Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win
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Summary
An updated edition of the blockbuster bestselling leadership book that took America and the world by storm， two U。S。 Navy SEAL officers who led the most highly decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War demonstrate how to apply powerful leadership principles from the battlefield to business and life。
Combat， the most intense and dynamic environment imaginable， teaches the toughest leadership lessons， with absolutely everything at stake。 Jocko Willink and Leif Babin learned this reality first-hand on the most violent and dangerous battlefield in Iraq。 As leaders of SEAL Team Three's Task Unit Bruiser， their mission was one many thought impossible: help U。S。 forces secure Ramadi， a violent， insurgent-held city deemed "all but lost。" In gripping， firsthand accounts of heroism， tragic loss， and hard-won victories， they learned that leadership--at every level--is the most important factor in whether a team succeeds or fails。
Willink and Babin returned home from deployment and instituted SEAL leadership training to pass on their harsh lessons learned in combat to help forge the next generation of SEAL leaders。 After leaving the SEAL Teams， they launched a company， Echelon Front， to teach those same leadership principles to leaders in businesses， companies， and organizations across the civilian sector。 Since that time， they have trained countless leaders and worked with hundreds of companies in virtually every industry across the U。S。 and internationally， teaching them how to develop their own high-performance teams and most effectively lead those teams to dominate their battlefields。
Since it's release in October 2015， Extreme Ownership has revolutionized leadership development and set a new standard for literature on the subject。 Required reading for many of the most successful organizations， it has become an integral part of the official leadership training programs for scores of business teams， military units， and first responders。 Detailing the mindset and principles that enable SEAL units to accomplish the most difficult combat missions， Extreme Ownership demonstrates how to apply them to any team or organization， in any leadership environment。 A compelling narrative with powerful instruction and direct application， Extreme Ownership challenges leaders everywhere to fulfill their ultimate purpose: lead and win。
Combat， the most intense and dynamic environment imaginable， teaches the toughest leadership lessons， with absolutely everything at stake。 Jocko Willink and Leif Babin learned this reality first-hand on the most violent and dangerous battlefield in Iraq。 As leaders of SEAL Team Three's Task Unit Bruiser， their mission was one many thought impossible: help U。S。 forces secure Ramadi， a violent， insurgent-held city deemed "all but lost。" In gripping， firsthand accounts of heroism， tragic loss， and hard-won victories， they learned that leadership--at every level--is the most important factor in whether a team succeeds or fails。
Willink and Babin returned home from deployment and instituted SEAL leadership training to pass on their harsh lessons learned in combat to help forge the next generation of SEAL leaders。 After leaving the SEAL Teams， they launched a company， Echelon Front， to teach those same leadership principles to leaders in businesses， companies， and organizations across the civilian sector。 Since that time， they have trained countless leaders and worked with hundreds of companies in virtually every industry across the U。S。 and internationally， teaching them how to develop their own high-performance teams and most effectively lead those teams to dominate their battlefields。
Since it's release in October 2015， Extreme Ownership has revolutionized leadership development and set a new standard for literature on the subject。 Required reading for many of the most successful organizations， it has become an integral part of the official leadership training programs for scores of business teams， military units， and first responders。 Detailing the mindset and principles that enable SEAL units to accomplish the most difficult combat missions， Extreme Ownership demonstrates how to apply them to any team or organization， in any leadership environment。 A compelling narrative with powerful instruction and direct application， Extreme Ownership challenges leaders everywhere to fulfill their ultimate purpose: lead and win。
Reviews
Evin Beck
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Solid book， but I liked the dichotomy of leadership better。
Domenik
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Grandiose Tipps zur Entwicklung des eigenen Führungsstils。 Konnte einiges mitnehmen und bereits anwenden。 Insgesamt fallen mir die „Kriegsgeschichten“ der Autoren leider meistens zu lange aus， währen die Business Beispiele meist recht kurz sind。 Die Essenz kommt dennoch sehr gut zur Geltung。
Jason Bergeron
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Must Read Loved it， served in Canadian Military and now in business the principals in this book brought back some leadership lessons i had learned in the pass great read， id recommend this book to any civilian， employe， or entrepreneur
Lillsa
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The combat stories are extreme examples of how ownership by leadership is necessary; but the helpful lessons can be translated to everyday work and life （maybe just toned down a tad）。
Scampbell
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Clear， concise， implementable， and effective guidance on leadership。 Useful at all levels （not just for managers or people leading teams， but all individual contributors too）。
SVEN
