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Who authored Extreme Ownership?

Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

How many chapters are there in Extreme Ownership?

12, Divided into Three Parts

Part I is called?

Winning the War Within

Chapter 1 is called?

<p>Extreme Ownership</p> Signup and view all the answers

Chapter 2 is called?

<p>No Bad Teams, only Bad Leaders</p> Signup and view all the answers

Chapter 3 is called?

<p>Believe</p> Signup and view all the answers

Chapter 4 is called?

<p>Check the Ego</p> Signup and view all the answers

Part II is called?

<p>The Laws Of Combat</p> Signup and view all the answers

Chapter 5 is called?

<p>Cover and Move</p> Signup and view all the answers

Chapter 6 is called?

<p>Simple</p> Signup and view all the answers

Chapter 7 is called?

<p>Prioritize and Execute</p> Signup and view all the answers

Chapter 8 is called?

<p>Decentralized Command</p> Signup and view all the answers

Part III is called?

<p>Sustaining Victory</p> Signup and view all the answers

Chapter 9 is called?

<p>Plan</p> Signup and view all the answers

Chapter 10 is called?

<p>Leading Up and Down the Chain of Command</p> Signup and view all the answers

Chapter 11 is called?

<p>Decisiveness Amid Uncertainty</p> Signup and view all the answers

Chapter 12 is called?

<p>Discipline Equals Freedom-The Dichotomy of Leadership</p> Signup and view all the answers

Leif Babin and Jocko Willink are founders of what company?

<p>Echelon Front</p> Signup and view all the answers

It is critical to keep __________ and ___________ simple.--Chapter 6

<p>plans, communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

Human beings are generally not capable of managing more than how many people?--Chapter 8

<p>6-10</p> Signup and view all the answers

First SEAL killed in action in Iraq.

<p>Marc Lee</p> Signup and view all the answers

Sharkbase was renamed to what?

<p>Camp Marc Lee</p> Signup and view all the answers

Camp in Eastern Ramadi

<p>Camp Corregidor</p> Signup and view all the answers

Camp in Western Ramadi

<p>Camp Ramadi</p> Signup and view all the answers

Discipline equals...Chapter 12

<p>Freedom</p> Signup and view all the answers

Dichotomy of Leadership-A good leader must be: confident but not __________.

<p>cocky</p> Signup and view all the answers

Dichotomy of Leadership-A good leader must be: courageous but not __________.

<p>foolhardy</p> Signup and view all the answers

Dichotomy of Leadership-A good leader must be: competitive but a gracious __________.

<p>loser</p> Signup and view all the answers

Dichotomy of Leadership-A good leader must be: attentive to details but not __________.

<p>obsessed by them</p> Signup and view all the answers

Dichotomy of Leadership-A good leader must be: strong but have __________.

<p>endurance</p> Signup and view all the answers

Dichotomy of Leadership-A good leader must be: a leader and __________.

<p>follower</p> Signup and view all the answers

Dichotomy of Leadership-A good leader must be: humble not __________.

<p>passive</p> Signup and view all the answers

Dichotomy of Leadership-A good leader must be: aggressive not __________.

<p>overbearing</p> Signup and view all the answers

Dichotomy of Leadership-A good leader must be: quiet not __________.

<p>silent</p> Signup and view all the answers

Dichotomy of Leadership-A good leader must be: calm but not __________.

<p>robotic</p> Signup and view all the answers

Dichotomy of Leadership-A good leader must be: logical but not devoid of __________.

<p>emotions</p> Signup and view all the answers

Dichotomy of Leadership-A good leader must be: close with the troops but not __________.

<p>so close that one becomes more important than the good of the team; not so close that they forget who is in charge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Dichotomy of Leadership-A good leader must be: able to execute Extreme Ownership while __________.

<p>exercising Decentralized Command</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the Task Unit?

<p>Bruiser</p> Signup and view all the answers

Friendly Fire or Fratricide is called?

<p>Blue on Blue</p> Signup and view all the answers

Quick Reaction Force is known as?

<p>QRF</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ramadi is in what country?

<p>Iraq</p> Signup and view all the answers

Baghdad

<p>Capital of Iraq</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior?

