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The #1 New York Times bestseller
"An incredible book... you teach guys and gals about leadership and you've helped not only military guys but families." ―Megyn Kelly
"You show in the book how to motivate... thanks for writing the book Extreme Ownership." ―Bill O'Reilly
"[Jocko] is the co-author of an incredible new book - which I've been loving. Trust me. Buy it." ―Tim Ferriss
"This is a life-learning lesson for everyone... the book is awesome." ―Sean Hannity
Sent to the most violent battlefield in Iraq, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin’s SEAL task unit faced a seemingly impossible mission: help U.S. forces secure Ramadi, a city deemed “all but lost.” In gripping firsthand accounts of heroism, tragic loss, and hard-won victories in SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser, they learned that leadership―at every level―is the most important factor in whether a team succeeds or fails.Willink and Babin returned home from deployment and instituted SEAL leadership training that helped forge the next generation of SEAL leaders. After departing the SEAL Teams, they launched Echelon Front, a company that teaches these same leadership principles to businesses and organizations. From promising startups to Fortune 500 companies, Babin and Willink have helped scores of clients across a broad range of industries build their own high-performance teams and dominate their battlefields.
Now, detailing the mind-set and principles that enable SEAL units to accomplish the most difficult missions in combat, Extreme Ownership shows how to apply them to any team, family or organization. Each chapter focuses on a specific topic such as Cover and Move, Decentralized Command, and Leading Up the Chain, explaining what they are, why they are important, and how to implement them in any leadership environment.
A compelling narrative with powerful instruction and direct application, Extreme Ownership revolutionizes business management and challenges leaders everywhere to fulfill their ultimate purpose: lead and win.
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写的超级好。电子版如果降价的话，考虑再买一本，随身看。
Extreme Ownership is written by two former Navy SEALs, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, who now head a leadership training company. Both men are pretty hardcore, I must admit. The experiences they share in this book are intense and eye-opening--not to mention unique. There aren't many books out there that give such detailed glimpses into the lives of SEALs in action.
The book is structured in a very basic and clear way. The authors convey one main point per chapter by sharing a story from their battlefield experiences, then highlighting the main principle of that story, and finally giving a concrete example of how this principle applies in business settings.
Their main points can be summarized as follows:
(*) The leader is always responsible. (This is what they call "extreme ownership." Basically, leaders must always "own" the mistakes and shortcomings of their teams.)
(*) Everyone on the team must believe in the mission.
(*) Work with other teams to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
(*) Keep plans simple, clear, and concise.
(*) Check your ego.
(*) Figure out your priorities, and then act on them one at a time.
(*) Clarify your mission (i.e., your plan).
(*) Engage with your higher-ups; keep them in the loop--especially when they frustrate you.
(*) Act decisively, even when things are chaotic.
(*) And the last chapter is a summary of the seemingly contradictory qualities of a leader.
In my opinion, the simplicity, clarity, and structure of this book are it's greatest strengths. I knew exactly where the authors were going with their points, and I understood exactly the message they were trying to communicate. The book is incredibly easy to follow.
I do have two minor complaints. First, the book is really repetitive at parts. There are several moments when the authors share a complete story or personal thought--and then share the story again, but this time in the context of telling it to either their SEAL teams or to a group of business executives. It became a little tedious. If I hear the story once, I don't need another play-by-play, no matter how interesting it was the first time around.
Second, while this book is very descriptive--especially with the battle scenes--it is also incredibly restrained, almost cold. There is basically no emotion in this book--which feels weird, because even though it's a book about leadership, it's also a book about war, too. If you are going to aim to teach me something through your intense and sometimes tragic experiences, well then let's get into it. I'm not looking for manufactured drama, but you don't have to scrub it all clean for me, either. Ultimately, I ended up feeling like the authors didn't trust me enough with the whole story. And I wanted more than that.
Still, I appreciated what Willink and Babin had to share. Their lessons are insightful and thought-provoking, and I can definitely see how their experiences will help guide leaders in the business world. Extreme Ownership is a worthwhile read, yes--but also a somewhat muted one. Take it for what it is.
I heard Jocko on the Tim Ferris podcast and was truly humbled, but also came away inspired and motivated. I picked up a copy of Extreme Ownership and was even more impressed with the leadership principles in action in both a combat and professional setting. The brutal simplicity of taking "extreme ownership" of your team/company/situation is "simple, but not easy." I've reviewed both professional and personal decisions in my past and realized I was not taking extreme ownership; I was often shrimping away from accountability or making excuses. No more! Now I can hear the voice of Jocko saying "whose fault is that?"
I would recommend this book to anyone looking to improve themselves as a leader and a person.
I've read this book twice already. Once from the stance of being a career driven woman with hopes of learning new leadership tatics to help me in my career endeavors. The second time through, I read from the stance of being a mom, trying to understand how these leadership principals could help me as the leader within my household and more importantly, how to raise my children to leaders. This book has had a profound impact on me in both my professional and personal life. Leaders in ANY capacity NEED to read this book.
"If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter." - Blaise Pascal
This is a short, simple book. Those are not faults, although many people may dismiss the value of its contents for those reasons. It is a common bias to assume the simple is naive, trite or otherwise lacking. Appropriately, this book calls out simplicity and clarity as mandatory properties of good leadership - for it to have been an obtuse or florid work would have been an act of hypocrisy.
The concept of extreme ownership has impressive psychological and philosophical ramifications but the book does not bother with pointing out these clever derivations or second-order effects. I do not think this is because Jocko is unaware of them, but because this is a practical book for practical application - the second order benefits will be apparent to the reader who tries and then reflects on the methods.
In summary, I believe the principles are sound, applicable to most any kind of leadership, and presented with utmost clarity.
For this powerful combination of good information and clear presentation, with a few small flaws, I give it four stars. The war stories there to provide context and redundancy of explanation should have been more lurid, but then again, that would have detracted from the practical. The "application to business" examples feel like they should have either been tightened up or been more expanded of a narrative. They feel like they hit an uncomfortable middle ground that doesn't quite suit either.
As CEO of a a fast-growing 50-person tech startup, I give this book my highest recommendation. Even those leaders who have great natural instincts and are already successful in building a strong team will find it valuable. For me, it validated many of the things I was already doing and did a fantastic job of breaking these concepts down in a way that's easy to explain and to teach. This sounds easy, but it's not. After reading the book, I bought copies for all my VPs knowing that once everyone read it, there would be a common framework and vocabulary for our discussions around leadership.
This is also a book that every young person should read before entering the workforce. In fact, if I were a professor this would be on my required reading list. One need not already be experienced in business or in a leadership role to understand the simple principles the book espouses, and those who adopt them early in their careers will surely find their ascent accelerated.
The authors themselves are also truly inspiring people. We live in a strange time where rock stars, wannabe "gangstas", and athletes are paid millions and worshiped by youngsters while truly brave men of purpose, grit, and generosity of spirit largely exist outside the public eye. Fortunately, one of the authors, Jocko Willink, has an amazing Podcast series at [...] which delves deeper into many themes covered in Extreme Ownership. He also analyzes other great books (so far mostly those related to war), answers reader questions, and shares his perspective on many facets of live. It's always a welcome listen and I've found it to be both strong motivation before hard training and a great reward afterwards.
I hear the authors are thinking about writing another book. If so, I will be first in line to purchase it.
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