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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
To be completely transparent: I was required to read this book for an internship, and I was not looking forward to it. The mindset I had going in was very uninterested and skeptical. But in actually reading this, I was actually very surprised. This book had a lot of truly incredible leadership principles that genuinely surprised me. The leadership strategies in this are extremely wise and effective, to the point that I fully intend to implement them in my own leadership. I highly recommend this to anyone. The only thing keeping this from 5 stars is the fact that I did have some reservations about its glorification of war in some parts, particularly the U.S. involvement in Iraq. Other than that nitpick, this is definitely worth the read for anyone.
The lessons themselves are good, but I feel it can be repetitive at times and goes into more detail than necessary for things that aren't relevant to the lessons
Good book about how to be an effective leader. I especially liked when he talked about leadership from the bottom up. They told some interesting stories from the Iraq war.
Recommend for 12 and up.
Recommend for 12 and up.
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, War
Got repetitive at times, but ultimately I really like the principles. Certainly a model of leadership to strive for.
Loved this book. Great perspective and practical guidance for taking more ownership of your life. I admit I was skeptical of these tough military guys, but I'm onboard and will always keep this book on my professional desk for reference.
Meh.
Take ownership and don’t blame others. There you’ve read it.
Take ownership and don’t blame others. There you’ve read it.
I thought the premise was good, take extreme ownership over your world and it will lead to improved success. Willink and Babin present stories of how they as Navy Seals worked to succeed in Iraq and translated those lessons learned into business consulting. Each of the chapters focuses on different leadership techniques and includes stories from war and stories from business. I thought overall it was useful but was challenging to read as it didn't pull me in and seemed to be the same lesson in each of the scenarios; take extreme ownership and you can change perception and succeed.
Great book for motivation! I learned long ago about taking responsibility for everything which totally alters your perspective. The chapters start with a story from the war in Iraq which is then condensed into principles, and finally overlayed onto an example for the corporate world.
The stories from Iraq are the best part - you can pretty much gleam the points of each one from the chapter titles. Enjoy!
The stories from Iraq are the best part - you can pretty much gleam the points of each one from the chapter titles. Enjoy!