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Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual
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.
312 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 14, 2020
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March 22, 2020
This isn’t a book that you should read cover to cover. In my opinion, I’d recommend reading Jocko’s other books, Extreme Ownership, Dichotomy of Leadership, and Discipline Equals Freedom first. Then, after some self-reflection—once you understand the principles taught in those books, you can use this book the way It was intended to. This books helps guide you along “The path of discipline” which is discussed in Discipline Equals Freedom. This book is truly a field manual. If you understand the fundamentals of the other books, this book is gold for helping you along “the path”.
That being said, if you would rather not read four books, this book is simple, concise, and to the point; So, if your looking for some instant self-help in your leadership position, this is definitely worth the buy. It’s a great resource to use if you just want quick tips to help you lead.
If you’re a curious learner who wants to start from scratch and spend the time to dive into the foundations of leadership, (illustrated by Jocko and Leif through their military experience) I would recommend reading the first three books.
Bottom line, this book is the SHIT.
Approach with an open- mind and be capable of having humility. Sometimes the truth can sting.
That being said, if you would rather not read four books, this book is simple, concise, and to the point; So, if your looking for some instant self-help in your leadership position, this is definitely worth the buy. It’s a great resource to use if you just want quick tips to help you lead.
If you’re a curious learner who wants to start from scratch and spend the time to dive into the foundations of leadership, (illustrated by Jocko and Leif through their military experience) I would recommend reading the first three books.
Bottom line, this book is the SHIT.
Approach with an open- mind and be capable of having humility. Sometimes the truth can sting.
July 26, 2020
This author has a devoted podcast following, but I came to this not familiar with him or his work. This is a leadership/management book giving levelheaded advice largely based around “soft skills” like motivating people and building relationships. There’s definitely a place for that—when the “hey, back off, take input from your team and don’t let your ego get in the way” is coming from a former Navy SEAL commander, everybody else can relax a little bit about whether not constantly barking orders makes them too soft. That said, this book is based on Willink’s experience in elite, all-male military environments, in which every project is a group project and mission success and failure can be both objectively measured and immediately recognized, limiting the applicability of his advice. In particular, his failure to say a word about gender while giving advice that flies in the face of typical business advice for women makes me leery about much of what he says.
In the way of these sorts of books, this one mixes stories from the author’s military career and later consulting business with practical advice. It’s a very quick read; generous font and spacing make it shorter than the page count implies. Much of the advice I think is pretty good, though a lot of it looks common sense when you boil it down. For instance: Let your team come up with their own plan. By not being too involved in the details, you’ll be better able to spot any flaws, and also, they’ll be more committed to executing their own plan than one imposed on them from above. Don’t burn down relationships fighting over differences of opinion that amount to small differences in efficiency; if you’re inclined to do this it’s likely your ego getting in your way. (There’s a lot in here about reining in your ego.) Build relationships with people up and down the chain of command. Respecting people and taking their input is the best way to gain respect and influence yourself. Keep people informed about what’s going on and why. Etc.
That said, my biggest concern with the book is that much of its advice boils down to “be modest and humble, take the blame but pass on the credit, work hard without tooting your own horn and your effectiveness will ultimately be seen and rewarded.” No doubt this is a good strategy in the SEALs (and it’s worth pointing out that this book is about how to lead effectively rather than how to get promoted, but the author assumes that if you do the former, the latter will fall into your lap). But this is also the strategy that, as we’ve been told for decades, women tend to instinctively adopt and that holds them back from promotion to higher ranks. Women’s achievements are doubted and forgotten more quickly than men’s, and a woman who takes the blame for everything that goes wrong—as Willink suggests as part of his philosophy of “extreme ownership”—is probably more likely to be believed than promoted.
Now obviously, women are not a monolith from the Land of Stereotype, all self-effacing, nurturing types who let others take credit for our ideas while we labor unrecognized for long hours, except when leaving early to shoulder the bulk of the childcare. We have egos too, and female leaders too ought to avoid becoming raging narcissists who blame all setbacks on other people (it can happen). But with no mention of gender differences in how behaviors are perceived, I was left a bit at a loss as to much of Willink’s advice: is this the route to good leadership or career stagnation? Outside of an elite military unit—where everyone has received the same training, objectives are clear and outcomes measurable, and Willink suggests that the difference between a good plan and a bad one is an objective matter that will be readily acknowledged by all—I don’t think many people, particularly women, can afford to sit back and assume their worth will be self-evident.
