ChannelPro Book Club: 2021 Kickoff

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win, by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

Jocko Willink and Leif Babin (St. Martin's Press; November 2017)

Recommended by: Vince Tinnirello, CEO, Anchor Network Solutions

"Extreme Ownership and The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win “are all around the same concept. There are some key concepts in there that my leadership team realized that we were failing with. It’s a simple concept but not easy to accomplish: Making sure our key people understand the mission is huge. We understand the mission of what we’re expecting, but they don’t always. Or another term that they use is 'commander’s intent,' so maybe I don’t spell everything out for you but you understand the intent. The commander’s intent is what the intended result is. … These Navy SEAL books are top-shelf, especially if you’re running a team and struggling to get them to do what you want them to do."

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