Extreme Ownership
This book is a must read for anyone looking to take their performance to a whole other level. Extreme Ownership is really all about personal accountability. Taking ownership for mistakes and failures is hard but necessary. Those who successfully adopt the principles in this book will find themselves running circles around everyone around them.
Written by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, SEAL officers who served together in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was there that they became all too familiar with the humbling trials of war and where they built, trained and lead high-performing teams that were exceptionally effective. As SEAL leaders, they developed, tested, confirmed and captured an array of leadership lessons along with management and organizational best practices. This book provides a formula for success: the. mind-set and guiding principles that enable SEAL leaders and combat units to achieve extraordinary results.
An Extreme Ownership mind-set is a fundamental building block of leadership and anyone from a college student a seasoned leader should include this book as a must read in your library!
"So if you want to improve your team, if you want to improve your business, if you want to improve your station in life, take these principles and apply them in your world and you will see improvement.” ~ Jocko Willink