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- Extreme Ownership. Jocko Willink starts off this chapter with by recounting a story of one of his first major operations in Ramadi. Multiple US and Iraqi troops entered a heavily-contested area of the city in the early morning hours.
- No bad teams, only bad leaders. This story is told by Leif Babin and set a couple of months after he’s returned from two deployments to Ramadi, Iraq.
- Believe. This chapter illustrates the Importance of why. If you, as a leader, don’t believe in the mission, then how can you expect the men and women under you to do the same and give it their all?
- Check the Ego. This chapter discusses the problems that having too big of an Ego can have. In the first example, told by Jocko, he shares a story from some of his time in Camp Corregidor, situated in a dangerous, hotly contested area of Ar Ramadi.
- Part I - The War Within
- Part II - Laws of Combat
- Part III - Sustaining Victory
Chapter 1 - Extreme Ownership
"The leader must own everything in his world. There is no one else to blame. The leader must acknowledge mistakes and admit failures, take ownership of them, and develop a plan to win."
Chapter 2 - No Bad Teams, Only Bad Leaders
"There are no bad teams, only bad leaders." "It's not what you preach, it's what you tolerate." Concept of "tortured genius"
Chapter 3 - Believe
"In order to convince and inspire others to follow and accomplish a mission, a leader must be a true believer in the mission." Decentralised command: "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." no-stupid-question and open-door policies
Chapter 5 - Cover and Move
"All elements within the greater team are crucial and must work together to accomplish the mission, mutually supporting one another for that singular purpose."
Chapter 6 - Simple
"Simplifying as much as possible is crucial to success. When plans and orders are too complicated, people may not understand them. [...] Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear and concise. Everyone that is part of the mission must know and understand his or her role in the mission and what to do in the event of likely contingencies. As a leader, it doesn't matter how well you feel you have presented the information or communicated an order, plan, tactic, or st...
Chapter 7 - Prioritize and Execute
"Relax, look around, make a call." "When overwhelmed, fall back upon this principle: Prioritize and Execute." "Which one is your highest priority?"
Chapter 9 - Plan
"The mission must explain the overall purpose and desired result, or "end state", of the operation." "The test for a successful brief is simple: Do the team and the supporting elements understand it?" "post-operational debrief"
Chapter 10 - Leading Up and Down the Chain of Command
"Leaders must routinely communicate with their team members to help them understand their role in the overall mission." "One of the most important jobs of any leader is to support your own boss - your immediate leadership." "In an chain of command, the leadership must always present a unified front to the troops." - "Take responsibility for leading everyone in your world, subordinates and superiors alike." - "If someone isn't doing what you want or need them to do, look in the mirror first an...
Chapter 11 - Decisiveness amid Uncertainty
"Leaders cannot be paralysed by fear. That results in inaction. It is critical for leaders to act decisively amid uncertainty; to make the best decisions they can based on only the immediate information available."
Among the summaries and analysis available for The War Within, there are 1 Short Summary and 3 Book Reviews. Depending on the study guide provider (SparkNotes, Shmoop, etc.), the resources below will generally offer The War Within chapter summaries, quotes, and analysis of themes, characters, and symbols.
In a country divided, Hannah’s journey allows for newfound understanding of the Jewish teaching, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”. To help plan for the study of the novel, this guide offers: • Questions for study and discussion. • Passages for close analysis.
The War Within: A Novel of the Civil War. Carol Matas. Simon and Schuster, 2001 - Juvenile Fiction - 151 pages. Holly Springs, Mississippi, 1862: The Green family owns a general store in...
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- Carol Matas
- Simon and Schuster, 2001
May 1, 2001 · The plot revolves around a Jewish family in Mississippi during the Civil War, something that isn't very common. In 'The War Within', we watch as a family is forced to leave their hometown, simply because they're Jews and General Grant has issued orders concerning Jews and their property.
Jan 22, 2009 · The book begins by painting an ominous portrait of the conflict as it stood in 2006. At this point, there were 150 attacks per day in Iraq. Violence had steadily escalated since the 2003 overthrow of Saddam Hussein.