Willink’s particular background also limits the applicability of some of his other advice: for instance, he assumes that a true problem employee (one who continues to underperform even after being told what the standards are and after conversations about what the boss needs to provide for them to be able to do their job) will just be transferred out or fired. But many workplaces have no accountability and won’t back up mid-level managers attempting to apply it. Similarly, the question of changing jobs, or how to recognize whether a workplace’s leadership will work for you, does not come up; it seems like Willink’s strategy was just to play along and wait out bad bosses, which worked because people were always being transferred around.
All that said, I do think it was worth reading this book, in that it’s useful to hear how a successful person thinks through leadership problems. I wish I’d been able to get it from the library rather than having to buy a copy, since it’s pretty slight for the price and left me doubting some of the advice. It’s probably most useful to those in the military, or as a passive-aggressive gift to an over-zealous boss (hah). And it's almost certainly more useful for men than women. But, not too bad for what it is and as long as you apply some critical thinking to the advice, I think much of it can be useful to anyone.
In the way of these sorts of books, this one mixes stories from the author’s military career and later consulting business with practical advice. It’s a very quick read; generous font and spacing make it shorter than the page count implies. Much of the advice I think is pretty good, though a lot of it looks common sense when you boil it down. For instance: Let your team come up with their own plan. By not being too involved in the details, you’ll be better able to spot any flaws, and also, they’ll be more committed to executing their own plan than one imposed on them from above. Don’t burn down relationships fighting over differences of opinion that amount to small differences in efficiency; if you’re inclined to do this it’s likely your ego getting in your way. (There’s a lot in here about reining in your ego.) Build relationships with people up and down the chain of command. Respecting people and taking their input is the best way to gain respect and influence yourself. Keep people informed about what’s going on and why. Etc.
That said, my biggest concern with the book is that much of its advice boils down to “be modest and humble, take the blame but pass on the credit, work hard without tooting your own horn and your effectiveness will ultimately be seen and rewarded.” No doubt this is a good strategy in the SEALs (and it’s worth pointing out that this book is about how to lead effectively rather than how to get promoted, but the author assumes that if you do the former, the latter will fall into your lap). But this is also the strategy that, as we’ve been told for decades, women tend to instinctively adopt and that holds them back from promotion to higher ranks. Women’s achievements are doubted and forgotten more quickly than men’s, and a woman who takes the blame for everything that goes wrong—as Willink suggests as part of his philosophy of “extreme ownership”—is probably more likely to be believed than promoted.
Now obviously, women are not a monolith from the Land of Stereotype, all self-effacing, nurturing types who let others take credit for our ideas while we labor unrecognized for long hours, except when leaving early to shoulder the bulk of the childcare. We have egos too, and female leaders too ought to avoid becoming raging narcissists who blame all setbacks on other people (it can happen). But with no mention of gender differences in how behaviors are perceived, I was left a bit at a loss as to much of Willink’s advice: is this the route to good leadership or career stagnation? Outside of an elite military unit—where everyone has received the same training, objectives are clear and outcomes measurable, and Willink suggests that the difference between a good plan and a bad one is an objective matter that will be readily acknowledged by all—I don’t think many people, particularly women, can afford to sit back and assume their worth will be self-evident.
Willink’s particular background also limits the applicability of some of his other advice: for instance, he assumes that a true problem employee (one who continues to underperform even after being told what the standards are and after conversations about what the boss needs to provide for them to be able to do their job) will just be transferred out or fired. But many workplaces have no accountability and won’t back up mid-level managers attempting to apply it. Similarly, the question of changing jobs, or how to recognize whether a workplace’s leadership will work for you, does not come up; it seems like Willink’s strategy was just to play along and wait out bad bosses, which worked because people were always being transferred around.
