Business And Leadership

Why Is This Important?

Business and leadership go hand-in-hand in our adult lives.  Business is the adult sport.  It's how we provide for our families, how we serve others, how we make an impact on society, and how to scratch our competitive itch.

Being effective in business requires strong leadership skills.  The resources below will help you become a better leader, understand what actually makes businesses successful, and make you an overall more productive member of society.

Extreme Ownership:

By Jacko Willink

In Extreme Ownership, Jacko Willink outlines the ideas, concepts, strategies, and tactics that made him one of the most effective Navy Seal leaders of the Iraq War. 

This book exemplifies our company values.  Leaders take full responsibility for the results.  If the results are bad, it's on the leader, and if the results are good, credit the team.

The Dichotomy Of Leadership:

By Jacko Willink

In THE DICHOTOMY OF LEADERSHIP, Jocko and Leif dive even deeper into the unchartered and complex waters of a concept first introduced in Extreme Ownership: finding balance between the opposing forces that pull every leader in different directions.

Here, Willink and Babin get granular into the nuances that every successful leader must navigate.

Leadership Strategy & Tactics:

By Jacko Willink

Retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer Jocko Willink delivers his powerful and pragmatic leadership methodology, which teaches how to lead any team in any situation to victory. This new expanded edition contains a protocol to develop and hone critical decision-making instincts and make them habitual.

The E-Myth Revisited:

By Michael Gerber

Voted #1 business book by Inc. 500 CEOs.



An instant classic, this revised and updated edition of the phenomenal bestseller dispels the myths about starting your own business. Small business consultant and author Michael E. Gerber, with sharp insight gained from years of experience, points out how common assumptions, expectations, and even technical expertise can get in the way of running a successful business.

Traction:

By Gino Wickman

Traction outlines the operating system of Patriot Crawl Space Repairs. 

Business isn't just a set of ideas, there needs to be a strategic plan, organizational structure, meeting schedule, goals, and data that lead to the desired results.  Just as a football team has a playbook and practice routine, Traction is that system that our business follows.