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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
1 ⭐️. Read this one for work and I had to force myself through it. Outside of the over dramatic anecdotes, I have no patience for corporate speak relating day to day administrative office operations with being in a war zone. This was a rudimentary take on how to “lead the charge” by taking ownership of mistakes your “team” makes. We’re dealing with an email about a purchase order, not a communication attempt about where a sniper should be positioned.?
informative
medium-paced
I was provided this book as a welcome to my new company.
There are practical applications for the military scenarios that I found useful.
A bit redundant and reductive in the areas where the authors speak of their military experience. They themselves admit to being confined by confidentiality and narrative structure, so the examples were oversimplified.
However, I was affirmed in knowing I execute the majority of these principles every day in my professional life.
There are practical applications for the military scenarios that I found useful.
A bit redundant and reductive in the areas where the authors speak of their military experience. They themselves admit to being confined by confidentiality and narrative structure, so the examples were oversimplified.
However, I was affirmed in knowing I execute the majority of these principles every day in my professional life.
4.5. I couldn't agree more with the principles outlined in this book. This is the type of leadership to which I aspire. Keep things simple, trust and enable your team, have a clear vision.
inspiring
medium-paced
informative
reflective
fast-paced
As I believe in team autonomy I thought this book would make a case for the opposite. But ownership is a requirement for autonomy. Read team if teams, then this.
I bought this book to do research since one of my major characters is a navy SEAL. I can definitely recommend this book to other writers for that purpose. It also includes the terminology used with explanations, which helps give more context to the Navy SEAL TV Show, which I was also watching for research.
Besides all that, this book is also about leadership and management style. The combat metaphors really work on that aspect. The advice in the book is sound and well thought out. I suspect the honest approach may not work in some Machiavellian settings though. Even if you just like war stories, whether from armed conflict or the battles of business, this is a book to read.
Besides all that, this book is also about leadership and management style. The combat metaphors really work on that aspect. The advice in the book is sound and well thought out. I suspect the honest approach may not work in some Machiavellian settings though. Even if you just like war stories, whether from armed conflict or the battles of business, this is a book to read.
I can just imagine the pitch: “Management consulting...with Navy SEALs!!!” It’s an engaging combination, and the management advice, while shallow and basic, is fundamental. Good reminders, easily read. Side note: if you get a chance to see Jocko speak in person, I recommend it. Highly entertaining.
A handful of nuggets about responsibility and leadership rendered hollow by the author’s fear of upsetting his audience of young men by saying anything critical of the man who is the antithesis of everything he says he stands for.