Extreme Ownership
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MORE THAN HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD
An updated edition of the blockbuster leadership book that took America and the world by storm。
In Extreme Ownership ， Jocko Willink and Leif Babin share hard-hitting， Navy SEAL combat stories that translate into lessons for business and life。
Jocko and Leif served together in SEAL Task Unit Bruiser， the most highly decorated Special Operations unit from the war in Iraq。 Through those difficult months of sustained combat， Jocko， Leif and their SEAL brothers learned that leadership - at every level - is the most important thing on the battlefield。 Now they teach these same leadership principles to companies throughout the business world that want to build their own high-performance， winning teams。
Extreme Ownership explains the SEAL leadership concepts crucial to accomplishing the most difficult missions in combat and how to apply them to any group， team， or organization。 It provides the reader with Jocko and Leif's formula for success: the mindset and guiding principles that enable SEAL combat units to achieve extraordinary results。 It demonstrates how to apply these directly to business and life to likewise achieve victory。
Take Extreme Ownership。 Lead and win。
An updated edition of the blockbuster leadership book that took America and the world by storm。
In Extreme Ownership ， Jocko Willink and Leif Babin share hard-hitting， Navy SEAL combat stories that translate into lessons for business and life。
Jocko and Leif served together in SEAL Task Unit Bruiser， the most highly decorated Special Operations unit from the war in Iraq。 Through those difficult months of sustained combat， Jocko， Leif and their SEAL brothers learned that leadership - at every level - is the most important thing on the battlefield。 Now they teach these same leadership principles to companies throughout the business world that want to build their own high-performance， winning teams。
Extreme Ownership explains the SEAL leadership concepts crucial to accomplishing the most difficult missions in combat and how to apply them to any group， team， or organization。 It provides the reader with Jocko and Leif's formula for success: the mindset and guiding principles that enable SEAL combat units to achieve extraordinary results。 It demonstrates how to apply these directly to business and life to likewise achieve victory。
Take Extreme Ownership。 Lead and win。
Reviews
Cagefighter18
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Excellent book on leadership up and down the chain based on taking responsibility。
Davis Whiting
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Pretty simple。 It's Jocko。 He speaks purely from experience。 You take ownership or you don't。 NEEED to give the guy a listen/read his books Pretty simple。 It's Jocko。 He speaks purely from experience。 You take ownership or you don't。 NEEED to give the guy a listen/read his books 。。。more
Serena
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Extreme ownership = full responsibility and humilityDecentralized command = pushing tasks and decision making down to be able to stay focused on the bigger pictureCover and move = teamwork。 Crucial to work together to make all parts work。 Tortured genius = accepts zero responsibility， makes excuses， blame others。 “The leader bears full responsibility for explaining the strategic mission， developing the tactics， and securing the training and resources to enable the team to properly and successful Extreme ownership = full responsibility and humilityDecentralized command = pushing tasks and decision making down to be able to stay focused on the bigger pictureCover and move = teamwork。 Crucial to work together to make all parts work。 Tortured genius = accepts zero responsibility， makes excuses， blame others。 “The leader bears full responsibility for explaining the strategic mission， developing the tactics， and securing the training and resources to enable the team to properly and successfully execute。”“There are no bad teams， only bad leaders。”“Relax。 Look around。 Make a call。”“To be effectively empowered to make decisions， it is imperative that frontline leaders execute with confidence。 Tactical leaders must be confident that they clearly understand the strategic mission and Commander’s Intent。 They must have implicit trust that their senior leaders will back their decisions。”“Instead of letting the situationdictate our decisions， we must dictate the situation。” 。。。more
Kyle
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I loved the simple context and principles sandwiched between war and business scenarios。 Made the concept easy to understand， but some of the principles are not easy to apply。 Good read for anyone who leads in any capacity
Michael
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Jacko Willink is the real deal: a professional warrior committed to team and mission accomplishment。 He narrates his own book about leadership lessons， characteristics and techniques that are as suitable for business and life as they are for combat。
Gabriella Scavella
