Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual
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- Author：Jocko Willink
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Summary
The ultimate guide on leadership from the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Extreme Ownership。
In the military， a field manual provides instructions in simple， clear， step-by-step language to help soldiers complete their mission。 In the civilian sector， books offer information on everything from fixing a leaky faucet to developing an effective workout program to cooking a good steak。
But what if you are promoted into a new position leading your former peers？ What if you don't get selected for the leadership position you wanted？ How do you overcome imposter syndrome， when you aren't sure you should be leading？ As a leader， how do you judiciously dole out punishment？ What about reward？ How do you build trust with your both your superiors and your subordinates？ How do you deliver truthful criticism up and down the chain of command in a tactful and positive way？
These are all questions about leadership--the most complex of all human endeavors。 And while there are books out there that provide solid leadership principles， books like Extreme Ownership and The Dichotomy of Leadership， there is no leadership field manual that provides a direct， situational， pragmatic how-to guide that anyone can instantly put to use。
Until now。 Leadership Strategy and Tactics explains how to take leadership theory， quickly translate that theory into applicable strategy， and then put leadership into action at a tactical level。 This book is the solution that leaders at every level need--not just to understand the leadership game， but also how to play the leadership game， and win it。
In the military， a field manual provides instructions in simple， clear， step-by-step language to help soldiers complete their mission。 In the civilian sector， books offer information on everything from fixing a leaky faucet to developing an effective workout program to cooking a good steak。
But what if you are promoted into a new position leading your former peers？ What if you don't get selected for the leadership position you wanted？ How do you overcome imposter syndrome， when you aren't sure you should be leading？ As a leader， how do you judiciously dole out punishment？ What about reward？ How do you build trust with your both your superiors and your subordinates？ How do you deliver truthful criticism up and down the chain of command in a tactful and positive way？
These are all questions about leadership--the most complex of all human endeavors。 And while there are books out there that provide solid leadership principles， books like Extreme Ownership and The Dichotomy of Leadership， there is no leadership field manual that provides a direct， situational， pragmatic how-to guide that anyone can instantly put to use。
Until now。 Leadership Strategy and Tactics explains how to take leadership theory， quickly translate that theory into applicable strategy， and then put leadership into action at a tactical level。 This book is the solution that leaders at every level need--not just to understand the leadership game， but also how to play the leadership game， and win it。
Reviews
Tyree Tucker
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A pretty good book on leadership。 There are multiple vignettes you can tab out to help improve your leadership approaches。
Petter
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Alt i alt en ok bok。 Henger meg litt for mye opp i at forfatteren har et visst ego， som for meg， preger boka negativt。Tror med fordel boka kunne vært halvert på tekstinnhold， og beholdt noen tydeligere hovedlinjer i stedet for en spredt linje av poenger/eksempler。 For det er en rekke gode poeng - særlig mot slutten。Poengene til forfatteren baserer seg på og gis mot konkrete erfaringer， ispedd litt melis。 For personer som aldri har tenkt på ledelse eller tenkt over egen ledelsesfilsofi， kanskje e Alt i alt en ok bok。 Henger meg litt for mye opp i at forfatteren har et visst ego， som for meg， preger boka negativt。Tror med fordel boka kunne vært halvert på tekstinnhold， og beholdt noen tydeligere hovedlinjer i stedet for en spredt linje av poenger/eksempler。 For det er en rekke gode poeng - særlig mot slutten。Poengene til forfatteren baserer seg på og gis mot konkrete erfaringer， ispedd litt melis。 For personer som aldri har tenkt på ledelse eller tenkt over egen ledelsesfilsofi， kanskje et godt startpunkt。 。。。more
Michael
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Great book with sensible strategies to improve one's leadership。 I took notes throughout and anticipate going back to this based on its sound principles and breakdown of leadership dichotomies。 Great book with sensible strategies to improve one's leadership。 I took notes throughout and anticipate going back to this based on its sound principles and breakdown of leadership dichotomies。 。。。more
Kris
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I'm now compulsively listening to， reading and watching everything I can by Jocko。 His strategies are excellent and pragmatic。 I'm now compulsively listening to， reading and watching everything I can by Jocko。 His strategies are excellent and pragmatic。 。。。more
Sean Curtis
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4 Stars out of 5Great book on leadership， using wide range of examples normal people can use to improve their leadership skills。 I only deducted a star due to me reading Extreme Ownership and Dichotomy of Leadership， and some of the information is repeated in this book。 What is great about this book， is it is written as if a “field guide” to leadership。 It will be easy to pick the book up and search for particular information specific to a plethora situations a leader （or aspiring leader） may co 4 Stars out of 5Great book on leadership， using wide range of examples normal people can use to improve their leadership skills。 I only deducted a star due to me reading Extreme Ownership and Dichotomy of Leadership， and some of the information is repeated in this book。 What is great about this book， is it is written as if a “field guide” to leadership。 It will be easy to pick the book up and search for particular information specific to a plethora situations a leader （or aspiring leader） may come up against。。 。。。more
Du Nguyen
