Dave

“When a leader takes too much ownership, there is no ownership left for the team or subordinate leaders to take. So the team loses initiative, they lose momentum, they won't make any decision, they just sit around and wait to be told what to do.”
― Jocko Willink, The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win

“The goal of all leaders should be to work themselves out of a job. This means leaders must be heavily engaged in training and mentoring their junior leaders to prepare them to step up and assume greater responsibilities. When mentored and coached properly, the junior leader can eventually replace the senior leader, allowing the senior leader to move on to the next level of leadership.”
― Jocko Willink, Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

“There is no growth in the comfort zone.”
― Jocko Willink, The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win

“Waiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.”
― Jocko Willink, Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win