Part 1 (Winning the War Within) Chapter 2: No Bad Teams Only Bad Leaders

Question 1

There is an age old sayin about there being “no bad teams, only bad ____”

Answer 1

leaders

Question 2

A team might be underperforming because it had a leader who was ________

Answer 2

underperforming

Question 3

______ or ______ all rests in the hands of its leader

Answer 3

success or failure

Question 4

Another important concept to understand with respect to leadership is to focus on what is _____ in front of ______

Answer 4

right, them

Question 5

_______ ________ can only be the result from ______ toward the same, focused goal

Answer 5

Exceptional Performance, teamwork

Question 6

Teams/leaders must only set the eyes on _______ goals which is already apparent at that moment instead of worrying about the future

Answer 6

feasible

Question 7

Effective leaders must also _____ their members to achieve a high standard of performance

Answer 7

inspire

Question 8

When an officer performs poorly, and was not held accountable for it, that _______ performance becomes the new _____

Answer 8

substandard, standard

Question 9

A good leader must set high standards and must not be afraid of implementing _______ in case of failure to meet standards

Answer 9

consequences

Question 10

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 ______

Answer 10

improve

Question 11

BUD/S stands for _____________ and is located in Coroando California. This is the SEAL basic training course

Answer 11

Basic Underwater Demolition/Seal training

Question 12

M88 Recovery Vehicle is a

Answer 12

Giant tank-track vehicle

Question 13

The VBIED was the enemies most devastating weapon - with several thousand pounds of explosives delivered by a suicide bomber. This weapon was a

Answer 13

Car bomb

Question 14

Blue and Gold shirted Navy SEALS are

Answer 14

instructors

Question 15

_____ ______ 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

Answer 15

hell week

Question 16

The signal for DOR - Drop on Request is to

Answer 16

ring the bell 3 times

Question 17

Hell week is not a physical test, but a ____ one

Answer 17

mental

Question 18

When Leif was in hell week, they began their class with 101 students, and finished the week with _____

Answer 18

40

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Naval Special Warfare Training Center

Question 20

” ________” are groups of 7 men, established by height.

Answer 20

Boat Crews

Question 21

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

Answer 21

IBS - inflatable boat, small

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Smurf, blue

Question 23

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

Answer 23

senior ranking

Question 24

When racing as boat crew during hell week, the prize for victory was to ______ the next race. They were not allowed to sleep

Answer 24

sit out

Question 25

Second place, in the instructors vernacular was simply the

Answer 25

first loser

Question 26

_____ ____ is to turn the boat upside-down, get everybody in the water, then right the boat and get back in it

Answer 26

Dump Boat

Question 27

In place of “ Ready, set, go” the SEAL command to begin was

Answer 27

Stand by …… Bust em!

Question 28

In the story, boat crew ___ dominated the competition because they had a strong leader

Answer 28

boat crew 2

Question 29

Boat crew ______ placed virtually dead last in every race

Answer 29

Boat crew 6

Question 30

____________ is to carry the IBS with their arms fully extended overhead, supporting the full weight of the IBS until their shoulders were smoked

Answer 30

Extended Arm Carry

Question 31

In the story of chapter 2, the most experienced and highly respected noncommissioned officer of the SEAL instructor cadre was

Answer 31

Chief Petty Officer

Question 32

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.

Answer 32

switched

Question 33

The result was that the worst boat became the

Answer 33

most winning baot

Question 34

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

Answer 34

goals

Question 35

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

Answer 35

monumental

Question 36

The crucial concept that leaders must fully understand and implement to enable them to most effectively lead a high-performance team.

Answer 36

There are no bad teams, only bad leaders

Question 37

The first navy SEAL KIA was ______ he was shot and killed in South Central Ramadi.

Answer 37

Marc Lee

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Leif, Ryan Job

Question 39

___________ was from Task Unit Bruisers Delta Platoon. He jumped on a grenade to save 3 of his teammates and died.

Answer 39

Mike Monsoor

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Ryan Job

Question 41

A nonprofit organization for wounded veterans that provided the spectacular outdoor adventures fro Ryan Job

Answer 41

Camp Patriot

Question 42

When SEAL officers graduate from BUD/S, Leif puts them through a ____ week long junior officer training course focused on their leadership development

Answer 42

5

Question 43

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.

Answer 43

Marc Lee and Mike Monsoor Memorial Run

Question 44

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

Answer 44

About face: The odyssey of an American Warrior

Question 45

Leaders should never be _____, they must always strive to improve and build that mind-set into the team

Answer 45

satisfied

Question 46

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

Answer 46

(CTO) Chief Technology Officer

Question 47

Leaders need to believe that winning is _____

Answer 47

possible

Question 48

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

Answer 48

Tortured Genius

Question 49

There are no ______ repercussions to extreme ownership

Answer 49

negative

Question 50

In the story, the _____ was fired and replaced by a new _____ that practiced extreme ownership

Answer 50

CTO