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First must acknowledge my review is of the blinkist summary not the actual book。 Frankly I've always liked action-books and movies and I'm sure the real life experience these authors have to share would make it a fascinating insight into middle-eastern warfare - However I'm currently reading to accumulate insight at accelerated pace and with that this book fails。 In the blinkist summary there's no single element that is not previously self-evident to anyone who has managed more than a single ind First must acknowledge my review is of the blinkist summary not the actual book。 Frankly I've always liked action-books and movies and I'm sure the real life experience these authors have to share would make it a fascinating insight into middle-eastern warfare - However I'm currently reading to accumulate insight at accelerated pace and with that this book fails。 In the blinkist summary there's no single element that is not previously self-evident to anyone who has managed more than a single individual in an environment of moderate unpredicatability for over 6 months: ie your example gets followed: you want people to act in way x then telling them isn't enough， you have to do it - you want to advance your employees then you need to do whatever your boss needs from you - your team gets bigger then you need to have subteam leaders and the more autonomy they can handle the better off you all are。 All true but much like a great cookbook ， there's more to execution then knowing the ingredients， that "more" is missing here。 。。。more
Zach Bartlett
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Save yourself 8 hours — this book can be summarized by reading the inside cover。
Nick
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Too much talk about war and not enough talk about the principles in business。 The theory is solid though。 So there's some excellent lessons to take away。 Too much talk about war and not enough talk about the principles in business。 The theory is solid though。 So there's some excellent lessons to take away。 。。。more
Rob McFarren
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Great leadership advice。 Military leadership principles that apply anywhere。。。 Because it is all about ownership。
Andreas Olsen
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Jocko and Leif have managed to combine combat and business experience into a simple and easily appliable manual on how to lead in impossible situations。 Any leader in any field， no matter their experience， should read this book。 But the book is also helpful for every day life for the common folks。 Particularly the main idea of taking ownership of your situation and leading up and down the chain of command。 I had never really thought about my own ability to influence the decisions of those around Jocko and Leif have managed to combine combat and business experience into a simple and easily appliable manual on how to lead in impossible situations。 Any leader in any field， no matter their experience， should read this book。 But the book is also helpful for every day life for the common folks。 Particularly the main idea of taking ownership of your situation and leading up and down the chain of command。 I had never really thought about my own ability to influence the decisions of those around me through my actions in that way。 Really cannot recommend this book enough。 。。。more
Pranjal Singh
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The content is serious and remarkably described。 I have seen several war documentaries， movies and television to respect and learn from experiences of people in war。I have summarized my chapter-wise takeaways in my status updates， so I wouldn't repeat them here。 But overall， I enjoyed the book and found that the title well represents one of the two most impactful messages in the book for me。 The second one being: communicating and revising strategic plans up and down the levels of leadership to The content is serious and remarkably described。 I have seen several war documentaries， movies and television to respect and learn from experiences of people in war。I have summarized my chapter-wise takeaways in my status updates， so I wouldn't repeat them here。 But overall， I enjoyed the book and found that the title well represents one of the two most impactful messages in the book for me。 The second one being: communicating and revising strategic plans up and down the levels of leadership to decentralize commands and making the mission simple to understand for everyone。 。。。more
PJ
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Dit boek is niet voor mij。 Ik ben een fan van Jocko als podcast host， maar dit boek kon mij niet bekoren。 Veel anekdotes zitten vol met stoerdoenerij en het "America， f*ck yeah" gehalte is mij veel te hoog。 Dit boek is niet voor mij。 Ik ben een fan van Jocko als podcast host， maar dit boek kon mij niet bekoren。 Veel anekdotes zitten vol met stoerdoenerij en het "America， f*ck yeah" gehalte is mij veel te hoog。 。。。more
Satyajeet
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I felt the idea of “Extreme Ownership” to be a rebranded subset of the “High-Agency” mental model。 Read my full review of "Extreme Ownership" （4/5） here。 I felt the idea of “Extreme Ownership” to be a rebranded subset of the “High-Agency” mental model。 Read my full review of "Extreme Ownership" （4/5） here。 。。。more
Lucas Ebel
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The book is very good for what it is。 Whether you are looking for business， personal or military applications， this book provides essential leadership guidance。 It took me so long to get through because， if you listen to Jocko's podcast regularly， there is little new in this book。 Furthermore， I personally found some of the business sections a bit dry， even if they were valuable。 Those are more personal complaints， however， and do not minimize the quality of the book as a whole。 The book is very good for what it is。 Whether you are looking for business， personal or military applications， this book provides essential leadership guidance。 It took me so long to get through because， if you listen to Jocko's podcast regularly， there is little new in this book。 Furthermore， I personally found some of the business sections a bit dry， even if they were valuable。 Those are more personal complaints， however， and do not minimize the quality of the book as a whole。 。。。more