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Jocko says in Afterword that Leadership has not changed much in thousands of years。 I agree with that。 I also think that by re-reading the principles through different lenses we are able to form a better understanding and own those principles。 Through this book， I understand how to apply those principles clearly and how to apply Extreme Ownership to my life and career path。 The straightforward nature and clear illustrations of the principles are easy to follow。 I like the simple structure of the Jocko says in Afterword that Leadership has not changed much in thousands of years。 I agree with that。 I also think that by re-reading the principles through different lenses we are able to form a better understanding and own those principles。 Through this book， I understand how to apply those principles clearly and how to apply Extreme Ownership to my life and career path。 The straightforward nature and clear illustrations of the principles are easy to follow。 I like the simple structure of the chapters。 I read this on kindle and now wish I had a paper copy of the book to annotate。 I also found myself wishing I had read this prior to working on or concurrently with my MBA。 A valuable tool in any leader's toolbox; after all， we are only human and can stand to be reminded of these principles occasionally。 。。。more
Laura Kate
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Brilliant book about hardship and resilience
Chrysten Lofton
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2。0⭐Falls Short of 7 Habits and somewhat ill-considered I’m a big fan of self-help because I’m a divine wreck。 The 7 habits of Highly Effective People worked best for my personal psychology。 If you’re seriously considering self-help， start there。 I wrote two reviews on it， but I think I’ve read it 3 times。 It’s a go-to when I’m struggling。 https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 （first reading） https://www。goodreads。com/book/show/2。。。 （2/3 readings， seasoned opinion） When I started community 2。0⭐Falls Short of 7 Habits and somewhat ill-considered I’m a big fan of self-help because I’m a divine wreck。 The 7 habits of Highly Effective People worked best for my personal psychology。 If you’re seriously considering self-help， start there。 I wrote two reviews on it， but I think I’ve read it 3 times。 It’s a go-to when I’m struggling。 https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 （first reading） https://www。goodreads。com/book/show/2。。。 （2/3 readings， seasoned opinion） When I started community college in the summer of ‘21， I followed a Harvard live-study streamer on Youtube who sang the praises of Extreme Ownership， so here I am。 Some urgent prejudices to mention: I’m a leftist。 I’m not a pure pacifist by any means， but consider me a weekday vegetarian where that's concerned。 I lost my father， a former-navy contractor， to Iraq， and I believe that the war in the middle east was a fucking travesty。 I deeply respect our U。S。 forces and hold a space of gratitude for what those folks are prepared to do in their line of work， despite the politics that surround it。 I came to this book from that place in my heart， I just want the biases acknowledged。 The authors brilliantly format the book to show the principles as they learned it in war， and then the same principles seamlessly applied to business。 I really don’t contest the principles。 They prove themselves。 They’re sound and effective。 What I contest， and what I think makes the book something of a morally dubious enigma， is that not everything should be viewed through the lens of war， especially business。 I know we’re not the first country or culture to do it。 I know that every job will give its subjects a set of skills that can be applied beyond that specific job。 But war tactics applied to business suggest an all-or-nothing mentality that can compromise any compassion or consideration for consumers and other businesses， who are genuinely not enemies， they’re our friends， neighbors， and members of our community。 Do you know what Amazon was called before it was Amazon？ It was called Relentless。 Type “relentless。com” into your browser and see where it takes you。 It was called Relentless， because its model was to cut its own throat until other businesses had to do the same in order to compete。 The difference was that Relentless had an IV blood drip of resources to recover from these catastrophic losses， and the other businesses didn’t。 Today， Amazon is notorious for destroying other businesses and some of the most dehumanizing cruelty in the workplace。 They even anticipate completely running out of staff in a little over a decade because。。。 War makes casualties。 War involves destroying life and occupying territory （destruction of liberty）。 A few times in Extreme Ownership， the authors would mention cutting the weakest team members， firing the lowest earners， or cutting losses。 Those losses are real people and resources。 I’ve worked in retail for a decade。 Sometimes termination is all you can do after revised training and the best leadership you have to offer。 Not everyone is right for every job。 What happens after though？ Companies fire people， they apply these principles， and then they run like well-oiled armored tanks。 What then？ What happens when everyone is relentless？ Some of my elders talked about times when companies and businesses helped build up one another。 Where the elite competed to prove that their cities were superior just for having them in it。 Companies that flexed by building community libraries， hospitals， and parks with excess wealth。 Relentlessness wasn’t the point。 