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Extreme ownership : how U.S. Navy SEALs lead and win Cover Image Book Book

Extreme ownership : how U.S. Navy SEALs lead and win / Jocko Willink and Leif Babin.

Willink, Jocko. (Author). Babin, Leif. (Added Author).

Summary:

Jocko Willink and Leif Babin served together in SEAL Task Unit Bruiser, the most highly decorated Special Operations unit from the war in Iraq. Through 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. They started Echelon Front to teach these same leadership principles to companies across industries throughout the business world that want to build their own high-performance, winning teams. This book 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250067050
  • ISBN: 1250067057
  • Physical Description: xvii, 298 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Leadership: The single most important factor -- Part I: Winning the war within -- 1. Extreme ownership -- 2. No bad teams, only bad leaders -- 3. Believe -- 4. Check the ego -- Part II: Laws of combat -- 5. Cover and more -- 6. Simple -- 7. Prioritize and execute -- 8. Decentralized command -- Part III: Sustaining victory -- 9. Plan -- 10. Leading up and down the chain of command -- 11. Decisiveness amid uncertainty -- 12. Discipline equals freedom: The dichotomy of leadership.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Willink, Jocko.
Babin, Leif.
United States. Navy. SEALs. Task Unit Bruiser.
United States. Navy. SEALs > Officers > Biography.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Campaigns > Iraq > Anbār (Province)
Command of troops.
Executive coaching.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Personal narratives, American.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Lackawanna County Library System.

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Abington Community Library 303.34 WILLINK (Text) 50687011408344 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library 303.34 WILLINK (Text) 50686014938158 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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