Extreme Ownership: How US Navy SEALs Lead and Win

Co-Author Lieutenant Commander Jocko Willink (US Navy, ret.) directed the two platoons of Task Unit Bruiser of the US Navy’s SEAL Team 3 during the 2006 Battle of Ramadi in Iraq. The lessons he learned there are the foundation for the book Extreme Ownership. After this deployment, Willink returned to the US to lead all West Coast SEAL training. Willink retired after 20 years in the Navy and, with co-author Leif Babin, founded the consulting firm Echelon Front to teach leadership principles to business executives and managers. Willink also hosts the Jocko Podcast, a weekly discussion, often with notable guests, on the principles of military life that apply to civilians, especially business leaders.

Co-Author Lieutenant Leif Babin (US Navy, ret.) led one of the two platoons in SEAL Team 3’s Task Unit Bruiser commanded by fellow officer Jocko Willink. He later taught SEAL trainees in the US. After retiring from service, Babin co-founded with Willink the consulting firm Echelon Front and became its president and chief operating officer. They consult with major businesses on applying military leadership principles to marketplace situations. Babin also contributes essays to major media outlets in the US.