Part 1 (Winning the War Within) Chapter 2: No Bad Teams Only Bad Leaders Flashcards
There is an age old sayin about there being “no bad teams, only bad ____”
leaders
A team might be underperforming because it had a leader who was ________
underperforming
______ or ______ all rests in the hands of its leader
success or failure
Another important concept to understand with respect to leadership is to focus on what is _____ in front of ______
right, them
_______ ________ can only be the result from ______ toward the same, focused goal
Exceptional Performance, teamwork
Teams/leaders must only set the eyes on _______ goals which is already apparent at that moment instead of worrying about the future
feasible
Effective leaders must also _____ their members to achieve a high standard of performance
inspire
When an officer performs poorly, and was not held accountable for it, that _______ performance becomes the new _____
substandard, standard
A good leader must set high standards and must not be afraid of implementing _______ in case of failure to meet standards
consequences
Once a high standard is met, leaders must continuously push beyond them. After all, leaders are not allowed to be satisfied and their team is always expected to ______
improve
BUD/S stands for _____________ and is located in Coroando California. This is the SEAL basic training course
Basic Underwater Demolition/Seal training
M88 Recovery Vehicle is a
Giant tank-track vehicle
The VBIED was the enemies most devastating weapon - with several thousand pounds of explosives delivered by a suicide bomber. This weapon was a
Car bomb
Blue and Gold shirted Navy SEALS are
instructors
_____ ______ is the extreme training weeks for Navy SEALS. In chapter 2, 200 young men came to BUD/S and most quit within the first 48 hours
hell week
The signal for DOR - Drop on Request is to
ring the bell 3 times
Hell week is not a physical test, but a ____ one
mental
When Leif was in hell week, they began their class with 101 students, and finished the week with _____
40
Leif wore a blue and gold instructors shirt following 2 combat deployments to Iraq. He was assigned to instruct the Junior Officer Training Course at the
Naval Special Warfare Training Center
” ________” are groups of 7 men, established by height.
Boat Crews
An __________ is a small boat painted with a yellow rim that weighed nearly 200lbs. These boats had to be awkwardly carried everywhere, usually on top of the boat crew’s heads. They Carried these boats across the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado
IBS - inflatable boat, small
IBS were considered relics from the Navy Frogman (Underwater Demolition Team) days of WW2. Each boat had a roman numeral painted in yellow on the front of the boat, indicating the boat crew number. The exception was the boat crew made up of the shortest men known as the “______ crew”. They had a bright ____ Smurf painted on the bow of their boat
Smurf, blue
In each boat crew, the _____ ____ man served as the boat crew leader. The leader, by his very position as a leader, received the most scrutiny from the instructor staff
senior ranking
When racing as boat crew during hell week, the prize for victory was to ______ the next race. They were not allowed to sleep
sit out
Second place, in the instructors vernacular was simply the
first loser
_____ ____ is to turn the boat upside-down, get everybody in the water, then right the boat and get back in it
Dump Boat
In place of “ Ready, set, go” the SEAL command to begin was
Stand by …… Bust em!
In the story, boat crew ___ dominated the competition because they had a strong leader
boat crew 2
Boat crew ______ placed virtually dead last in every race
Boat crew 6
____________ is to carry the IBS with their arms fully extended overhead, supporting the full weight of the IBS until their shoulders were smoked
Extended Arm Carry
In the story of chapter 2, the most experienced and highly respected noncommissioned officer of the SEAL instructor cadre was
Chief Petty Officer
In the story, the Chief Petty Officer made the decision to ____ the leaders from the winning boat to the worst boat to see what happened.
switched
The result was that the worst boat became the
most winning baot
Leif discovered that it was far more effective to focus the teams efforts on the _____ immediately in front of them v the ones in the future that they could not see
goals
If the teams could execute with ______ effort just to reach the immediate goal that everyone could see, the could then continue to the next visually attainable goal, and then the next
monumental
The crucial concept that leaders must fully understand and implement to enable them to most effectively lead a high-performance team.
There are no bad teams, only bad leaders
The first navy SEAL KIA was ______ he was shot and killed in South Central Ramadi.
Marc Lee
The same day that Marc Lee was killed, _____ received only a minor gunshot wound. Another SEAL from Charlie platoon, ______ was shot in the face by an enemy sniper. He later died in recovery from surgery
Leif, Ryan Job
___________ was from Task Unit Bruisers Delta Platoon. He jumped on a grenade to save 3 of his teammates and died.
Mike Monsoor
After medically retiring from the Navy, _______ got married, earned a business degree with a 4.0GPA, Reached the 14,410 foot summit of Mount Rainier, and bagged a trophy bull elk. He was also expecting his first child
Ryan Job
A nonprofit organization for wounded veterans that provided the spectacular outdoor adventures fro Ryan Job
Camp Patriot
When SEAL officers graduate from BUD/S, Leif puts them through a ____ week long junior officer training course focused on their leadership development
5
A five mile uphill marathon course that climbs to the huge cliffs of Point Loma and finishes at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetary, where both Mark and Mike are buried.
Marc Lee and Mike Monsoor Memorial Run
This lengthy memoir details Colonel Hackworth’s military career, combat experiences in Korea and Vietnam, and his myriad of leadership lessons learned. This was written by Colonel David Hackworth U.S. Army (retired) and Julie Sherman
About face: The odyssey of an American Warrior
Leaders should never be _____, they must always strive to improve and build that mind-set into the team
satisfied
In the application to business in chapter 2, the problem was with one of the company’s key dept leaders, the __________ who built the company’s signature products
(CTO) Chief Technology Officer
Leaders need to believe that winning is _____
possible
No matter how obvious the failing is, or how valid the criticism, a ______ _______ accepts zero responsibility for mistakes, makes excuses, and blames everyone else for their failings. In their mind, nobody else can see the genius in what they are doing
Tortured Genius
There are no ______ repercussions to extreme ownership
negative
In the story, the _____ was fired and replaced by a new _____ that practiced extreme ownership
CTO
