When I was running training, we would fire a couple of leaders from every SEAL team because they couldn't lead. And 99.9%… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
The best leaders understand the motivations of their team members and know their people - their lives and their families. But a… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
When individual members of the team are highly disciplined, they can be trusted and, therefore, allowed to operate with very little oversight. — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
If you continue to keep low performers on your team, that are actually dragging the team down; you're failing the whole team,… — 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
When I checked into SEAL Team One many years ago, one of the things that I noticed was there was this old… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
When a team takes ownership of its problems, the problem gets solved. It is true on the battlefield, it is true in… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“Leadership isn’t one person leading a team. It is a group of leaders working together, up and down the chain of command,… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“All elements within the greater team are crucial and must work together to accomplish the mission, mutually supporting one another for that… — 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