Alexandre
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The operation stuff was fun and well rendered。 The rest 。。。 1。5 stars rounded up too two。 99 cents on kindle was worth it but 30$ 。。。 please ！
Patrick Duffy
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Loved this one
Stephen Schlecht
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Excellent book on leadership。 Takeaway: taking extreme ownership in faults of your own team is usually a reflection of the leader’s own mis-haps。 All leaders can get better。
JacobTheBearJew
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I don’t wanna give it a 4 but I don’t wanna give it a five so take mine as a 4。5。 Because the information in this book is super awesome I learned so much and most parts are interesting。 The only reason it isn’t a 5 because some parts were a little boring， and I mean only a little so don’t let it sway you from reading it and if you implement the information in this book you will get better。
Arturo Herrero
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Extreme Ownership， what a powerful concept！"On any team， in any organization， all responsibility for success and failure rests with the leader。 The leader must own everything in his or her world。 There is no one else to blame。 The leader must acknowledge mistakes and admit failures， take ownership of them， and develop a plan to win。" Extreme Ownership， what a powerful concept！"On any team， in any organization， all responsibility for success and failure rests with the leader。 The leader must own everything in his or her world。 There is no one else to blame。 The leader must acknowledge mistakes and admit failures， take ownership of them， and develop a plan to win。" 。。。more
Barry
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Good insights into leadership from former SEALS。 Very applicable。 At the heart of it is what they call "extreme ownership" which boils down to taking responsibility for the team， project， or company， no matter where you are on the organizational chart。 It doesn't matter what others do or don't do， each of us is responsible for what we do。 Good insights into leadership from former SEALS。 Very applicable。 At the heart of it is what they call "extreme ownership" which boils down to taking responsibility for the team， project， or company， no matter where you are on the organizational chart。 It doesn't matter what others do or don't do， each of us is responsible for what we do。 。。。more
Natalie
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I had to read this for work too。 I did not like the war scenarios， but did like the practical business application。 However the guys I work with liked the opposite。 I cannot get over the intensity of Jocko， I felt like a quitter if I didn’t finish it。
James Slowey
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Simple and to the point。 Many examples to reinforce that the best leaders own everything that is in their control and not in their control。
Emily Weaver
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This is a great book to help build leadership skills in the workplace。 It's not easy being a leader， and the model of Extreme Ownership addresses those difficulties experienced as a leader。Definitely a must read！ This is a great book to help build leadership skills in the workplace。 It's not easy being a leader， and the model of Extreme Ownership addresses those difficulties experienced as a leader。Definitely a must read！ 。。。more
Coby
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Excellent read！ I enjoyed how Jocko interspersed SEAL stories with business applications。 The takeaway for the whole book is really important to understand。 I think it should be required reading for all business school students。
Memo Guerra-Ogiste
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I received a lot of tools as to how I can better take ownership of not only my life but also future businesses I may own or be a part of。 Will most definitely read again and take notes。
Matthew Sanders
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Great principles。 Long winded and overtly proud。 Maybe I’d be more interested in the story and seemingly fake narratives for the business application sections if they were more real and show restraint。
Einar Jensen
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I didn’t like the constant references to “winning” and I was frustrated by the authors’ use of the dehumanizing terms of The Enemy and similar synonyms。 However， Extreme Ownership was written by a pair of Navy SEALs （Jocko Willink and Leif Babin） who have certainly earned the right to use whatever terms they wish because they fought over there to keep me and my family safer over here。 Overall， I enjoyed this book and found plenty of lessons to apply to my growth in leader and follower roles。“Lea I didn’t like the constant references to “winning” and I was frustrated by the authors’ use of the dehumanizing terms of The Enemy and similar synonyms。 However， Extreme Ownership was written by a pair of Navy SEALs （Jocko Willink and Leif Babin） who have certainly earned the right to use whatever terms they wish because they fought over there to keep me and my family safer over here。 Overall， I enjoyed this book and found plenty of lessons to apply to my growth in leader and follower roles。“Leadership is simple， but not easy。” That insight is nothing new。 The ways in which the authors gleaned simple leadership ideas from their experiences as SEAL operators， and how they apply them in corporate settings through their consulting firm， were new to me。The best chapters are in the book’s middle。 They explain the following aspects of Extreme Ownership: Cover and Move （teamwork）， Simple， Prioritize and Execute （triage）， and Decentralized Command。 I also appreciated the chapters on acting decisively amid uncertainties， understanding the mission， and checking egos。 Some chapters seemed forced or repetitive， but on the whole the book was engaging and satisfying。 In terms of leadership books， this one compliments some of my other go-to guides such as Go Together， The Way of the Shepherd， and The Four Agreements。 。。。more