All that said, I do think it was worth reading this book, in that it’s useful to hear how a successful person thinks through leadership problems. I wish I’d been able to get it from the library rather than having to buy a copy, since it’s pretty slight for the price and left me doubting some of the advice. It’s probably most useful to those in the military, or as a passive-aggressive gift to an over-zealous boss (hah). And it's almost certainly more useful for men than women. But, not too bad for what it is and as long as you apply some critical thinking to the advice, I think much of it can be useful to anyone.
January 21, 2020
This book is an easy to consume summary of lessons from Extreme Ownership and The Dichotomy of Leadership written as a manual meant to be revisited.
I’ve found the tactics in those books useful professionally, and plan on buying a physical copy of this book to revisit and page through - the audiobook is great too though.
If you want a comprehensive book/guide on military/business/any kind of leadership with no extra fluff, this is it.
I’ve found the tactics in those books useful professionally, and plan on buying a physical copy of this book to revisit and page through - the audiobook is great too though.
If you want a comprehensive book/guide on military/business/any kind of leadership with no extra fluff, this is it.
October 21, 2020
(audiobook) Hearing Jocko's voice always triggers something positive in me, I simply can't say "no" to his guidance.
This book is a good, structured summary of what we've learned in Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win and The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win. Jocko tries to balance military experiences with business situations which he encountered as a consultant. There's no game-changing content here, a lot of things were discussed in other books but the form is short and on point, worth spending some time.
My takeaways:
* As a leader you need to detach, you can't do everything on your own. Take a step back, reassess and... attack with your team! (I like the "always aggressive" approach!). This is nothing new, but the way it was presented in this book helped me to understand it better. It is a key to have a Decentralized Command in place
* Keep plans simple, make sure everyone understand them
* Pride is very important aspect of the team, try to build it among your team
* "Good." as the answer to everything. This is a concept from Extreme Ownership, but again, I liked the way Jocko presented it here.
* Celebrate successes. (this is also a good way to instill pride)
* Support your boss as much as you can. I'm unsure if military and businesses have the same rules but it was an interesting part of the book ("When is mutiny in order?").
* Be positive! (-:
* Don't be a "Yes-man" and be careful when you have such people on a team. Seek for discussions, devil's advocates and a better alternatives for the current plan.
This book is a good, structured summary of what we've learned in Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win and The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win. Jocko tries to balance military experiences with business situations which he encountered as a consultant. There's no game-changing content here, a lot of things were discussed in other books but the form is short and on point, worth spending some time.
My takeaways:
* As a leader you need to detach, you can't do everything on your own. Take a step back, reassess and... attack with your team! (I like the "always aggressive" approach!). This is nothing new, but the way it was presented in this book helped me to understand it better. It is a key to have a Decentralized Command in place
* Keep plans simple, make sure everyone understand them
* Pride is very important aspect of the team, try to build it among your team
* "Good." as the answer to everything. This is a concept from Extreme Ownership, but again, I liked the way Jocko presented it here.
* Celebrate successes. (this is also a good way to instill pride)
* Support your boss as much as you can. I'm unsure if military and businesses have the same rules but it was an interesting part of the book ("When is mutiny in order?").
* Be positive! (-:
* Don't be a "Yes-man" and be careful when you have such people on a team. Seek for discussions, devil's advocates and a better alternatives for the current plan.
April 13, 2020
I've enjoyed 2 earlier books JW has created together with Leif Babin, so I've decided to reach for the 3rd one. Obviously, the style doesn't differ much - if you've liked EO & DoL, you'll like this much as well. What about the content? Does it differ much? Frankly, I wouldn't say JW has a lot of "new" stuff to share with the reader - it's not really about breakthrough thoughts or innovative ideas.
What does differ is the convention - this one is supposed to be some sort of a manual, better structured, more organized, supposedly covering the topic in the end-to-end style. The former books were more about covering certain aspects of leadership: it's uncompromising, non-disputable character and the fact the leadership is always about some sort of balance.
In the end, it's not a bad book, after reading the previous 2 it's hard to find anything truly memorable that wasn't covered before. Solid 3.5-3.75 stars.