American capitalism has always been a trail of tears， but there were real dreams， real jobs， real people who didn’t just mindlessly drive at their numbers for a win。 Now just to survive， every company is following the Amazon brutality method。 It’s literally the only way to compete now。 Extreme ownership doesn’t own the aftermath。 What comes after the battle？ I prefer to see business in terms of Stephen Covey’s win-win or no deal。 I prefer to see our entire society through that lens whenever possible。 I’ve recently been enjoying videos by urban planning managers。 One pointed out how Houston Texas is almost one big parking lot and highway。 There’s absolutely no space for adequate public transit or biking and devastatingly low community resources。 I feel like that’s a product of war-driven consumerism。 Ultimately， it’s expensive and miserable and there’s no reason for a city with that kind of population and access to resources to be living this bleak。 These companies are so invested in their bottom line， they don’t ever look out the window。 War mentality makes a war zone。 What if we centered community， inclusivity， and the bigger picture？ One of the 7 habit principles， is to begin with the end in mind。 As a society， as moving parts of a globe， we have to decide what we want that end to look like and take extreme ownership over that。 And if this book really sold half a million copies， and even more read from libraries and pdfs， if everyone sees their business in terms of war， what will that mean for the rest of us？ Ultimately， I think the concept of extreme ownership is the most important part of this book， and it does make it worth a read。 I don’t think most of these principles will serve me on the path I personally want to take。 Humankind are workers the likes of ants and bees。 Building is what we do， and it’s a job that’s never done。 I don’t think seeing our businesses as a warzone is healthy。 If you want to experience the life-changing nature of the extreme ownership concept， I suggest listening to the author’s personal account。 It’s brief， it’s moving， and it brings home the best this book has to offer in a life-impacting way。 - 📚☕♥ Goodreads Official Star Representation 5 - It was amazing 4 - I really liked it 3 - I liked it 2 - It was okay 1 - Did not like it。 。。。more
Eakan Gopalakrishnan
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Leaders must readA book that lays it down plainly。 When you are in charge， it is your responsibility， it is your problem。 Finding a scapegoat to blame for your mistakes is terrible。
Joel Gentry
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Leadership principles from the frontlines。 Insightful， courageous， and proven strategies for leaders who are willing to "own" their failures and successes。 Leadership principles from the frontlines。 Insightful， courageous， and proven strategies for leaders who are willing to "own" their failures and successes。 。。。more
James Lydon
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Get。 It。 Done。
E。R。
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amazing book I loved this book。 There are a multitude of lessons to take from it。 I’ll be rereading it shortly after I work through the authors other books。
Ryan Tomich
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Solid bookGreat principles in the book in an engaging format。 Minor complaint: I just didn’t like how pretty much the whole book is about accepting responsibility for everyone else’s mistakes， whether leaders above you or people working under you。 The fact is， some people are so bone-headed that regardless of how clear you say something and regardless of how many times you say it， they just choose not to listen。 Taking responsibility for them in these cases is just foolishness， and will lead to Solid bookGreat principles in the book in an engaging format。 Minor complaint: I just didn’t like how pretty much the whole book is about accepting responsibility for everyone else’s mistakes， whether leaders above you or people working under you。 The fact is， some people are so bone-headed that regardless of how clear you say something and regardless of how many times you say it， they just choose not to listen。 Taking responsibility for them in these cases is just foolishness， and will lead to discouragement and depression。 Taking responsibility for the mistakes of someone who tries not to listen is stupidity。 。。。more
Michael
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Only one word describes this book: "MERICA！"OK I'm just kidding。。。 It's a really good book。And it's filled with a lot of great principles for leadership and ownership。 I took a lot away from it personally。 It'll serve me in life and business and reminded me why I was an effective leader before I left the corporate world and became an entrepreneur。 （Kinda made me wanna go back。） Definitely grab it。 4/5 stars。 Only one word describes this book: "MERICA！"OK I'm just kidding。。。 It's a really good book。And it's filled with a lot of great principles for leadership and ownership。 I took a lot away from it personally。 It'll serve me in life and business and reminded me why I was an effective leader before I left the corporate world and became an entrepreneur。 （Kinda made me wanna go back。） Definitely grab it。 4/5 stars。 。。。more
Faiçal Júnior
