I can remember many times when my boat crew struggled. It w… - Jocko Willink

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I can remember many times when my boat crew struggled. It was easy to make excuses for our team’s performance and why it wasn’t what it should have been. But I learned that good leaders don’t make excuses. Instead, they figure out a way to get it done and win.

Jocko Willink

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Also Known As: Jocko

Alternative Names: John Gretton "Jocko" Willink • John Gretton Willink

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It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate. You have to drive your CTO to exercise Extreme Ownership — to acknowledge mistakes, stop blaming others, and lead his team to success. If you allow the status quo to persist, you can’t expect to improve performance, and you can’t expect to win.

To not move around, observe, and analyze, in order to make the best decisions possible, was to fail as a leader and fail the team.

There is no growth in the comfort zone.

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