Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

“I’ll tell you something else,” I added. “These guys are cancers. Their destructive attitudes will ...

Bruiser SEALs patrol into enemy territory. Ramadi’s urban combat environment presented immense challenges: every ...

CHAPTER 12 Discipline Equals Freedom—The Dichotomy of Leadership Jocko Willink BAGHDAD, IRAQ: THE DISCIPLINE TR ...

target building, our SEALs quickly secured all the rooms and controlled the people found inside. We would then ...

was missed or left behind because no specific person had been designated as responsible for its collection ...

evidence. The plan designated a search team with specific individuals responsible for specific tasks: one ...

would enable us to complete the task with far greater efficiency and speed than our undisciplined ransack ...

operating procedure to utilize. With discipline and training, we will be much more effective in our s ...

was easy to make minor adjustments to enhance our team’s efficiency and effectiveness. Not only were we faster ...

academic material we were given, prepare our room and my uniforms for an inspection, or just stretch out ...

sleep, when they get a chance to rest, SEAL operators must remain vigilant and aware so that ...

target. We standardized the way we “broke out” (or exited) from buildings. We standardized the wa ...

discipline is the pathway to freedom. PRINCIPLE Every leader must walk a fine line. That’s what makes l ...

was wrong or thought there was a better way to execute, I encouraged them, regardless of rank, to come t ...

personal success ahead of overall mission success for the greater team. Leaders must act with professionalism and re ...

subordinate leaders. Finally, a leader has nothing to prove but everything to prove. By virtue of rank and posi ...

• a leader and follower; • humble not passive; • aggressive not overbearing; • quiet not silent; • calm but ...

“It’s Mike,” he said solemnly. “Mike, the CEO of the electrical division?” I asked. “Yeah. He’s an old friend ...

“Not yet,” Andy answered, “but it will be.” “How many months until it is?” I asked. Andy paus ...

team. Frankly, it sounds to me like Mike is more important than the financial stability and success ...