What does differ is the convention - this one is supposed to be some sort of a manual, better structured, more organized, supposedly covering the topic in the end-to-end style. The former books were more about covering certain aspects of leadership: it's uncompromising, non-disputable character and the fact the leadership is always about some sort of balance.
In the end, it's not a bad book, after reading the previous 2 it's hard to find anything truly memorable that wasn't covered before. Solid 3.5-3.75 stars.
December 29, 2022
The leading book on leadership?
Over the course of 50+ years of involvement with the military and business, I have rarely read a leadership book so well written as this one. It is among the best of such books, if not the best.
With compelling ideas developed from and proven by his own experience as a leader of Navy SEALs, Willink shows how creative applications of honesty, integrity, and the Golden Rule work wonders in demanding environments, particularly the military. His “Laws of Combat” (Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize, and Decentralized Command; to include Extreme Ownership and Dichotomy of Leadership) are strategic principles that can be applied virtually anywhere. His penetrating insight into complex interpersonal situations leaves one with guidance that is logical, rational, and inspiring. And, perhaps most amazing of all, it is scalable, whether or not one is working with a fire team or an army, or, by extension, a proprietorship or a business empire.
I highly recommend this book as a must-have for any serious library on leadership!
Of possible interest: Strategic Advantage: How to Win in War, Business, and Life
Over the course of 50+ years of involvement with the military and business, I have rarely read a leadership book so well written as this one. It is among the best of such books, if not the best.
With compelling ideas developed from and proven by his own experience as a leader of Navy SEALs, Willink shows how creative applications of honesty, integrity, and the Golden Rule work wonders in demanding environments, particularly the military. His “Laws of Combat” (Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize, and Decentralized Command; to include Extreme Ownership and Dichotomy of Leadership) are strategic principles that can be applied virtually anywhere. His penetrating insight into complex interpersonal situations leaves one with guidance that is logical, rational, and inspiring. And, perhaps most amazing of all, it is scalable, whether or not one is working with a fire team or an army, or, by extension, a proprietorship or a business empire.
I highly recommend this book as a must-have for any serious library on leadership!
Of possible interest: Strategic Advantage: How to Win in War, Business, and Life
January 27, 2020
I can’t recommend this book enough. It goes right to the top like both of Jocko’s other books. Extreme Ownership and The Dichotomy of Leadership! Read them all!
February 10, 2024
4.5/5. Paprastai ir aiškiai dėstomi vadovavimo principai su gerai parinktais pavyzdžiais. Kai ką galima sužinoti ir apie karybos dėsnius. Dar patiko, jog nemažai dėmesio skiriama ir žmogiškiems vadovavimo aspektams - jausmams ir reakcijai į juos. Be to, gal tai ir vertėjo nuopelnas, bet knyga skaitosi gana lengvai.
December 19, 2021
Truly motivating tactics to be a successful leader. He gave great insight and common concerns that could be a downfall to not leading properly. Great read will be adding other books from this author.
February 12, 2024
Lengvai skaitoma, kupina praktinių pavyzdžių ir realių jų pritaikymo gyvenime. Užkabino taip, kad sąžiningai skiriu 5/5 :)
June 28, 2021
This book builds on the previous two and provides plenty of actionable content for leaders top to bottom.
January 20, 2021
Extremely helpful book - not only for leadership, but also for areas such as communication, conflict resolution, pride and humility, etc. I love the mix of theory backed up by frequent and interesting real-life examples from Jocko’s life.
May 13, 2023
I now I want to read every book by this author. Things I learned:
Leadership strategy and tactics:
1. Detach
2. tell the truth
3. Trust: When to yell negative to a command/When you see something your boss doesn’t.
4. Look around
5. Let go of emotions
6. Breathe
7. Take out the garbage
8. Subordinate your ego
9. Play the game
10. Unemotional explanations to the boss
11. Build relationships - trust each other to get the job done
12. Are leaders born or made?
13. Be calm and don’t react
14. Don’t care - get rid of ego
15. Don’t coddle - teach discipline
16. Pride can be aspirational
17. Let my plan go.
18. Have integrity
19. Be decisive
20. Don’t take things personally
21. Iterative decision making - don’t make decisions until you have to
22. Take the high ground, or the high ground will take you.
23. Give credit to your peers
24. Micromanagers micromanage because they don’t trust
25. Keep the troops informed
26. Never use “because I said so”
27. Why a mission is important to all parts of the team
28. Give hope
29. When to use ultimatums: never make an ultimatum you can’t keep
30. Never yell - it shows you lost control
31. Don’t talk just to talk
32. Apologize
33. “It’s all on you but not about you”
Leadership strategy and tactics:
1. Detach
2. tell the truth
3. Trust: When to yell negative to a command/When you see something your boss doesn’t.
4. Look around
5. Let go of emotions
6. Breathe
7. Take out the garbage
8. Subordinate your ego
9. Play the game
10. Unemotional explanations to the boss
11. Build relationships - trust each other to get the job done
12. Are leaders born or made?
13. Be calm and don’t react
14. Don’t care - get rid of ego
15. Don’t coddle - teach discipline
16. Pride can be aspirational
17. Let my plan go.
18. Have integrity
19. Be decisive
20. Don’t take things personally
21. Iterative decision making - don’t make decisions until you have to
22. Take the high ground, or the high ground will take you.
23. Give credit to your peers
24. Micromanagers micromanage because they don’t trust
25. Keep the troops informed
26. Never use “because I said so”
27. Why a mission is important to all parts of the team
28. Give hope
29. When to use ultimatums: never make an ultimatum you can’t keep
30. Never yell - it shows you lost control
31. Don’t talk just to talk
32. Apologize
33. “It’s all on you but not about you”
February 15, 2024
The strategies and advice in this book is excellent! Unfortunately it was too dry and dragged out for me to truly enjoy the book.
Read
July 14, 2023DNF.
April 1, 2020
(Audiobook) While it does include advice and examples from the business world, this book is an ideal step-by-step guide for young military Officers. I came in somewhat biased against the book, (not sure why), but I came away loving it. Jocko gives real world examples of nearly all the problems a leader will face but better yet, he gives clear-cut instructions on how to best navigate the pitfalls. I've yet to encounter a leadership book with such succinct and useful instructions. It's rare to find a "self-help" book that gives actual, pointed advice as opposed to vague "10 principles" or similar. It all comes back to his concept of "extreme ownership"- that everything the team does or fails to do falls squarely on the shoulders of the leader. This is an idea beaten into your head as an Officer in training, but the concept can often feel foreign or lofty or unreasonable. But Jocko's examples from both the subordinate and leadership sides bring color and fill in all the knowledge gaps, basically giving you a script from which to work.
The issue I see is that Jocko says "extreme ownership is very difficult in the short term, but in the long run, it benefits the team and yourself eventually." This juxtaposes with the behavior that many senior leaders show, often leading one to question the effectiveness of Extreme Ownership (EO), if not the validity. If EO is the ideal way a team should work, then how is it that so many bosses seem to get promoted for doing the opposite? Sadly, I've seen this happen in my own military career. EO seems to be one of those "if everyone did this, then we'd all be so much better off" kinds of ideas, but all it takes is one person to do the opposite and get promoted to throw it all out of wack. EO is the opposite of acting petty and political. It's the way we wish the military worked, they we wish our government worked.
In conclusion, this is a must-read book for Officer Cadets, current young Officers, individuals new to management. While I'm sure senior leaders would learn much, they also have decades of their own habit-inertia behind them and are less likely to change. The change must start with the young and hopefully they'll hold on to the ideas when they eventually become the seniors.
The issue I see is that Jocko says "extreme ownership is very difficult in the short term, but in the long run, it benefits the team and yourself eventually." This juxtaposes with the behavior that many senior leaders show, often leading one to question the effectiveness of Extreme Ownership (EO), if not the validity. If EO is the ideal way a team should work, then how is it that so many bosses seem to get promoted for doing the opposite? Sadly, I've seen this happen in my own military career. EO seems to be one of those "if everyone did this, then we'd all be so much better off" kinds of ideas, but all it takes is one person to do the opposite and get promoted to throw it all out of wack. EO is the opposite of acting petty and political. It's the way we wish the military worked, they we wish our government worked.
