the picture never clear. There are no guarantees of success. But in… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“The best leaders checked their egos, accepted blame, sought out constructive criticism, and took detailed notes for improvement. They” — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
If I'm going to get you to do stuff, I need to lead you. I can't just order you to do it. — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“The goal of all leaders should be to work themselves out of a job. This means leaders must be heavily engaged in training and… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
With Benghazi, I don't see anyone saying, 'Hey look, I am overall responsible for this and therefore, I take responsibility for what happened. It's… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“The leader must own everything in his or her world. There is no one else to blame.” — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“weaker commanders would get a solid explanation about the burden of command and the deep meaning of responsibility: the leader is truly and ultimately… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
If I've got something do. I'm going to attack it. I'm going to attack that stress. — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“Leaders must accept total responsibility, own problems that inhibit performance, and develop solutions to those problems. A” — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
One of the best mental disciplines for people to implement is simply putting together a schedule or a task list and actually executing it.… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
If you have to stand and fight, you train yourself so that you're able to do it. — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
If you try and work out at 4:30 in the afternoon, how many people are going to chip away at that time? Your boss,… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
I'm always reading the next book. Taking notes. Highlighting, researching, studying. It doesn't stop. — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
