At some point every athletic coach will have a player that has the mindset to do whatever is necessary to disrupt any team cohesion that you are trying to create. You have basic team standards that you expect everyone to follow and adhere to but this one player will always do the minimum or assume those standards are for the other people on the team. ......

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Book Notes from 'Extreme Ownership' By Jocko Willink & Leif BabinPrioritize and Execute How could we possibly tackle so many problems at once. Prioritize and execute - even the greatest of battlefield leaders could not handle an array of challenges simultaneously without being overwhelmed. Determine the greatest priority for the team. Then rapidly ......

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Book Notes from 'Extreme Ownership' By Jocko Willink & Leif BabinSimple I appreciate your motivation to get out there and get after it - but perhaps we should for these first few patrols - we need to simplify this a bit Simplify ? - its just a patrol, how complex can it get? There are some risks that can compound when working in an environment like ......

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Book Notes from 'Extreme Ownership' by Jocko Willink & Leif Babin Cover and Move I was so focused on our own squads dilemma, I didn’t think to coordinate with the other team, OP1, to work together. This was the first rule in Jocko's Laws of Combat - Cover and Move We had operated independently, failing to support or help each other. It was foolishness ......

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Book Notes from 'Extreme Ownership' by Jocko Willink & Leif Babin Check the Ego Task Unit Bruiser, we were confident and perhaps even a little cocky - but I tried to temper that confidence by instilling a culture within our task unit to never be satisfied; we pushed ourselves harder to continuously improve our performance. If U.S. forces were to ......

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Book Notes from 'Extreme Ownership' By Jocko Willink & Lief BabinBelieve Questioning the Mission When we know the man covering our 'six'(backside) is someone who has been through the same training, has the same gear, and speaks the same language - someone we trust In the SEAL Teams - the bond of our brotherhood is our strongest weapon. I knew my ......

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Book Notes from 'Extreme Ownership' by Jacko Willink & Leif Babin No Bad Teams, Only Bad Leaders It pays to be a winner Hell week is not a fitness test - it was not a physical test - but a mental one Success resulted from determination and will, but also from innovation and communication within the team. The boat crew leader bore responsibility ......

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Book Notes from 'Extreme Ownership' by Jocko Willink & Leif BabinIntroductionProper understanding and application of the Laws of Combat Leadership: The Single Most Important Factor Without a team - a group of individuals working to accomplish a mission - there can be no leadership The only meaningful measure of a leader is whether the team succeeds ......

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Book Notes from 'You Win in the Locker Room First' By Jon Gordon & Mike SmithCaring Relationships are the foundation upon which winning teams are built - and all great relationships are based on value, respect, love, trust and care. Caring is a Strategy Jonathan Ive: designed many of apples products said "we believe our customers can sense the care ......

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Book Notes From 'You Win in the Locker Room First' By Jon Gordon & Mike SmithCommitment It's not about you It's about committing yourself to your team. Commit if You Want to Commit The hen is involved in creating the eggs for breakfast, but the pig is committed. He has to sacrifice everything To be a great leader, coach and team member you must ......

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