The Power of Relationships
Relationships are integral to your success and the success of any team in any arena. When you recognize that relationships are paramount, you will prioritize building strong relationships with everyon...
26 Touko 20234min
Influence
We want to be able to influence others. Whether at work, home or in our community, we often think we know best and want others to GO WITH OUR PLAN. Let's learn how...
9 Touko 20235min
Respect
We want others to respect us. Whether at work, at home, or in our community, we want others to recognize our experience, perspective, and contributions. But how do you get others to respect you?
18 Huhti 20232min
Listen
Human Beings Are Half-Duplex Machines Like a half-duplex radio, you cannot receive transmissions from anyone else whenever you are in transmit mode. You can’t hear what anyone else is saying as l...
30 Maalis 20233min
Watch Your Language
The first step in taking ownership is to acknowledge a mistake or failure. But when you do this, be careful to watch your language.
14 Maalis 20234min
Caution: Tendency To Blame Others
As human beings, we all tend to blame others. Something in our nature drives our immediate default response to blame anyone or anything other than ourselves. The level of frustration or stress we are ...
27 Helmi 20233min
The Highest Form of Extreme Ownership
PRE-EMPTIVE OWNERSHIP When a leader accepts total responsibility for everything that impacts their mission, Extreme Ownership becomes not just retroactive but pre-emptive to prevent problems from hap...
13 Helmi 20233min
The Only Leadership Test That Matters
In the introduction to the book, Extreme Ownership, Jocko and I wrote: The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails. For all the definitions, descriptions, and char...
27 Tammi 20233min
