As a continuation from the last 2 weeks, I read the expert from MSP magazine and wanted to share its breakdown. We all overcomplicate things, especially when it comes to planning. Jocko would give his young SEAL officers an exercise where they had to craft a plan to assault a specific target. “They’d disappear for…

As a continuation from last week’s overview, I read the expert from MSP magazine and wanted to share its breakdown. The First Law of Combat (and leadership) is cover & move. It’s a straightforward concept. “Let’s say there are some bad guys in a building we want to take out. I’m going to start shooting.…

These are Jocko Willink’s 4 laws of combat listed in bold, which can be applied to your leadership. Next to the law, I listed a very simple description.  In the next few weeks, we will be diving in on each law and how you can apply to enhance your leadership. Cover & Move – teamwork…

Leadership is influence, nothing more or less. If you peel the onion of influence.. 1 “weapon of influence” is likability.  And since leaders lead people, being likable is a very important quality.  As such, I just re–read Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People” which is absolute gold. So in todays lesson, I…

“There are no such thing as bad teams. Only bad leaders”. – Leif Babin Let that sink in for a moment. #truth