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7 leadership lessons from former commanders of America's most elite warriors

Richard FeloniJul 2, 2016, 22:15 IST

Former Navy SEAL Task Unit Bruiser commander Jocko Willink and Charlie Platoon leader Leif Babin.Courtesy of Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

The United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) oversees the American military units that take on incredibly difficult and unconventional missions.

These units contain some of the most elite warriors in the world.

And though each unit in SOCOM has its own culture, certain approaches are universal.

From their writings and from our interviews with former Navy SEAL commanders Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, former Delta Force commander going by the pseudonym Dalton Fury, and retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal - who led the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) branch of SOCOM before leading American forces in the war in Afghanistan - Business Insider noticed recurring lessons on leadership that could apply in any type of career.

We've collected those lessons here.