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Extreme Ownership

By: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
Narrated by: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
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MORE THAN HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD

An updated edition of the blockbuster leadership book that took America and the world by storm.

In Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin share hard-hitting, Navy SEAL combat stories that translate into lessons for business and life.

Jocko and Leif served together in SEAL Task Unit Bruiser, the most highly decorated Special Operations unit from the war in Iraq. Through those difficult months of sustained combat, Jocko, Leif and their SEAL brothers learned that leadership - at every level - is the most important thing on the battlefield. Now they teach these same leadership principles to companies throughout the business world that want to build their own high-performance, winning teams.

Extreme Ownership explains the SEAL leadership concepts crucial to accomplishing the most difficult missions in combat and how to apply them to any group, team, or organization. It provides the reader with Jocko and Leif's formula for success: the mindset and guiding principles that enable SEAL combat units to achieve extraordinary results. It demonstrates how to apply these directly to business and life to likewise achieve victory.

Take Extreme Ownership. Lead and win.

©2018 Jocko Willink (P)2018 Macmillan Australia Audio
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Once they arrived home after being stationed in Iraq, Navy Seals Jocko Willink and Leif Babin were determined to teach the exceptional leadership skills they learned in the field to those seeking battle-tested blueprints for success.

In Extreme Ownership, Willink and Babin team up to offer listeners key leadership skills that they can incorporate into both their personal and professional lives. Featuring plenty of ideas tested in real-world scenarios, this New York Times best seller is encouraging and engaging, emphasising the importance of initiative and imparting invaluable wisdom. And it’s even more compelling in audio—the gritty, drill sergeant-esque narration that the authors bring to this listen truly takes it to the next level.

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Loved it.

Amazing book and amazingly narrated. The references from military life applied to everyday life help drive the points home. Chur.

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Extreme life lessons

This has been one of the best help/instructional books I've ever been through. From the great leadership messages applicable to personal and business life to the battlefield and business cases used to explain he messages, thought provoking and entertaining.

Highly recommended for everyone whether you see yourself as a leader or not.

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Just what I needed to hear

Loved hearing from Leif and Jocko the lessons learned and put into practice from their years of frontline service.

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Best information, well read. Get some!

Jocks and Leif narrate their book passionately and energetically as if you are there in the room with them. The stories of their service linked with leadership lessons and practical examples they learned, then bought into other fields to show the lessons and tactics work in any area.
I listened to the book over a week or so and had to buy the book as well, just so I could go and mark notes! Great leadership training tool that is amazing and interesting. Thanks guys!

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Unfunk yourself

Have you found yourself in a funk at work during this pandemic? Read this book and get your passion back!

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I found this book insightful and interesting

Loved it. Never dull moment in the narrative, with concrete military based examples of good leadership. Narrator was good, clear and kept things interesting.

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Take away lessons for every person.

Jocko and Leif apply a wealth of wisdom gleaned from years spent as effective seal operators and military professionals.

For a civil designer without a military background; I easily understood the principles set out in the book. Implementing them to my everyday routines as I progressed through the book made it a quick listen - as I found myself up every day at 4.30am with plenty of time up my sleeve.

I still hear the authors voices echoing in my head still.

Appreciate the content, and highly recommend.

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Brilliant and engaging. As expected.

Jocko and Leif deliver in their unique way the keys to succeeding as a leader in life and business.

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to many army stories

need to simplify the army story's and get to the point. was really uninspired by this book

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