Leadership Lessons Episodes
Insights and analyses on leadership principles derived from military experiences, historical events, and notable figures that apply to everyday life.
July 11, 2017
83: Your Children Are Watching You. How to Stop Making Excuses. Gaining Credibility Once It's Lost. Bad Bosses. Warrior Mentality While Getting Dumped.
0:00:00 - Opening 0:01:14 - A letter from a soldier to his sons from a fox hole in Iwo Jima. 0:09:54 - A letter from a mother to her daughter before her execution in Czechoslovakia. 0:53:29 - Recommended strength and conditioning for BJJ. 1:08:46 - Can you gain credibility back once you've lost it? 1:16:22 - How to lead a team dealing with the loss of a member to suicide. 1:24:14 - How to manage a team with a bad boss without creating division in the team. 1:30:51 - What is the "warrior m...
June 27, 2017
81: Great Leadership Advice From The British. An Anthology On Leadership for Battle and Life. "Serve To Lead"
0:00:00 - Opening 0:14:22 - 2:15:08 - Recap, Lessons, and the Take-Away. 2:16:39 - Support, Cool , stuff, with and . , , and . 2:41:01 - Closing Gratitude.
June 20, 2017
80: How The Way of The Samurai Translates to Life Today. Musashi, "The Book of Five Rings"
0:00:00 - Opening 0:07:51 - 0:49:40 - Normal Face. 2:18:26 - Support, Cool , stuff, with and . , , and . 2:38:44 - Closing Gratitude
June 13, 2017
79: How To Get People to Take Action. When to Skip the Chain of Command. Sacrificing Short-Term Health to Reach a Goal. What "GOOD" Can Come From a Sick Child?
0:00:00 - Opening 0:00:42 - How to Deploy Decentralized Command when your team changes very frequently. 0:07:28 - How to, and When to Skip the Chain of Command and go above your direct superior's head. 0:34:20 - How Important is Longevity (a Long Life)? 0:43:20 - Should you sacrifice Health in the short term to reach work objectives? 1:00:42 - How to deal with family members with anger issues. 1:13:33 - How to get people to take action when they over-analyze and over-think. 1:18:41 - Hand...
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May 31, 2017
77: War Stories. Mental Toughness and Clever Tactics in Vietnam and for Life. With CWO Roger Hayden
0:00:00 - Opening 0:06:25 - Training and Going to Vietnam 0:44:02 - Differences between Volunteers VS Draft guys. 0:45:26 - Wounded in a Fire Fight. 0:50:20 - More Deployments to Vietnam. 1:05:01 - Kilo Platoon Deployment to Vietnam. 1:22:28 - OP Tempo. 1:30:46 - Blue on Blue and Lessons. 1:38:07 - The Stay-Behind Ambush. 2:01:43 - The Fist Fight with a Big Dude. 2:04:33 - Becoming a Warrant Officer. 2:05:29 - Advice on Going into the SEAL Teams. 2:12:02 - Some details about the Boob...
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May 23, 2017
76: Knowing Darkness, 6 Years a POW at The Hanoi Hilton, to See The Light and Good in Life. With Capt. Charlie Plumb
0:00:00 - Opening. 0:03:59 - Intro to Capt. Charlie Plumb. (book) 0:16:43 - Vietnam War and Flight Training. 0:29:15 - Deployment to Vietnam. 0:44:14 - Shot Down. 0:59:07 - The Hanoi Hilton. 2:26:35 - Release from The Hanoi Hilton. 2:30:44 - Life...
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May 16, 2017
75: Guidelines for Leadership are Honesty, Dependability, Discipline and Fairness. "Conversations w/ Dick Winters"
0:00:00 - Opening 0:03:19 - 0:06:26 - Dick Winters's take on detaching the situation for a beneficial and accurate overview. 0:13:12 - Leadership: Discipline. 0:23:16 - Leadership: Honesty, Dependability, Fairness, and Presence. 1:443:49 -...
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April 27, 2017
73: Confronting Abuse of Authority, Overcome Over-reacting, Tips for a New Leader, Alternatives to Firing Someone.