In conclusion, this is a must-read book for Officer Cadets, current young Officers, individuals new to management. While I'm sure senior leaders would learn much, they also have decades of their own habit-inertia behind them and are less likely to change. The change must start with the young and hopefully they'll hold on to the ideas when they eventually become the seniors.
October 3, 2023
If you’re military, law enforcement, or Fire- you will relate to these strategies and tactics. Even in the business world, this book can held guide you in basic leadership fundamentals. This book will give you different perspectives from a boss’s perspective, and from the subordinates by giving you examples. The examples of horrible and successful leadership Jocko gives is something I can directly relate to in the first responder world. But like I said, you don’t have to be military/first responder to relate to this book. This can even help you in the business world or parenting. Bottom line is, it all starts with discipline. And discipline will give you freedom. Buy this book if you are young leader, ambitious, and getting after it every day to receive a humble pie on how you might be doing things wrong or even correct. You will be a good leader from these tactics and strategies- IF you implement them.
Buy this book.
Buy this book.
February 9, 2021
“If the team succeeds, you win as a leader and as a person. But infinitely more important, your people will win, and that is true leadership.”
I listened to the book so grammatically, I may have butchered the punctuation, but the words are correct.
This was a great listen as Jocko himself narrates and is very motivational. I hope to retain and consciously follow at least a third of what’s in here. And then I’ll read or listen again and retain even more... Rinse and repeat. The goal is over time, my improvements will make me a significantly better boss, thus my team the best.
There’s always room for improvement.
I listened to the book so grammatically, I may have butchered the punctuation, but the words are correct.
This was a great listen as Jocko himself narrates and is very motivational. I hope to retain and consciously follow at least a third of what’s in here. And then I’ll read or listen again and retain even more... Rinse and repeat. The goal is over time, my improvements will make me a significantly better boss, thus my team the best.
There’s always room for improvement.
March 29, 2020
A lot of great points reiterated from Extreme Ownership and Dichotomy of Leadership. Only downfall is not a ton of new material and I personally found it harder to stay engaged as the other two books. The other two provided a lot of real life stories which for me personally was more engaging of a read.
January 16, 2024
Although this book is mostly directed towards those we are seeking to be leaders in the corporate world, there are some really good ideas about team interactions in all settings. I think he gets to the root of dealing with all sorts of conflict, both internal and external, so that we can accomplish our goals together.
March 21, 2020
Great read - loved the application of military experience to a larger audience
This book discusses many of the fundamentals that we preach but unfortunately seldom practice. Seeing practical advice and how it can be applied to a variety of situations is helpful and I intend to add some of these tactics to my daily interactions.
This book discusses many of the fundamentals that we preach but unfortunately seldom practice. Seeing practical advice and how it can be applied to a variety of situations is helpful and I intend to add some of these tactics to my daily interactions.
January 7, 2021
This is the fourth book I have read that was written by Jocko Willink and it did not disappoint. Not intended to compare to Extreme Ownership and The Dichotomy of Leadership in format, I found this manual to be a resource that I will reference for many years to come as a leader.
February 12, 2021
Liderazgo puro. Lo recomiendo mucho para todo aquel que busca aprender de liderazgo, tu posición laboral no debe de ser alta para poder aprender de ello.
Pure Leadership. Highly recommend it for anyone looking to learn about leadership.
Pure Leadership. Highly recommend it for anyone looking to learn about leadership.
February 17, 2020
Good advise and wise insights from a trusted and established leader.
March 29, 2020
jocko does it again, but even more clearly and plainly than Extreme ownership. must read.
March 29, 2020
Jocko delivers yet again with this insightful field manual for leaders
May 15, 2020
So much to unpack. Great wisdom and advice. Obviously reflective of vast experience in the field, yet applicable to many other environments in life.
January 3, 2021
Another Jocko classic!
January 6, 2021
Every person is a leader in some capacity. This is a useful and straightforward book on navigating the nuanced situation leadership entails.
March 29, 2021
This book was a gift from my boss and I initially didn’t think I’d be able to get through it. There was so much good information in it. I recently started the task of training new 911 dispatchers and this book gave so much good advice! Highly recommend!
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