The Need to Lead

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Read by the author, Dave Berke

The third book in the Extreme Ownership series, following on the phenomenal success of ex-Navy Seals Jocko Willink and Leif Babin’s Extreme Ownership and The Dichotomy of Leadership.

The Need to Lead invokes the classic Top Gun movie quote. It is also an undeniable truth that author Dave Berke experienced as a Marine Corps officer, fighter pilot, TOPGUN instructor and ground combat leader, fighting alongside Jocko and Leif in Iraq. Today he works at their leadership training company Echelon Front. This audiobook, based on his experiences in combat and TOPGUN training as well as teaching organizations around the world, helps you be better leaders and understand that leadership is a universal requirement for success, no matter the environment.

By adopting the right leadership mindsets and behaviours, we gain the capacity to solve problems, support the people around us and amend our mistakes. How do we develop these necessary skills? By embracing the principles imparted to Berke from each humbling moment in the cockpit:

* EVERYONE IS A LEADER: From the CEO to the most junior employee, everyone at every level, is a leader. Leadership isn’t about rank, title, position or function. The more people see themselves as leaders, the more they want to contribute to the team’s success.

* LEADERSHIP EXISTS IN EVERY CAPACITY: Leadership is often viewed as an attribute relevant to our professional lives, but it exists in every capacity, it applies in every situation. The same behaviours should guide us as parents, spouses, family members and friends of all kinds.

* EVERY PROBLEM WE FACE IS A LEADERSHIP PROBLEM: The problems we confront at work aren’t caused by external factors. They are caused by our failure to lead. If a lack of leadership is the problem, and good leadership is the solution, then how we lead becomes the most critical factor affecting the outcome.

* LEADERSHIP IS A SKILL: Good leaders aren’t simply born. Leadership can be learned, which means every single person in the world can get better at it if they choose. This book is their guide.

*And much more!

Through compelling stories from TOPGUN training and combat, to the boardroom and at home, Berke gives you the necessary tools to succeed.

Critics Review

Our ability to thrive depends on our ability to lead ourselves and others while in constantly changing circumstances. Berke shows us how to do that by conquering our ego, harnessing our deepest resources, and letting the natural leader inside us emerge.
Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D, host of The Huberman Lab podcast
Raw, heart pounding, and incredibly authentic, The Need to Lead takes you from the cockpit to the foxhole, from the boardroom to the living room and teaches you leadership lessons that only a guy like Dave Berke could teach. This book will change the way you think about leadership and it will make you a better leader in the C-Suite and a better person in life.
Admiral William H. McRaven, U.S. Navy (Retired), No.1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed
Dave Berke's The Need to Lead takes you inside the cockpit and down into the dirt, blending the high-speed world of aerial dogfights with the gritty realities of leading troops in ground combat. Drawing from his experiences as a Marine Corps fighter pilot and as an ANGLICO Team leader in Ramadi, Iraq, Berke blends stories from the front lines with hard-earned lessons learned under extreme pressure and then translates those lessons into actionable and practical counsel that extends far beyond the battlefield. Whether you're flying at Mach speeds, leading a team from the boardroom, or navigating the complexities of life, Berke demonstrates that true leadership demands decisiveness, adaptability, and humility. For a leadership guide forged in the crucible of combat, look no further than The Need to Lead.
Jack Carr, No.1 New York Times bestselling author of Targeted Beirut and The Terminal List series

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