0:00:00 - Opening 0:00:44 - How to never over react to situations. 0:08:41 - How to handle being a NEW leader standing in front of your NEW team. 0:13:57 - How long to get the (BJJ) Blue Belt? 0:28:56 - Managing people who out-perform you--Best Approach. 0:34:32 - Effectively lead a team who's members' goal is only to be "THE BOSS." 0:45:59 - Lessons learned from 70+ episodes of JOCKO PODCAST. 1:07:11 - How can Jiu Jitsu reduce fear in life? 1:19:26 - Navigating Jiu Jitsu with nagging in...
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April 20, 2017
72: Losing a Son To War, True Honor and Leadership That Applies to Real Life, w/ Col. Tom Manion
0:00:00 - Opening 0:09:04 - Col. Tom Manion. 0:09:46 - About Travis Manion. Early Years/Naval Academy/etc. 0:32:04 - Travis After Graduation and Military Service. 0:45:36 - Fallujah. 1:25:01 - Travis's Final Fire Fight. 1:52:54 - Aftermath and Brendan Looney's Journey. 2:09:11 - Brendan's Last Operation. 2:12:02 - Aftermath. What We Can Learn. What We Can Do. TravisManion.org 2:23:52 - Support, Cool Onnit, Amazon, JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTune...
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April 18, 2017
71: Heroes are Not Perfect. Never Judge. The Will to Overcome REAL Hardship: "A Helmet for my Pillow" by Robert Leckie
0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:14 - 0:07:49 - Stripped Down to Nothing in Boot Camp. Surrender and Discipline. 0:18:53 - Advanced Training. 0:28:48 - Guadalcanal: Time to Fight. 1:07:38 - After the Battle: R&R, Partying, and Getting in...
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April 4, 2017
69: The Real Top Gun. Battlefield, Work, and Life are Identical. With Elite Marine Fighter Pilot, David Berke.
0:00:00 - Opening. 0:09:45 - Intro to Dave Berke. 0:21:11 - Officer Candidate School. 0:27:39 - Southern Watch. 0:31:01 - Top Gun selection. 0:38:49 - September 11th 0:45:08 - Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda. 0:47:33 - Training Officer at Top Gun. 1:08:27 - Forward Air Controller (FAC) Tour. 1:26:43 - Ramadi. 2:14:41 - Home Coming. Relationship. Pentagon. F-22 and F-35. 2:40:56 - Echelon Front transition. 2:52:54 - Green M&Ms, Support, Cool Onnit, Amazon, JockoStore stuff, with Jocko...
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March 25, 2017
68: Inauthentic Extreme Ownership, Excessive Self-Blaming, The Grammar Nazi, Loyalty in Marriage and Service, Jiu Jitsu VS Boxing for 7 y/o, Artificial Intelligence Soldiers.
0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:56 - Working out EVERY DAY? 0:27:31 - What's better for a 7 y/o boy? Boxing, or Jiu Jitsu? And Why? 0:37:12 - How to prepare for Podcasts. Focus for Max Benefit. 0:46:30 - Inauthentic Extreme Ownership and Excessive Self-Blaming. 0:54:04 - Why Literature is good degree to pursue, and the importance of Language. 1:07:00 - Future Robots Soldiers in the Future. The Threat Artificial Intelligence. 1:12:56 - Effectiveness of Jocko's Favorite Submission Holds (Jiu Jitsu)....
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March 21, 2017
67: "Company Commander": Important Lessons Directly from WW2
0:00:00 - Opening 0:09:45 - Lessons from 2:02:18 - Support, Cool , , stuff, with and . , , and 2:41:31 - Closing Gratitude
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March 14, 2017
66: Gen. HR McMaster's Tactical/Strategic Lessons Learned from his War Fighting Experience. Liars, Defending Bad Leaders, Jiu Jitsu Strength, & Dealing w/ The Grind
0:00:00 - Opening/Gen. HR McMaster's account in the First Gulf War. The Battle of 73 Easting. Tactical & Strategic lessons learned. 0:57:23 - The 4 Fallacies of Warfare. 1:24:50 - QUESTIONS and ANSWERS from the interwebs. 1:24:56 -...
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March 6, 2017
65: What to Carry to Be Prepared for Battle and Life: With Leif Babin
0:00:00 - Opening . 0:05:30 - Weapons & Equipment we carried in Ramadi. 0:1230 - A hard lesson with Over-packing Equipment for Patrol. 0:28:04 - Training for adversity. 0:39:57 - How Adversity Training Payed off in Ramadi. 0:47:12 - Heat, Stink,...
