If you’re the boss, why aren’t you more responsible? I believe in the concept of extreme ownership— leaders are responsible for everything. If you want to solve the problem, go to the leader who is in charge.

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So many want to start yelling at, or about, the team. Stop! Do it the right way! If you’re a leader and you’re responsible for everything—ask what am I going to do about it? It’s your responsibility.

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Where I come from, there are no bad teams, only bad leaders. To solve any problem, fix the leader.

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It’s that simple. Everyone wants to deal with symptoms. That’s not what leaders do. They deal in root causes, systemic breakdowns — strategic problems.

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So, when the team is failing, look to the leader. They are the root of the problem — but the good news is —they’re also the solution. To every problem! If there’s a sales problem — who’s in charge of sales? If there’s a financial problem — who’s in charge of finance? Team performance issue— who is the team leader?

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If you want to solve a strategic problem that greatly impedes your business success, ask: who is the leader? There begins the solution to your problem.