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Great book on leadership that mirrors and reinforces many of the same principles and tactics found in other leadership books。I found the style quite easy and actionable to read but the military examples， which I understand Willink uses as it's where his leadership principles are learned from， can be hard to make fully actionable in a business world。 Perhaps that is an exercise， to try and move this learning from the military arena to a business arena， that will help in comprehending and living o Great book on leadership that mirrors and reinforces many of the same principles and tactics found in other leadership books。I found the style quite easy and actionable to read but the military examples， which I understand Willink uses as it's where his leadership principles are learned from， can be hard to make fully actionable in a business world。 Perhaps that is an exercise， to try and move this learning from the military arena to a business arena， that will help in comprehending and living out these principles as a leader。 I also missed more of an introduction to the principles which I thought boiled down to a few principles， but instead every small chapter was focusing on a situation where the same few principles were used over and over。 Perhaps his other books such as Extreme Ownership and Dichotomies of Leadership are the ones that are more principle-focused leaving this to show the action and how it relates。In any case， it's still a great book on leadership。 。。。more
Szymon Szott
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Great review of Jocko Willink's leadership strategy and tactics。 A good addendum to his previous books。 I like how he underlines the need for humility in leadership。 Great review of Jocko Willink's leadership strategy and tactics。 A good addendum to his previous books。 I like how he underlines the need for humility in leadership。 。。。more
NR
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Probably best read after Extreme Ownership and Dichotomy of Leadership。 Good book for leaders or aspiring leaders。
GVA
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Best book on leadership so far， with lots of specific examples at resolving leadership issues。
Matas Tvarijonas
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Great handbook for every leader！ In book You will find everyday situations explained in simple words。 Author gives examples how to act in some cases， and what actions will have negative effect。 How to deal with your ego， and how to take care of your team。
Kris Pas
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Frankly， I feel like this is somewhat cookie-cutter of his books。 But that being said， the advice in here is excellent for anyone in any situation （even those not in leadership roles）。 I personally think “Extreme Ownership” is his pièce de résistance， but to each their own。
MD
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Compared to Jocko’s other books， this “Field Manual” covers the more more micro level of leadership。 While his principle of extreme ownership is on display on every page， much more attention is given to situations that leaders might face in their daily business。 Even those who disagree with Jocko’s style of leadership will benefit from this quick dive into the practical aspects of his methods。 With lots of good advice and recommendations， this is a worthy candidate for an aspiring leader’s books Compared to Jocko’s other books， this “Field Manual” covers the more more micro level of leadership。 While his principle of extreme ownership is on display on every page， much more attention is given to situations that leaders might face in their daily business。 Even those who disagree with Jocko’s style of leadership will benefit from this quick dive into the practical aspects of his methods。 With lots of good advice and recommendations， this is a worthy candidate for an aspiring leader’s bookshelf。 。。。more
Thiago
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Good for any person who wants to find better ways to improve their skills， some of the points are common sense， nevertheless they are good reminders put into real case examples the author brings to demonstrate how different approaches would lead to different outcomes。
Mike Gremillion
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Great book full of no nonsense practical leadership and tactical teamwork guidance。 Not always groundbreaking but effortlessly applicable
Dave Healey
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Short read。 Many of these leadership lessons have been documented by other authors。 They are brought together here。 A little too self centred for my liking。。。 curious as to more of his mistakes， instead of all the times he did right。
Jon Siker
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Incredible insight， I learned a lot from this book。 Not only things to improve but also what I was doing right。 Great tool to help leaders of all experience levels grow and adapt their own style of leadership。 Highly recommend。
Alberto Blanco Garcés
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It is an excellent book about leadership， written by an ex-Navy SEAL who knows how to be a good leader。 The book has many good ideas and advice about being a good leader and a good subordinate， which is also enjoyable。 Maybe it becomes a little bit repetitive， so it probably would be better with a few pages less， but overall it is worth it。
Khoa
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There are acknowledgements of pros and cons。 The world hangs in a balance。
Kyle Kaluza
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Examples to help leaders and managers navigate relationships with direct reports， peers， and leadership。
Shane
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Absolutely fantastic and brilliant book。 Jocko Willink came into my life in force a few months ago。 I've read all of his stuff and been listening to his podcast。 The way he breaks stuff down just speaks very clearly to me。 I'm overhauling how I live and think and act， and this stuff works。 Absolutely fantastic and brilliant book。 Jocko Willink came into my life in force a few months ago。 I've read all of his stuff and been listening to his podcast。 The way he breaks stuff down just speaks very clearly to me。 I'm overhauling how I live and think and act， and this stuff works。 。。。more
Dan Organ
