Your boss will grow more comfortable with you and establish trust in you when you show you are capable. Application to business: The nationwide company that had multiple branches. Some branches had 20 and some had 3. All sizes only had one manager. They needed to adjust their teams to groups of 4-6 to be more successful. It is important to have strategic briefs for your junior leaders to give them context of the full mission.

I’ve been a Colt for almost all of my adult life, but I guess in life, and in sports, we all know nothing lasts forever. Times change, circumstances change, and that’s the reality of playing in the NFL.” – Peyton Manning If the plan is simple enough, everyone understands it, which means each person can rapidly adjust and modify what he or she is doing. If the plan is too complex, the team can’t make rapid adjustments to it, because there is no baseline understanding of it.” 7. Prioritize and Execute Military Situation In a hostage rescue situation the SEALs had made a plan. Shortly before the mission they received new intel that there were IEDs in the yard and machine gun nests in the building. They followed the plan, secured the target. They reenacted that situation years later in training. Many of them thought they should have aborted the mission. But a good plan would already account for those types of contingencies. The leader must explain not just what to do, but why. It is the responsibility of the subordinate leader to reach out and ask if they do not understand. Only when leaders at all levels understand and believe in the mission can they pass that understanding and belief to their teams so that they can persevere through challenges, execute and win… I can’t say enough, how important my faith is to how I play the game and who I am.” – Stephen CurryThe leader must believe in the mission before his suboordinates and junior leaders can believe it in. Nonetheless, each must comprehend the other’s role. Top commanders must also communicate to their subordinate leaders and troops on the ground how their job contributes to overall mission success. First and foremost, blame yourself. Refrain from blaming your employer if they fail to make a timely decision or provide crucial assistance to you and your team. Examine what you can do to improve the communication of essential information for choices and support to be allocated. I think it’s important to have had at least a few years of obscurity, where people treat you like everybody else.” – Robert De Niro With a culture of Extreme Ownership within the team, every member of the team could contribute to this effort and ensure the highest levels of performance.

While pressing your superior to grasp what you require, remember that your employer must allocate limited resources and make judgments with the broader picture. You and your team may not be the most critical resource at that moment. Perhaps the top leadership has taken a different path. Please be sure to have the humility to recognise and accept this. If someone isn’t performing what you want or need them to do, look in the mirror first and see what you can do to improve their performance. The plan must describe the overall purpose of the mission. The front line troops must understand the intent of the mission, and where it fits into the big picture. It’s important to remember that a bad team is credited to bad leadership. If they are not given the proper guidance and training then you cannot expect them to be effective. Willink emphasises the importance of a leader who establishes their expectations from the beginning. Make it known what is expected of every team member and be constantly striving for improvement. This is how a leader should lead. The team should be able to continue on their own without further instruction, even in the absence of their leader. Hot damn!” he shouted with excitement. “There’s some muj in that building right there putting up a serious fight!” He pointed to the building across the street, his weapon trained in that direI’ve never left the field saying, ‘I could’ve done more to get ready,’ and that gives me peace of mind.” – Peyton Manning Read Four Steps to remove complexity at work to keep it simple and remove complexity at work. 7. Prioritise and Execute It’s natural for anyone in a leadership position to blame subordinate leaders and direct reports when something goes wrong. Our egos don’t like to take blame. But it’s on us as leaders to see where we failed to communicate effectively and help our troops clearly understand what their roles and responsibilities are and how their actions impact the bigger strategic picture. [5] Simplify the plan The US soldiers needed to understand WHY the Iraqi soldiers had to be included (so that the missions would be allowed by headquarters). They had to believe in the mission. After they changed the bonus plan to something that was simple to understand, production increased immediately.

I’m very humbled and I’m very honored. I certainly think about how grateful I am for all the teammates and coached that I’ve played with and played for throughout my career.” – Peyton Manning It is paramount that senior leaders explain to their junior leaders and troops executing the mission how their role contributes to big-picture success.” Decisiveness and UncertaintyEvery leader must be able to detach themselves from the immediate tactical mission and understand how it fits into strategic goals. In SEAL training they designed competitions to drive home the point that “It pays to be a winner.” Boat races were conducted with the winning boat sitting out the next race. In one particular class there was a dramatic difference between two boats. One boat dominated. The more years I go, the more experience I have, the more that nutrition and eating the right foods is important for recovery and things like that.” – Stephen Curry For leaders, the humility to admit and own mistakes and develop a plan to overcome them is essential to success. The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas. They are simply focused on the mission and how best to accomplish it…