The dichotomy of leadership" - Jocko Willink

From the same authors of Extreme Ownership, discover a revolutionary new approach to helping leaders recognize and achieve the leadership balance crucial to winning. With their first book, Extreme Ownership (published in October 2015), Jocko Willink and Leif Babin have set a new standard of leadership, challenging readers to become better leaders, better followers, and better people, both in their professional and personal lives. Now, in The Leadership Dichotomy, Jocko and Leif delve even deeper into the uncharted and complex waters of a concept first introduced in Extreme Ownership: finding balance between the opposing forces that pull each leader in different directions. Mastering the Leadership Dichotomy requires understanding when to lead and when to follow; when to maneuver aggressively and when to pause and let things develop; when to separate and let the team run and when to dive into the details and micromanage. Additionally, every leader must: Take extreme ownership of everything that impacts your mission, but still use Decentralization Command, giving ownership to your team. Worry Care deeply about your people and your individual success and livelihood, but seek the good of the global team and above all accomplish the strategic mission. Exhibit the most important quality of a leader - humility, but also be willing to speak up and to reject questionable decisions that could harm the team and the mission.