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This book was written by Jocko Willink。 A retired U。S Navy Seal who also wrote the book Extreme Ownership which I really liked。This book focuses on how to step up and be a successful new leader and gives really good advice on how to relate to people so that they respect you and let you lead them as well as overcoming that imposter syndrome feeling that all new leaders experience。HOW TO SUCCEED AS A NEW LEADER:Be humbleDont act like you know everything， you don’t。 The team knows， ask smart questi This book was written by Jocko Willink。 A retired U。S Navy Seal who also wrote the book Extreme Ownership which I really liked。This book focuses on how to step up and be a successful new leader and gives really good advice on how to relate to people so that they respect you and let you lead them as well as overcoming that imposter syndrome feeling that all new leaders experience。HOW TO SUCCEED AS A NEW LEADER:Be humbleDont act like you know everything， you don’t。 The team knows， ask smart questions。Listen and ask for adviceTreat people with respect， regardless of rank。Take ownership of mistakes and failures。Pass credit for success up and down chain。No job is beneath you， work hard。Have integrityBe balanced。Be decisive。Build relationships。Get the job done。QUOTES I LIKED:Don’t make being chosen as a leader your goal， instead make helping the team win， your goal。Leadership is all on you but not about you。Leadership is about the team。 The team is more important than you。You can’t change the group if you aren’t in the group， but if you are in the group， then you can move it in the right direction。 。。。more
Garrett Mullet
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Jocko Willink’s ‘Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual’ （2020） is a helpful follow-up to his other co-authored works – ‘Extreme Ownership: How U。S。 Navy SEALs Lead and Win’ （2015）， and ‘The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win’ （2018）。In his latest work， Willink adeptly uses personal and practical examples to drive home and further explain concepts from earlier books which merit emphasis and clarification。For instance， consider Willink’s Jocko Willink’s ‘Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual’ （2020） is a helpful follow-up to his other co-authored works – ‘Extreme Ownership: How U。S。 Navy SEALs Lead and Win’ （2015）， and ‘The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win’ （2018）。In his latest work， Willink adeptly uses personal and practical examples to drive home and further explain concepts from earlier books which merit emphasis and clarification。For instance， consider Willink’s popular saying that “discipline equals freedom。” Why would that be true？ And if it is true， what can we do about embodying that principle in ourselves and our teams？For another example， how important is keeping our own ego in check when it comes to being able to work together and collaborate with others on projects and in teams？In our families， workplaces， and churches， good leadership is no accident。 It is the product of hard work， dedication， focus， and a commitment to making the right calls even when it is often easy and tempting to make the wrong calls。 It only makes sense， then， to include intentionality in reading and study to the ways and means by which we seek to become better leaders。To that end， whether we ourselves are leading and striving to get better at leading， or whether we are striving to understand better those we must follow and the burden they bear in exercising leadership over us， this is a worthwhile book to add to your reading list in pursuit of greater faithfulness and effectiveness。For more thoughts on this book， check out this episode of The Garrett Ashley Mullet Show podcast。https://thegarrettashleymulletshow。co。。。 。。。more
Phillip Shapiro
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Brilliant many amazing takeaways， one of the best leadership books I have listened too。 #audiobooks #audibleapp
Brian Ledtke
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Some good points and stories but this book really drags at points with the constant military stories and many that don't actually have anything to do with the point he's trying to get across。 Some good points and stories but this book really drags at points with the constant military stories and many that don't actually have anything to do with the point he's trying to get across。 。。。more
Xiaoyi Drake
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A decent follow up to extreme ownership。 Lacking in new concepts though
Jason Young
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This book builds on the previous two and provides plenty of actionable content for leaders top to bottom。
Guillermo Corregel
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Interesting principles and very good examples， however the reading feels repetitive as they appear randomly scattered through and not having a clear order。 For this same reason， I wouldn't know which part of the book to revisit for a specific situation。 Interesting principles and very good examples， however the reading feels repetitive as they appear randomly scattered through and not having a clear order。 For this same reason， I wouldn't know which part of the book to revisit for a specific situation。 。。。more
Ozgun
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Could be summarized as: check your ego， own up to your results。 Many examples from the military which wasn't relevant to me - a white collar in corporate America Could be summarized as: check your ego， own up to your results。 Many examples from the military which wasn't relevant to me - a white collar in corporate America 。。。more
Rick Yvanovich
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I read this out of order， should have read the Dichotomy of Leadership first - oh well。Its a great book and dives into the How-To of leadership， strategy， tactics。As an audio book its hard to make "notes" of the key parts especially when you're running！Need to get the hard copy so I can mark it up and grab all those nuggets of wisdom I read this out of order， should have read the Dichotomy of Leadership first - oh well。Its a great book and dives into the How-To of leadership， strategy， tactics。As an audio book its hard to make "notes" of the key parts especially when you're running！Need to get the hard copy so I can mark it up and grab all those nuggets of wisdom 。。。more
Amarjeet Singh
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