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Extreme Ownership was my first Audiobook。It was written by two former Navy Seals officers。The book describes how you can apply the same mindset that navy Seals apply in combat in your own professional and personal life。The book is separated into 12 chapters。Each chapter begins with a real combat experience by Jocko Willick or Leif Babin in service， the abstraction and solution of the same situation and the application in a professional environment。I found it a little repetitive in some chapters Extreme Ownership was my first Audiobook。It was written by two former Navy Seals officers。The book describes how you can apply the same mindset that navy Seals apply in combat in your own professional and personal life。The book is separated into 12 chapters。Each chapter begins with a real combat experience by Jocko Willick or Leif Babin in service， the abstraction and solution of the same situation and the application in a professional environment。I found it a little repetitive in some chapters because the book's title （Extreme Ownership） is the core solution。It is a very intuitive and easy reading book。 I personally liked it because some of the chapters are simple and basic and you probably have already experienced it in your life， but its good to know that those simple techniques are applied by some elite personnel。 。。。more
Bruce Kolinski
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Best book on management practice I've ever read。 It's practical application leaves the old Peter Drucker/Dale Carnegie teaching in the dust。 For anyone with entrepreneurial spirit interested in managing people competently and fairly - this book stands tall。 Best book on management practice I've ever read。 It's practical application leaves the old Peter Drucker/Dale Carnegie teaching in the dust。 For anyone with entrepreneurial spirit interested in managing people competently and fairly - this book stands tall。 。。。more
Cyn McDonald
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This was a great book。 The main points were expressed well。 The stories illustrating them were well told， and the military operations were easy to understand even for someone without any military background。 Highly recommended。
Rick Stone
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There's definite leadership skills needed for combat and for business。 The author does a a good job of correlating them and describing applications in everyday management。 However， it did get a little repetitive two-thirds in。 Good read all around。 There's definite leadership skills needed for combat and for business。 The author does a a good job of correlating them and describing applications in everyday management。 However， it did get a little repetitive two-thirds in。 Good read all around。 。。。more
Charlie Cannan
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great read！Easy to digest。 Key principles to guide you in any leadership position。 I will put these to practice。 Thank you。
David
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Great book， primarily for leadership， but also on taking responsibility for your work and being part of a larger group。 Some of the principles can fizzle out if there isn't enough support at an organization， but generally a leader exhibiting them should do well。 Each chapter starts with an anecdote from one of the authors about their time on assignment in Iraq as SEALs。 It is then followed by an identification of the principle to be taken away from the experience and why it matters。 The chapter Great book， primarily for leadership， but also on taking responsibility for your work and being part of a larger group。 Some of the principles can fizzle out if there isn't enough support at an organization， but generally a leader exhibiting them should do well。 Each chapter starts with an anecdote from one of the authors about their time on assignment in Iraq as SEALs。 It is then followed by an identification of the principle to be taken away from the experience and why it matters。 The chapter then references experiences one or both of the authors had consulting with industry， when they were able to identify situations in which the principle applied to decision making and advise the clients to put the principle into practice。 The material is interesting， and even though the anecdotes may embody more than one principle， the authors don't make the mistake of trying to cram more than one principle into a chapter， therefore making focusing on the lesson easy。 。。。more
Ella Grace
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I listened to this on audiobook， and I thought it was great。 My dad and I are huge fans of Jocko and listen to his podcasts。 The book had an incredible balance of recounts of the Battle of Ramadi and real-life challenges those brave soldiers faced and how that pertains to our life。 It's hard to sum up but basically you need to OWN YOUR SH*T。 Period。 Once you communicate better and take personal responsibility things will start to change for the better。 I think everyone should read this or listen I listened to this on audiobook， and I thought it was great。 My dad and I are huge fans of Jocko and listen to his podcasts。 The book had an incredible balance of recounts of the Battle of Ramadi and real-life challenges those brave soldiers faced and how that pertains to our life。 It's hard to sum up but basically you need to OWN YOUR SH*T。 Period。 Once you communicate better and take personal responsibility things will start to change for the better。 I think everyone should read this or listen to one of Jocko's podcasts。 His mantra is basically， "Life is hard， but what are you gonna do about it？" It is up to you， and I like that idea of extreme ownership。 。。。more
