- Topics: [[Leadership]], [[Ownership]] - People: [[Jocko Willink]] - Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljqra3BcqWM --- ## Summary - **Taking ownership of problems solves them**. Take extreme ownership of everything. Of yourself and others. **Lead them all to victory**. - "[[When a team takes ownership of a problem, the problems get solved]]." - As a leader, allow your team to express guilt and showcase their responsibility. **Absolve them of fault and take full ownership**. Ownership of problems, solutions, everything. - Control your ego and pride. Never placed the burdens of command on the shoulders of others. ## Notes - War is hell. War is an incredibly brutal teacher. You are forced to see humanity at its absolute worst, but also at its most glorious. - Sorrow, death, brotherhood, humility, leadership. - It teaches you these things when things go wrong. - The fog of war rolls in. There is chaos and confusion. There is friendly fire. Eventually, it was shut down. Because of this incident, someone had to be accountable. Someone was to blame. Appoint of **every failure** and **everyone who failed**. - Let the people **express their guilt**, and then **absolve** them from it. Then, **take full ownership**. - "I am the commander. I am responsible for everything on the field". - Ego was hurt. "[[I had to control my ego so my ego did not control me]]." - "When I took ownership, he (the commanding officer) now trusted me even more. My men realized that I would never jerk responsibility. I would never pass that **heavy burden of command down** to them." - Everyone took ownership of the problems. - "[[When a team takes ownership of a problem, the problems get solved]]." - Get control of ego. Don't hide pride from truth. Take extreme ownership - good and bad. Take ownership of the problems and solutions. - **Take ownership of your life**. And lead. Lead them all to victory. ## Original ![[2021-10-25 - Extreme ownership.jpg]]