The Debrief w/ Jocko and Dave Berke #18: How to Overcome The Struggles of Decentralized Command

Jocko Podcast

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways Successful leaders constantly allow their opinions/plans to be negotiated; this creates honest/open discourseUnderstand that everyone in the organization wants to win, earnest dialogue creates legitimate feedbackAppropriate strategic discourse is only obtained from offering solutions, and not just identifying problemsThe phrase ‘well-oiled machine’ is actually counterproductive to decentralized commandMachines are typically single function and follow the rule of the task given. This limits your employees to be adaptive and creative in their opportunity to take ownership of a solution.The best form of leadership is no leadershipWhen culture creates a common understanding of purpose and goals, leadership becomes invisible

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You have to get use to delegating. Having trouble letting go of tasks.