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Extreme Ownership

Explains that leadership begins with owning your contributions to both the problems and the solutions. In gripping, firsthand accounts of heroism, tragic loss, and hard-won victories, they learned that leadership―at every level―is the most important factor in whether a team succeeds or fails.

Willink, Jocko, and Leif Babin. (2015). Extreme Ownership. St Martin's Press.

Recommended by: Jeremy Moore
Broken Arrow Fire Department (OK)
Professional Development

  • Topics:
    • Leadership
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  • Resource Type:
    • Book
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    • External

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