It is critical for leaders to act decisively amid uncertainty; to make the best decisions they can based on only the immediate information available. - Jocko Willink

Regardless of how you think an operation is going to unfold,” I answered, “the enemy gets their say as well — and they are going to do something to disrupt it. When something goes wrong — and it eventually does — complex plans add to confusion, which can compound into disaster. Almost no mission ever goes according to plan. There are simply too many variables to deal with.

Leadership doesn’t just flow down the chain of command, but up as well,” he said. “We have to own everything in our world. That’s what Extreme Ownership is all about.

For this reason, they must believe in the cause for which they are fighting.