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“The leader is truly and ultimately responsible for everything.”

Leaders must acknowledge mistakes and admit failures by taking ownership of them and developing a plan to win.

When you take Extreme Ownership, you take complete ownership of what went wrong, even if it means getting fired. By taking Extreme Ownership, subordinates, and superiors start respecting you because, unlike the average person, you don’t blame other people. You accept responsibility for what went wrong, and you develop a strategy to get the job done.

Conclusion:  Take Extreme Ownership of everything. I am the only one to blame, there is no one else.

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