Brian Cluster
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The authors， Leif Babin and Jocko Willink bring their deep expertise in leadership from their Navy Seal experience to deliver one of the best books on the topic。 As a very linear thinker that values good habits， practice and repeatable processes， their organization of the book and the chapters were excellent。 Each chapter has a leadership lesson from their time in Iraq， the leadership principle tying to the lesson and the third section of the chapter is the business world application。 The book i The authors， Leif Babin and Jocko Willink bring their deep expertise in leadership from their Navy Seal experience to deliver one of the best books on the topic。 As a very linear thinker that values good habits， practice and repeatable processes， their organization of the book and the chapters were excellent。 Each chapter has a leadership lesson from their time in Iraq， the leadership principle tying to the lesson and the third section of the chapter is the business world application。 The book itself is broken into three parts that I share below。1） Winning the War Within。 The key lesson that learned from this section was， " The leader must own everything in his or her world"。 Leaders can't pick or choose things that they take ownership of， but own everything。 For example， if certain team members are not aligned to the business goals or acting accordingly， it is up to the leader to first look at the mirror to check their communication approach， behaviors， etc。2） Cover and Move。 Lesson: Keep it simple。 When things are too complex， they can be open to interpretation， and especially with business goals， folks may be incentivized to do the wrong thing。 Business can be complex， with the layers of technology， communication platforms， HR systems。 The best thing that we can do for the organizations and our team members is to remove the complexity。 While we can all use Google meet， Skype， Zoom， Teams it is best to just pick one go-to platform for calls so everyone can excel in the usage of it。 Keep it simple。 By doing that， it frees up people to become more efficient in what they do。3） Sustaining Victory: Everyone can be a leader and lead up and down from where they are。 This lesson is a combination of several of the lessons in the last section。 As a leader， you want to be able to give your direct reports the framework where they can lead and build that muscle so your organization does not only have leadership on the top。 Each associate has the bandwidth and capability to lead in their own area of the organization。 Having more discipline in their processes and how they show up for work and life is key to better leadership。 If they can't， then it's up to you to help them。 If they won't， it may be time for them to leave。This is a book that I purchased because it has direct applicable lessons to my life as a Dad and as a business professional。 The last chapter on Discipline equals freedom is the best in the book。 Highly recommended！ 。。。more
Paul
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Laws of combat- Cover and move- Simple- Prioritize- ExecuteExtreme Ownership- Own your faults if team fails- Is subordinates aren’t doing what they’re supposed to it’s the leader’s fault- Don’t take credit- Attacks weakness- Can’t make people do things; need to lead them to do things- Starts with Ownership off the failure by the leader- Check ego; accept critical feedbackNo bad teams; Only bad leaders- Make the best of your team and believe you can win- Own your team’s mistakes- Analogy of leadi Laws of combat- Cover and move- Simple- Prioritize- ExecuteExtreme Ownership- Own your faults if team fails- Is subordinates aren’t doing what they’re supposed to it’s the leader’s fault- Don’t take credit- Attacks weakness- Can’t make people do things; need to lead them to do things- Starts with Ownership off the failure by the leader- Check ego; accept critical feedbackNo bad teams; Only bad leaders- Make the best of your team and believe you can win- Own your team’s mistakes- Analogy of leading paddlers in a boatBelieve- Team will follow is leader is true believer- Leader must explain not just what to do but whyCheck the ego- Who drives successful people- Ego clouds and disrupts- Operate with humilityCover and move- Means teamworkSimplicityPrioritize and Execute- Determine highest priority and executeDecentralized command- Can’t manage more than 6-10- Tactical leaders must trust that senior leaders will back their decisionsLeading up and down the chain of command- Provide the vision through clear communication to those down the chain- Lead up the chain with more detailed reports- Senior leadership up the chain wants you to succeed but you need to communicate the challenges and lack of clarityDecisiveness and Uncertainty- Critical to act decisively under uncertainty- Actually with less than 100% of necessary infoDiscipline equals freedom- Begins with decisive move to get out of bed when alarm goes off。 Also wake up early。 - Leads to freedom with more free time- Dichotomy of aggressive but not over bearing; lead but also follow; calm but not robotic; strong with endurance; humble not passive 。。。more
Bronwyn Betts
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