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George Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
Peacetime CEO strives for broad-based buy-in. Wartime CEO neither indulges consensus building nor tolerates disagreements.
Ben Horowitz • The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
leadership is the most important thing on the battlefield and the principles of good leadership do not change regardless of the mission, the environment, or the personalities of those involved. Leading is leading.
Jocko Willink , Leif Babin • Extreme Ownership
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Jean Edward Smith • FDR
persistence and pertinacity were incredible assets and probably his main assets as a leader.
Ryan Holiday • The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
“There are lots of good peacetime CEOs and lots of good wartime CEOs, but almost no CEOs that can function in both peacetime and in wartime. You’re a peacetime/wartime CEO.”
Ben Horowitz • The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
We learned that leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory, particularly when doubters question whether victory is even possible.
Leif Babin • Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
Adopting a leadership style that prizes direction over instruction is more important than ever in an era when the only certainty is volatility.
Craig Mullaney • The Best Leaders Leverage ‘Quiet Power.’ Here Are 5 Steps to Harness It Yourself
The urge to blame military misfortunes on individuals runs as deep as the inclination to blame human error for civil disasters.