Leadership - the Navy SEALS way

• extreme ownership (you own everything that goes wrong, especially when it’s the fault of someone in your organization)
• no bad teams, only bad leaders (your teams are probably made of good people, if you have a bad leader, however, they can underperform)
• believe (you must understand and believe in the larger mission behind a decision in order to lead others. Ask if you don’t believe)
• check the ego (it’s about team success, not you being right or receiving credit)
• cover and move (teams must work together with teamwork; no rivalries, competition, finger-pointing)
• simple (keep it simple)
• prioritize and execute (what is most important thing to decide or do? do that first, then move to the next thing; don’t paralyze by doing many things at once)
• decentralized command (you can really only manage about 6 people: larger organizations need decision-makers below you)
• plan (have a repeatable planning process)
• leading up and down the chain of command (give information up to help your leaders trust you; convey big picture to the chain below you so they believe and can operate with decentralized command)
• decisiveness and uncertainty (be decisive with the data you have when you need a decision—not deciding is a decision, often not the right one)