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#384: The Toxicity of Ego with Jocko Willink

EntreLeadership

Ramsey Network

Business, Management, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2020

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

If your idea of leadership is being the top dog, barking orders, micromanaging your team, and putting yourself first, retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink says you’ve got a big problem on your hands—your ego. And the irony is, when your ego is in charge, you are not at all. Tune in as Jocko explains why letting your ego drive your decision-making is so dangerous and shares simple strategies to keep it in check.   entreleadership.com/podcast Jocko Willink's website Leadership Strategy and Tactics by Jocko Willink Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink The Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink Leadership Growth Assessment Review this episode for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card   As an Amazon Associate EntreLeadership earns from qualifying purchases.   Want expert help with your business question? Call 844-944-1070 and leave a message or send an email to podcast@entreleadership.com. You could be featured on a future podcast episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:20.6

Leadership is just taking people from here to there.

0:28.6

Well, that just sounds like a cakewalk, doesn't it?

0:31.0

Wrong, right? Because it's never that easy because every step

0:35.3

along that path from here to there, there's going to be

0:38.4

blockers, hurdles, obstacles that you have to overcome as a

0:41.7

leader. And these things come in all different shapes and

0:44.5

sizes. And they also change over time. But here's the deal,

0:48.0

there's one enemy that never changes and you never stop

0:52.1

having to conquer yourself. From the Ramsey Network, this is

0:56.2

the Entry Leadership Podcast where we help business leaders

0:58.8

screw themselves, their teams and their profits. I'm your host

1:02.2

Alex Judd and today we have a conversation with Jocco Willink.

1:06.0

Jocco is a leader that has become a regular on this podcast

1:09.0

and a friend of our team. He's a retired Navy SEAL and the

1:12.2

co-founder of Eschelon Front and his book, Leadership Strategy

1:15.6

and Tactics is an absolute master class in the practical

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