561: The Art Of Command. Action, Initiative, and Judgement.

<p><a href="app.redcircle.com/shows/64a89f88-a245-4098-8d8…; rel="nofollow"><strong>>Join Jocko Underground Full Episodes< </strong></a></p><p>Breaking down General Melvin Zais’s 1977 speech <em>Leadership and the Art of Command</em>, exploring action, initiative, delegation, discipline, judgment, and the realities of leading people. After a lifetime of combat and command, Zais ultimately reduces effective leadership to one essential principle: <strong>you must care about your people. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>00:00 – General Melvin Zais: A Lifetime of Leadership</p><p>02:16 – Leadership Defies Definition</p><p>08:24 – Stop Talking. Take Action.</p><p>17:36 – The Basics of Good Leadership</p><p>24:59 – The “It Factor,” Luck, and Creating Opportunity</p><p>32:30 – Leadership Is Getting Others to Perform</p><p>44:40 – Be FOR Something, Not Against Everything</p><p>50:02 – You Must Care</p><p>52:40 – What Caring Actually Looks Like</p><p>59:30 – You Have to Actually Like Your People</p><p>1:03:21 – Discipline Without Breaking People</p><p>1:05:46 – Finding the Line</p><p>1:08:12 – Caring Is in Your Own Best Interest</p><p>1:09:34 – Taking Care of Your People Means Pushing Them</p><br/><br/>Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content&…;