The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win
Written by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
Narrated by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
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"With so much of this audiobook illustrated by the authors' battlefield experiences, their dramatic, often combative, narration is not entirely out of place...the authors grasp the awesome responsibilities of leading, and their assertive performances convey an urgency that makes this lesson memorable." — AudioFile Magazine
The importance of balance as a leader by the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Extreme Ownership.
Every leader must be ready and willing to take charge, to make hard, crucial calls for the good of the team and the mission. Something much more difficult to understand is that, in order to be a good leader, one must also be a good follower. This is a dichotomy; a Dichotomy of Leadership. It is, as authors Jocko Willink and Leif Babin explained in their bestselling first audiobook Extreme Ownership, “Simple, Not Easy.” Now, in The Dichotomy of Leadership, the authors explain the power inherent in the recognition of the fine line that leaders must walk, balancing between two seemingly opposite inclinations. It is with the knowledge and understanding of this balance that a leader can most effectively lead, accomplish the mission and achieve the goal of every leader and every team: Victory.
Using examples from the authors' combat and training experience in the SEAL Teams and then showing how each lesson applies to business and in life, Willink and Babin reveal how the use of seemingly opposite principles—leading and following, focusing and detaching, being both aggressive and prudent—require skill, awareness, understanding and dexterity; all attributes that can be honed. These dichotomies are inherent in many of the concepts introduced in Extreme Ownership, and integral to their proper implementation and effectiveness. Dichotomy is essential listening for anyone looking to lead and win.
Jocko Willink
Jocko Willink was a Navy SEAL for twenty years, rising through the ranks to become the commander of Task Unit Bruiser – the most decorated Special Operations Unit of the Iraq War. After retiring, Jocko continued on the disciplined path of success, co-founding Echelon Front, a multi-million-dollar leadership and management consulting company, writing the New York Times bestsellers Extreme Ownership and Discipline Equals Freedom and the children’s book Way of the Warrior Kid, and creating one of the top-ranking podcasts, Jocko Podcast.
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Reviews for The Dichotomy of Leadership
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is the best leadership book I've ever listened to.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A must-read book, You guys opened my eyes I must confess
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Superb insights from real life and war stories, and application of those priceless principles into day to day life and business scenarios.!! I will be listening to this again next quarter to get these principles internalized!!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is one of the best books on business, life, and will I have ever been able to read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wonderful audiobook which reminds you listenting to the Jocko Podcast. The sound effects and intensity of the authors add true value to the experience.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Seems like great information for anyone over 18 whether you lead a group or not.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a must-read/listen for business leaders and sports coaches. Completely saturated with good information. I look forward to their next book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Preferred this to the first book. Good work, Leif and Jocko!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A good in depth 2nd look at basic and fundamental (though necessary) leadership principles from their first book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One of my all time favorites on leadership. The book is structured in a way that you can apply any and all lessons, regardless of the setting.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I absolutely loved this book! Easy to listen to. Leadership is a complicated science but the authors really break it down using easy to understand analogies from the battlefield and application to business.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Raw, straight to the point. No BS. Applicable everywhere and always.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A must read for anyone wanting to improve their mindset and be a successful leader! All Jocko's book are fantastic and have helped me take action and improve myself.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book. Good examples. Everyleader needs to listen to it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A practical approach to leadership. After reading the extreme ownership and the dichotomy of leadership, I now understand the difference between a leader and a manager and I practice leadership daily.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is very practical and a must read for all leaders. The several dichotomies that leaders meet require such knowledges and wisdom for success
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All I can say after listening to this is...... Get Some
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good but the first book I think was better. Extreme ownership was better in my opinion.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5thank you for wtitting this book and taking the time to recognize and remember the fallen ones. heros to me are the one that never come back to their families alive, however the ones that do come back will be the greatest Americans becuase of the greatfullness they will feel about being alive. suffering brings true meaning to life. thank you. BMCS Brantes
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I just didn't respond well to the use of the battlefield to business problems. The illustrations were clear and some were interesting perspectives, but the use of war stories and metaphors got a little old. I prefer a more balanced guide to leadership - one that has at least somewhat of a female POV.