Extreme Ownership Book Summary
Willink’s book is dedicated to leadership and we’ll begin the summary with a brief description of what Willink considers to be an effective leader.
We’ll move on to a discussion around under-performers, teams, leaders, and ego before diving into the second part of the book, where Willink outlines the ‘laws of combat’ and ultimately the laws of leadership. The final section in Willink’s book is dedicated to maintaining the victory of leadership, what a leaders checklist should look like and what some common things leaders need to be aware of are. We’ll talk about missions a lot in this summary, but keep in mind that a mission doesn’t have to be combat related, consider any big task or project you find yourself facing your ‘mission’.
