Extreme Ownership
"It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate."
— Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, Extreme Ownership (2015)
Introduction
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| Full title | Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win |
| Author | Jocko Willink and Leif Babin |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Leadership; Management; Personal development |
| Genre | Nonfiction; Business; Self-help |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Publication date | 20 October 2015 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover); e-book; audiobook |
| Pages | 298 |
| ISBN | 978-1-250-06705-0 |
| Goodreads rating | 4.3/5 (as of 10 November 2025) |
| Website | us.macmillan.com |
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win is a leadership book by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin.[1] It was first published in the United States by St. Martin's Press on 20 October 2015.[2] The first-edition hardcover runs xvii, 298 pages.[1]
Chapter summary
This outline follows the St. Martin's Press first-edition hardcover (20 October 2015; ISBN 978-1-250-06705-0).[1]
I – Winning the War Within
🧭 1 – Extreme Ownership.
👥 2 – No Bad Teams, Only Bad Leaders.
🔑 3 – Believe.
🪞 4 – Check the Ego.
II – Laws of Combat
🛡️ 5 – Cover and Move.
✂️ 6 – Simple.
✅ 7 – Prioritize and Execute.
🕸️ 8 – Decentralized Command.
III – Sustaining Victory
🗺️ 9 – Plan.
🔗 10 – Leading Up and Down the Chain of Command.
⚡ 11 – Decisiveness Amid Uncertainty.
⚖️ 12 – Discipline Equals Freedom: The Dichotomy of Leadership.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Extreme ownership : how U.S. Navy SEALs lead and win". WorldCat. OCLC. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ "Extreme Ownership (audiobook)". us.macmillan.com. Macmillan Audio. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2025.