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Feb. 28, 2017
64: The Value and Cost of Real Freedom. "A Debt That Cannot Be Repaid", With Andy Stumpf
0:00:00 - Opening: "A Debt That Cannot Be Repaid" 0:08:48 - Intro to Andy Stumpf 0:18:04 - New Guy at the SEAL Teams 0:22:18 - Deployments 0:26:38 - September 11th / Learning through experience. 0:40:49 - Iraq, Afghanistan, and Getting shot. 1:00:12 - Recovered and Getting Back After it. 1:23:02 - Andy's Retirement and Life after the Teams. SEAL Foundation, Base Jumping. 1:40:13 - Support, Cool Onnit, Amazon, JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). E...
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Feb. 22, 2017
63: Through The Valley: My Captivity in Vietnam, with Colonel William Reeder, US Army Pilot, Vietnam POW
0:00:00 - Opening 0:05:46 - Intro to Bill Reeder 0:09:35 - First Tour in Vietnam 0:15:23 - Second Tour in Vietnam 0:35:23 - The Crash 0:49:55 - The Capture 2:10:10 - Freedom from Capture 2:19:04 - Aftermath and the Take-Away 2:33:14 - Support, Cool Onnit, Amazon, JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). Extreme Ownership (book) and The Muster002 2:39:09 - Closing Gratitude Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-conten...
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Feb. 14, 2017
62: Battle Studies: Applying Ancient Combat Knowledge of Human Nature to Modern Leadership and Life
0:00:00 - Opening 0:09:35 - "Battle Studies", a work by Ardand Du Picq. Discipline, preparedness, stress. Comparisons with Ancient Battle tactics. 2:09:21 - Closing and Final Take-aways. 2:15:50 - Support, Workout stuff. Cool Onnit, Amazon, JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). Extreme Ownership (book) and The Muster002 2:51:09 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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Feb. 1, 2017
60: The Importance of Standing Up Against Evil, and its Heavy Cost. "The Rape of Nanking"
0:00:00 - Opening 0:14:06 - (Unspeakable Darkness) 1:15:21 - 1:58:25 - Lessons from the books. Your Reality VS. Actual Reality. 2:12:01 - How to Get in the GAME. Support Stuff. , , stuff, with and . Jocko's Kids Book--, and ...
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Jan. 24, 2017
59: Valuable & Applicable Lessons from Battle that Apply Directly to Your Life, w/ Brian Stann
Brian Stann, , awarded the , the nation's third-highest award for valor in combat. Retired UFC Fighter. UFC Commentator. 0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:25 - Brian Stann Intro and Background 0:11:52 - Importance of Standards and Discipline 0:21:56...
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Jan. 10, 2017
57: STRATEGIKON: How to Apply Timeless Combat Leadership Lessons to the Battlefield, Business and Life
0:00:00 - Opening 0:01:33 - "Strategikon: Handbook of Byzantine Military Strategy", by Maurice 1:41:58 - Final Thoughts 1:49:13 - Interesting Internet stuff and support: Onnit, Amazon Click-thru, JockoStore, YouTube, Psychological Warfare(on iTunes), Jocko White Tea, Extreme Ownership (Book), The Muster 002. 2:18:51 - Closing Gratitude Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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Dec. 28, 2016
54: How to Lead and Command Ultimate Respect. With the "Armed Forces Officer Manual"
0:00:00 - Opening "Uneasy Lies the head who wears the crown..." 0:09:27 - 1950 Version (Limited) Critical Elements: Nobody's Perfect, Bragging Rights for Hard work, Unselfishness commands Loyalty, Write Well / Speak Well, Humility, Physical...
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Dec. 14, 2016
53: WILL CONQUERS ALL, “Colder Than Hell”, Lessons Learned from A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir.
0:00:00 - Opening - 0:04:40 - "Colder Than Hell", by Joseph R. Owen - 2:48:08 - Lessons learned, and other thoughts. - 2:52:34 - Helpful perspective. Comparing our lives to REAL adversity. - 2:57:35 - Onnit stuff, Support by using Amazon,
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Nov. 29, 2016
51: “The Coldest War.” Mortars, Battle Fatigue, and THE COLD
0:00:00 - Opening 0:02:47 - "The Coldest War", by Jim Brady 2:29:08 - Lessons learned 2:31:41 - Cool Support stuff: Amazon, Onnit, Jocko Store (Apparel), Jocko White Tea, stuff. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content