<p>Colonel David Hackworth</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Single Most Important Factor is?

<p>Leadership</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Task Unit arrive in Ramadi?

<p>Spring 2006</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was Extreme Ownership published first?

<p>2015</p> Signup and view all the answers

Lead Sniper for Charlie Platoon?

<p>Chris Kyle</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the second SEAL that was killed in battle in Ramadi?

<p>Mike Monsoor</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was shot and blinded by an enemy sniper?

<p>Ryan Job</p> Signup and view all the answers

Extreme Ownership is the ______________ ______ of what constitutes an effective leader in the SEAL Teams or in any leadership endeavor.

<p>fundamental core</p> Signup and view all the answers

EO requires leaders to look at an organization's problems through the ___________ lens of reality, without emotional attachments to agendas or plans.

<p>objective</p> Signup and view all the answers

With EO, you must remove ____________ ___ and _____________ ________. It's all about the mission.

<p>individual ego, personal agenda</p> Signup and view all the answers

When they see EO in their leaders, as a result they...

<p>emulate EO throughout the chain of command...</p> Signup and view all the answers

Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training is known as?

<p>BUD/S</p> Signup and view all the answers

Babin and Willink look forward to seeing the mindset of EO continue to enable every leader, every follower, and every person to become even more effective and to fulfill their ultimate purpose:?

<p>lead and win</p> Signup and view all the answers

What SEAL Team was the Task Unit comprised of?

<p>Team 3</p> Signup and view all the answers

Bright blue character painted on IBS (inflatable boat, small) gives the boat crew this title:

<p>Smurf Crew</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Boat Crew won most of the races?

<p>Two</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Boat Crew placed dead last in virtually every race?

<p>Six</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which position on the boat is the most difficult one?

<p>The front</p> Signup and view all the answers

There are no Bad ________, only Bad _____________

<p>Teams, Leaders</p> Signup and view all the answers

Leaders should never be _________. They must always strive to ________, and they must build that ________ into the team.

<p>satisfied, improve, mind-set</p> Signup and view all the answers

When it comes to standards, it's not what you __________, it's what you _________.

<p>preach, tolerate</p> Signup and view all the answers

Once a culture of EO is built into the team... and performance continues to ________, even when a __________ leader is temporarily removed from the ______.

<p>improve, strong, team</p> Signup and view all the answers

Recognizing that there are no Bad Teams only Bad Leaders facilitates EO and enables leaders to build high-performance teams that?

<p>dominate on any battlefield, literal or figurative.</p> Signup and view all the answers

A Tortured Genius is defined as?

<p>accepts zero responsibility for mistakes, makes excuses, and blames everyone else for their failings (and those of their team)</p> Signup and view all the answers

There are only two types of leaders: __________ and ___________.

<p>effective, ineffective</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ineffective leadership is?

<p>bad leadership</p> Signup and view all the answers

Chapter 2: NBT, only BL--The resistant CTO said that the concept of EO had?

<p>&quot;negative repercussions&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

Chapter 3: Believe--Before anyone could believe in the mission, the critical question that needed to be answered was?

<p>&quot;WHY?&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

In order to convince and inspire others to follow and accomplish a mission, a leader must be a ______ ___________ in the mission. The leader must believe in the __________ _______.

<p>True Believer, Greater Cause</p> Signup and view all the answers

Chapter 3: Believe: Belief in the mission ties in with the fourth Law of Combat:

<p>Decentralized Command</p> Signup and view all the answers

4 Laws of Combat are?

<p>Cover and Move; Simple; Prioritize and Execute; Decentralized Command</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many Laws of Combat are there?

<p>Four</p> Signup and view all the answers

It is the most fundamental tactic, perhaps the only tactic.

<p>Cover and Move-Chapter 5</p> Signup and view all the answers

To the SEALs, Cover and Move means?

<p>Teamwork</p> Signup and view all the answers

A leader that stands back and sees everything from a different perspective, which adds tremendous value, is known as what?

<p>Tactical Genius</p> Signup and view all the answers

Name the platoon commander for Charlie Platoon.