Brandon Power
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Loved this book。 Entertaining but also simple and practical。
Lacy
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Jocko Willink and Leif Babin， American Navy SEALs， teach invaluable leadership lessons that they learned on the battlefield of Iraq， and how these lessons can apply to any family， marriage， team， or organization。 Audiobook read by the authors。 I highly recommend this book， even though it is colored with some military coarseness。 I plan to listen to it repeatedly。 Contains: Foul language， vague nudity， mentions of serious battle wounds and death。 For a ‘cleaner’ book， try author Brené Brown。
Tuomas Silverang
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A simple but compelling leadership book， brought to life with intense warzone stories。 Will definitely look at strategy， accountability and team dynamics a bit differently through this lense。 That said， I did find most of the business world examples pretty bland and repetitive。 Downside of strict confidentiality， perhaps。 3。5 / 5。
Kara Macdowell
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The stories of war as examples of leadership were interesting and relevant。 The main point is that teams don't work without good communication up and down the chain。 Leaders have to foster that。 The other main point is taking responsibility for your team's actions and inactions。 Otherwise， nothing earth shattering。 The stories of war as examples of leadership were interesting and relevant。 The main point is that teams don't work without good communication up and down the chain。 Leaders have to foster that。 The other main point is taking responsibility for your team's actions and inactions。 Otherwise， nothing earth shattering。 。。。more
Christopher
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Okay。 The ideas in the book could be summarized in 10 pages。 Which would make it amazing。 The principles in the book are not backed by any science or anything but just anecdotal observations。 If you read the book for some interesting stories go ahead it’s greatly written and interesting but for a leadership book it lacks research to back the ideas up and too much side stories besides the real meat of the book。
Angel
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I enjoyed reading this book。 These leadership principles don’t seem new per say but the way Jocko and Leif present them altogether in this book provides me with a new perspective on what a leader looks like。 I also enjoyed reading about the military operations and the challenging decisions that they had to make。 I think， as a civilian， it’s too easy to forget or take for granted how comparatively low pressure my day-to-day decisions are。 It’s easy to get away with bad leadership in the modern wo I enjoyed reading this book。 These leadership principles don’t seem new per say but the way Jocko and Leif present them altogether in this book provides me with a new perspective on what a leader looks like。 I also enjoyed reading about the military operations and the challenging decisions that they had to make。 I think， as a civilian， it’s too easy to forget or take for granted how comparatively low pressure my day-to-day decisions are。 It’s easy to get away with bad leadership in the modern world， especially as a young adult。 In the military however， it’s a matter of life or death and I really got to see a glimpse of that in this book。 I think the business examples are somewhat helpful to see how it applies to the civilian sector but they are a bit vague， probably to ensure the privacy of those involved。 I didn’t enjoy reading those sections as much。 。。。more
Hunter Holt
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A cool concept- tells stories of war in Afghanistan， then applies the principles to real life and business。 Some of the application was a bit of a stretch though
Patricio Gutierrez
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Great book， really entertaining and encouraging to hear all the stories from their times as SEALs， I'm looking forward to putting the things I learned in this book in practice。 I like how it transforms their experiences in combat to things of the everyday life。Highly recommended read。 Great book， really entertaining and encouraging to hear all the stories from their times as SEALs， I'm looking forward to putting the things I learned in this book in practice。 I like how it transforms their experiences in combat to things of the everyday life。Highly recommended read。 。。。more
Calli
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4。5。 I couldn't agree more with the principles outlined in this book。 This is the type of leadership to which I aspire。 Keep things simple， trust and enable your team， have a clear vision。 4。5。 I couldn't agree more with the principles outlined in this book。 This is the type of leadership to which I aspire。 Keep things simple， trust and enable your team， have a clear vision。 。。。more
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