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Put your leaders in stressful scenarios. Make them figure out solutions under pressure. See if you can make them frustrated, angry, and flustered, and then demand decisive leadership from them. They will be challenged at first, but they will get better over time.
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"Put your leaders in stressful scenarios. Make them figure out solutions under pressure. See if you can make them frustrated, angry, and flustered, and then demand decisive leadership from them. They will be challenged at first, but they will get better over time."
— Jocko Willink #leadershipinfluence

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Put your leaders in stressful scenarios. Make them figure out solutions under pressure. See if you can make them frustrated, angry, and flustered, and then demand decisive leadership from them. They will be challenged at first, but they will get better over time. — Jocko Willink

About Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink was a podcaster from United States (1971–present).

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This quote is attributed to Jocko Willink, a podcaster from United States.
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Jocko Willink lived from 1971 – present.
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