<p>Leif Babin</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who said, "The true test for a good brief is not whether the senior officers are impressed. It's whether or not the troops that are going to execute the operation actually understand it."? Chapter 9: Plan

<p>Jocko Willink</p> Signup and view all the answers

And when things go wrong, and they inevitably do go wrong, complexity compounds issues that can spiral out of control into total disaster.

<p>Principle of Chapter 6: Simple</p> Signup and view all the answers

SEALs verbalize Prioritize and Execute with this direction:

<p>Relax, look around, make a call</p> Signup and view all the answers

From Chapter 7: A term used to describe a battle in which a unit locked in a tough combat situation cannot maneuver or extricate themselves. They cannot retreat. They must win.

<p>decisively engaged</p> Signup and view all the answers

SEAL Training Detachment is known as?

<p>TRADET</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the COP that Cover and Move (Chap. 5) lessons were learned at?

<p>Falcon</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ramadi was won, the city stabilized, and the populace secured in what year (Introduction to EO)?

<p>2007</p> Signup and view all the answers

Enemy insurgent fighters were called?

<p>mujahideen</p> Signup and view all the answers

The "fog of war" is often attributed to which Prussian General and military theorist?

<p>Carl von Clausewitz</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the short version of US Marine Corps Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company?

<p>ANGLICO</p> Signup and view all the answers

Big Tough Frogman is known as?

<p>BTF</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Extreme Ownership Overview

  • Authors: Jocko Willink and Leif Babin.
  • Publication Year: First published in 2015.
  • Total Chapters: 12 chapters divided into three main parts.

Parts and Chapters

  • Part I: "Winning the War Within"

    • Chapter 1: Extreme Ownership
    • Chapter 2: No Bad Teams, Only Bad Leaders
    • Chapter 3: Believe
    • Chapter 4: Check the Ego

  • Part II: "The Laws of Combat"

    • Chapter 5: Cover and Move
    • Chapter 6: Simple
    • Chapter 7: Prioritize and Execute
    • Chapter 8: Decentralized Command

  • Part III: "Sustaining Victory"

    • Chapter 9: Plan
    • Chapter 10: Leading Up and Down the Chain of Command
    • Chapter 11: Decisiveness Amid Uncertainty
    • Chapter 12: Discipline Equals Freedom - The Dichotomy of Leadership

Key Concepts

  • Extreme Ownership (EO): A leadership philosophy requiring leaders to take responsibility for their team’s failures and successes.
  • Dichotomy of Leadership: Effective leaders need to balance various traits, such as being confident yet not cocky.
  • Laws of Combat: Four key principles include:
    • Cover and Move (Teamwork)
    • Simple (Keep plans clear)
    • Prioritize and Execute
    • Decentralized Command (Empowering sub-commanders)

Leadership Traits

  • Leaders must be:
    • Confident but not cocky
    • Courageous but not foolhardy
    • Competitive but gracious
    • Attentive to details but not obsessed
    • Strong with endurance
    • Humble but not passive
    • Aggressive but not overbearing
    • Quiet but not silent
    • Calm yet expressive
    • Close to troops yet maintaining authority

Notable Terms and Acronyms

  • QRF: Quick Reaction Force.
  • BUD/S: Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training.
  • ANGLICO: US Marine Corps Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company.

Significant Events and Figures

  • Task Unit Name: Bruiser.
  • First SEAL Killed in Iraq: Marc Lee.
  • Second SEAL Killed in Ramadi: Mike Monsoor.
  • Lead Sniper for Charlie Platoon: Chris Kyle.
  • Task Unit Arrival in Ramadi: Spring 2006.
  • Ramadi Secured: City stabilized in 2007.

Critical Lessons

  • A culture of Extreme Ownership fosters high-performance teams capable of overcoming challenges.
  • Effective Leadership: The single most important factor in success is leadership.
  • Understanding Complexity in Operations: Simplicity is crucial when things go wrong to avoid chaos.

Miscellaneous Facts

  • Enemy Insurgents: Referred to as mujahideen.
  • Tactical Genius: A leader who provides valuable perspective from a broader vantage point.
  • "Fog of War": Concept attributed to Carl von Clausewitz relating to uncertainty in conflict situations.

These notes encapsulate the core principles and significant ideas from "Extreme Ownership" to aid in study and comprehension of its content.

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