Extreme Ownership

How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win

Jocko Willink, Leif Babin | 4.54 | 39,637 ratings and reviews

Recommended by Casey Neistat, Timothy Ferriss, Roger Ailes, and 13 others. See all reviews

Ranked #1 in Iraq War, Ranked #4 in Leadership — see more rankings.

An updated edition of the blockbuster bestselling leadership book that took America and the world by storm, two U.S. Navy SEAL officers who led the most highly decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War demonstrate how to apply powerful leadership principles from the battlefield to business and life.

Combat, the most intense and dynamic environment imaginable, teaches the toughest leadership lessons, with absolutely everything at stake. Jocko Willink and Leif Babin learned this reality first-hand on the most violent and dangerous battlefield in Iraq. As leaders of SEAL Team Three's Task Unit Bruiser, their mission was one many thought impossible: help U.S. forces secure Ramadi, a violent, insurgent-held city deemed "all but lost." In gripping, firsthand accounts of heroism, tragic loss, and hard-won victories, 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 to pass on their harsh lessons learned in combat to help forge the next generation of SEAL leaders. After leaving the SEAL Teams, they launched a company, Echelon Front, to teach those same leadership principles to leaders in businesses, companies, and organizations across the civilian sector. Since that time, they have trained countless leaders and worked with hundreds of companies in virtually every industry across the U.S. and internationally, teaching them how to develop their own high-performance teams and most effectively lead those teams to dominate their battlefields.

Since it's release in October 2015, Extreme Ownership has revolutionized leadership development and set a new standard for literature on the subject. Required reading for many of the most successful organizations, it has become an integral part of the official leadership training programs for scores of business teams, military units, and first responders. Detailing the mindset and principles that enable SEAL units to accomplish the most difficult combat missions, Extreme Ownership demonstrates how to apply them to any team or organization, in any leadership environment. A compelling narrative with powerful instruction and direct application, Extreme Ownership challenges leaders everywhere to fulfill their ultimate purpose: lead and win. less

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Timothy Ferriss Author & EntrepreneurJocko is also the co-author of Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win — which I loved. (Source)

Casey Neistat Founder/368 Creative SpaceMy favorite Jocko book. (Source)

Roger Ailes CEO/Fox NewsThis is the SEAL Leadership book we have been waiting for. Poignant, powerful, practical. A must read for every leader. (Source)

Jared Hamilton eval(ez_write_tag([[250,250],'theceolibrary_com-leader-2','ezslot_7',164,'0','1'])); Extreme Ownership provides huge value for leaders at all levels. An inspiring and page-turning read, the leadership lessons are easy to digest and implement. It provides a powerful SEAL framework for action to lead teams in high-stakes environments. This book made me a better leader and enabled my entire team step up our game! (Source)

Amy Brandt-Schumacher Finally, a leadership book that actually demonstrates how to truly lead. Riveting, engaging, and free from the usual cliché platitudes, this book is strikingly impactful and will dramatically improve leaders of all types. (Source)

Mark Hertling @jeffsimmons @Docbasia Yes, that’s a good book. Lots of great lessons. But Seals ain’t doctors. (Source)

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David Hua I recently finished Extreme Ownership. It's written by these two former Navy SEALs. They really talk about what it was like to fight in Fallujah and the different strategies and leadership principles that they had to instill, and really about giving your teammates and your leaders and managers ownership over what they're doing. Oftentimes it will come back and have accountability for whether it was a success or a failure. (Source)

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#45 in Biography
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#37 in Business Competition
#46 in Business Management
#23 in Business Strategy
#19 in CEO
#56 in Career Guide
#6 in Discipline
#23 in Historical Nonfiction
#36 in History
#11 in How Things Work
#61 in Learning
#53 in MBA
#20 in Management
#12 in Military
#23 in Military History
#22 in Mindset
#66 in Motivational
#42 in Personal Development
#43 in Personal Growth
#54 in Product Management
#39 in Productivity
#49 in Self Development
#72 in Self-Help
#43 in Self-Improvement
#39 in Strategy
#31 in Success
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