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Description of Topic/Presentation:

At this event, we all will discuss the book under selection, “Extreme Ownership” by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. Through reading the book, we will learn about what the authors consider effective leadership skills and principles, how to develop those skills and principles, and how to use those skills and principles to promote high performance amongst our teams and projects. The title of the book refers to the authors’ time in combat as Navy SEAL leaders during the Iraq War and the strategies they took to succeed and the book also covers content in non-combat settings. This dovetails into project management because we, as project managers, commonly need to do what we can to encourage high performance for our teams and drive project success.

We will use the meeting as a chance to discuss the validity and viability of their ideas of what is important to know about leadership in an organization and how that kind of leadership can be used by project managers to promote project and organizational success.

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Learning Objectives from the Book:

1. Extreme Ownership: As a project manager, don’t blame team members, stakeholders, or external factors. Own problems, find solutions, and lead the team to success.
2. Decentralizing Command: Trust your team. Empower them to make decisions on tasks they own. This fosters ownership and speeds up execution.
3. Prioritize & Execute: In fast-moving projects or crisis situations, stay calm, triage issues, and tackle them in priority order. Don’t try to do everything at once.
4. Believe in the Mission: Be clear on project goals and value. Communicate "why" to stakeholders and team members to build alignment and motivation..

Learning Objectives from the Meeting:

1. Develop effective leadership skills that foster trust, collaboration and long-term success.
2. Discuss the book with others.
3. Gain more perspective through integrating the perspectives of others..

Speaker Bio

JOCKO WILLINK

Jocko Willink was a Navy SEAL for 20 years, rising through the ranks to become commander of Task Unit Bruiser―the most decorated Special Operations unit of the Iraq War. After retiring, Willink continued on the disciplined path of success, co-founding Echelon Front, a premier leadership and management consulting company, writing the #1 New York Times bestsellers Extreme Ownership; Leadership Strategy and Tactics; Discipline Equals Freedom; and The Way of the Warrior Kid children’s series. He created and hosts the top-rated podcast, Jocko Podcast, and is also a principal at several highly successful companies, including JOCKO FUEL and Origin USA.

LEIF BABIN

Leif Babin served 9 years as a Navy SEAL. He was in combat in Iraq during the Battle of Ramadi, a conflict that resulted in numerous medals for his efforts. After his tours, Babin served as a Navy SEAL instructor before forming Echelon Front with Jocko Willink, a leadership training group that uses the lessons and expertise the pair learned as SEALs to train leaders beyond the military. He is the co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Extreme Ownership. Babin lives in New York.

Location

This session will be delivered via online webinar. The link will be sent to all registered attendees before the book club meeting begins. 

PDU Accrual

This book's length is 384 pages, with an expected reading time of 9 and a half (9.5) hours. You may personally report a maximum of nine (9.5) PDUs to PMI for completed reading of this book. The Book Club asks that you please completely read the book prior to attending the virtual event. Additionally, your attendance to the virtual meeting will result in one (1) PDU which will be reported to PMI on your behalf, via a PMI-OC volunteer, 2-3 days after the event. Completed reading of the book and event attendance may result in a maximum of 10.5 (10.5) PDUs total. If you register for this event, but do not attend, you may still report PDUs for reading the book, but may not report or receive additional PDUs for event engagement. 

Time

5:50 p.m. - Early Login/Networking

6:00 p.m. - Event Start

6:00 p.m. to 6:05 p.m. - Book Club Introduction

6:05 p.m. to 6:10 p.m. - Initial Book Rating

6:10 p.m. to 6:55 p.m. - Book Discussion

6:55 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Post-discussion Book Rating

7:00 p.m. to 7:05 p.m. - Book Takeaways Request & Next Book Selection

7:05 p.m. to 7:10 p.m. - Announcements & Upcoming Events

7:10 p.m. - Event Concluded and Adjourned

Cost

Registration Cutoff Date and Time: Must register by June 18, 2025 @ 11:59 p.m.

This will allow us time to send the meeting link to all participants at once.

PDUs: 10.5 - Power Skills (9.5 for reading the book + 1 for attending the meeting)