{"product_id":"9781250195777","title":"The Dichotomy of Leadership : Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dichotomy of Leadership\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jocko Willink, Leif Babin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling authors of \u003ci\u003eExtreme Ownership\u003c\/i\u003e comes a new and revolutionary approach to help leaders recognize and attain the leadership balance crucial to victory. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith their first book, \u003ci\u003eExtreme Ownership\u003c\/i\u003e (published in October 2015), Jocko Willink and Leif Babin set a new standard for leadership, challenging readers to become better leaders, better followers, and better people, in both their professional and personal lives. Now, in THE DICHOTOMY OF LEADERSHIP\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003eJocko and Leif dive even deeper into the unchartered and complex waters of a concept first introduced in \u003ci\u003eExtreme Ownership\u003c\/i\u003e: finding balance between the opposing forces that pull every leader in different directions. Here, Willink and Babin get granular into the nuances that every successful leader must navigate. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMastering the Dichotomy of Leadership requires understanding when to lead and when to follow; when to aggressively maneuver and when to pause and let things develop; when to detach and let the team run and when to dive into the details and micromanage. In addition, every leader must:\u003cbr\u003e·         Take Extreme Ownership of everything that impacts their mission, yet utilize Decentralize Command by giving ownership to their team. \u003cbr\u003e·         Care deeply about their people and their individual success and livelihoods, yet look out for the good of the overall team and above all accomplish the strategic mission. \u003cbr\u003e·         Exhibit the most important quality in a leader—humility, but also be willing to speak up and push back against questionable decisions that could hurt the team and the mission.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith examples from the authors’ combat and training experiences in the SEAL teams, and then a demonstration of how each lesson applies to the business world, Willink and Babin clearly explain THE DICHOTOMY OF LEADERSHIP\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eskills that are mission-critical for any leader and any team to achieve their ultimate goal: VICTORY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eWHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT \u003ci\u003eTHE DICHOTOMY OF LEADERSHIP\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Until this point in my life, I've never read a book that reveals the truths of leadership in such detail and rawness. The true value of this book cannot be quantified in words.”\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePete Roberts, Co-Founder \u0026amp; CEO, Origin Maine USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Dichotomy of Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e needs to come with a warning label: BRUTALLY HONEST. Finally, a book that tells the truth on how hard and complex it can be to tackle leadership challenges.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLindi Horton, Director of Cloud Services, Cyber Security Company\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Inspiring, practical, and honest lessons that transcend the battlefield.  Buy this book, read it, and apply the lessons to any challenge.” —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Armstrong, CFO, Mesa Technical Associates\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dichotomy of Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e provides even more depth and dimension to the principles of \u003ci\u003eExtreme Ownership\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.” —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSonja Winkler, Senior Director of Operations, Nashville Symphony\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Jocko and Leif have done the impossible. \u003ci\u003eThe Dichotomy of Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e is better than \u003ci\u003eExtreme Ownership\u003c\/i\u003e. In this book they refine the principles that made two of the leading voices in management and leadership today. All of the questions your team asked after reading \u003ci\u003eExtreme Ownership\u003c\/i\u003e are answered. The nuance provided in The \u003ci\u003eDichotomy of Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e is exactly what our team needed to fully implement \u003ci\u003eExtreme Ownership\u003c\/i\u003e. \" —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBryce Maddock, CEO, TaskUs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Even better than \u003ci\u003eExtreme Ownership\u003c\/i\u003e. 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