Military Leadership Principles

What are the Laws of Combat?

When applied to any team, group, or organization, the proper _____ and _____ of these Laws of Combat would mean one thing: victory.

The crucial leaders at every level of the team - the senior enlisted leaders, the fire team leaders in charge of _____, the squad leaders in charge of _____, and the junior petty officers that stepped up, took charge, and led.

For this reason, they must believe in the _____ for which they are fighting, believe in the _____ they are asked to execute, and most important, they must believe in and _____.

For many years, Navy SEAL leadership training consisted almost entirely of _____ and _____.

These weaker commanders would get a solid explanation about the _____ and the deep meaning of _____: the leader is truly and ultimately responsible for everything.

We blame our own poor performance on bad _____, _____ beyond our control, or poorly performing _____ - anyone but ourselves.

Extreme Ownership requires leaders to look at an organization's problems through the objective lens of reality, without _____ to agendas or plans.

These large rubber boats, black with a painted yellow rim, weighed nearly _____ and became heavier still when filled with water and sand.

The concept that _____ was a difficult one to accept but nevertheless a crucial concept that leaders must fully understand and implement.

Leaders must accept _____, own problems that _____, and develop solutions to those problems.

The best teams anywhere, like the SEAL Teams, are constantly looking to _____, add _____, and push _____.

Repetitive exceptional performance became _____.

A document that lays out the basic idea of an operation for approval by higher headquarters is called a _____

_____ and _____ reflect belief with a clear confidence and self-assuredness that is not possible when _____.

Overconfidence was risky in such a hostile environment, a mistake most often made by _____.

We must never _____. This is where controlling the ego is most important.

As a leader, it is up to you to _____ to all your front line leaders. That is a critical component of leadership. Another is dealing with _____.

Put simply, Cover and Move means _____.

You must brief to ensure the _____ on the team understands.

_____ faults, which could be corrected, or _____ faults, which rendered a unit unusable.

Must rely on subordinate leaders to take charge of their smaller teams within the team and allow them to execute based on a good understanding of the _____ (Commander's Intent), and _____.

With clear _____ and established _____ for decision making that your subordinate leaders understand, they can then act independently toward your unified goal.

Junior leaders must know that the boss will back them up even if they make a decision _____, as long as the decision was made in an effort to achieve the strategic objective.

If frontline troops are unclear about the plan and yet are _____, the team's ability to effectively execute the plan radically decreases.

(Standardized plan) It must be _____ and guide users with _____ of all the important things they need to think about.

Establishing a _____ and _____ planning process is critical to the success of any team.

Even when the leader thinks his troops understand the bigger picture, they very often have difficulty connecting the dots between _____ they are immersed in with the _____.

You must also realize that your boss must allocate _____ and make decisions with _____. You and your team may not represent the priority effort at that particular time.

Leaders must be prepared to make an educated guess based on previous _____, knowledge of how _____, likely outcomes, and whatever _____ in the immediate moment.

The bulk of operations during the first Iraq deployment consisted of what we called direct-action 'capture/kill' missions or _____.

So the balance between _____ and _____ must be found and carefully maintained.

Leaders that _____ fear being outshined by someone else.

Leaders must never put their own drive for _____ ahead of overall _____ for the greater team.

Leaders must recognize _____ and know to _____ so that they can maintain a solid performance indefinitely.

With the mind-set of Extreme Ownership, _____ can develop into a highly effective leader.

One of the most important principles we adhered to in combat is _____.

Thus leaders must _____ their troops, encourage _____, and ensure their teams understand the plan.

Ego disrupts everything: the _____ process, the ability to take good advice, and the ability to _____. It can even stifle someone's sense of _____.

Other times, the building was surrounded by 'dead space' - areas that would be difficult _____ and difficult _____.