Big Idea Daily | Extreme Ownership
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How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Winby Jocko Willink |
“There are no negative repercussions to Extreme Ownership,’ I said. ‘There are only two types of leaders: effective and ineffective. Effective leaders that lead successful, high performance teams exhibit Extreme Ownership. Anything else is simply ineffective. Anything else is bad leadership.”JOCKO WILLINK AND LEIF BABIN |
BIG IDEA
What is extreme ownership?
FROM THE BOOK“I explained that as the officer in charge of training for the West Coast SEAL Teams, we put SEAL units through highly demanding scenarios to get them ready for combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
When SEAL leaders were placed in worst-case-scenario training situations, it was almost always the leaders’ attitudes that determined whether their SEAL units would ultimately succeed or fail. We knew how hard the training missions were because we had designed them.
In virtually every case, the SEAL troops and platoons that didn’t perform well had leaders who blamed everyone and everything else—their troops, their subordinate leaders, or the scenario. They blamed the SEAL training instructor staff; they blamed inadequate equipment or the experience level of their men. They refused to accept responsibility. Poor performance and mission failure were the result.
The best-performing SEAL units had leaders who accepted responsibility for everything. Every mistake, every failure or shortfall—those leaders would own it. During the debrief after a training mission, those good SEAL leaders took ownership of failures, sought guidance on how to improve, and figured out a way to overcome challenges on the next iteration. The best leaders checked their egos, accepted blame, sought out constructive criticism, and took detailed notes for improvement. They exhibited Extreme Ownership, and as a result, their SEAL platoons and task units dominated.”
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Brian's Notes
As you may have guessed by the title, this book is all about taking 100% (!!!) responsibility for E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. in our lives.
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When things don’t go well, what do YOU do?
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Whether it’s at home or the office, do you blame the people around you for the problems or do you take EXTREME OWNERSHIP?
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Know this: The easiest way to know that you are not taking Extreme Ownership is when you are BLAMING someone (or something) else for whatever problems you may be experiencing in your life.
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Let’s quit blaming. That’s step 1 in taking extreme ownership.
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Here’s a powerful story to bring the point home.
Big Ideas
01: EXTREME OWNERSHIP
02: NO BAD TEAMS
03: A TRUE BELIEVER
04: PRIORITIZE AND EXECUTE
05: 3 ALARM CLOCKS
“The book derives its title from the underlying principle—the mindset—that provides the foundation for all the rest: Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.”JOCKO WILLINK AND LEIF BABIN |
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