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A Navy SEAL's Guide to High Performance THUMBNAIL
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A Navy SEAL's Guide to High Performance

The Navy SEALs are among the highest-performing teams on the planet. It’s not just their physical skills or courage that sets them apart. Instead, it’s their trust in each other, their leadership, and their teamwork that make them truly exceptional. The best part is their principles for success are included in this course and can be transferred to anyone. Join Simon Sinek and Rich Diviney, a 20-year veteran of the Navy SEALs, to sharpen your leadership skills, elevate your performance at work, and build trusting teams.

Simon SinekRich Diviney

Taught by

Simon Sinek, Rich Diviney

Chapters

4 chapters

Lessons

51 lessons

Format

Self-paced video

Explore the Course

Get your boots on the ground with insights into: what makes SEALs exceptional, what high performance really looks like, and how to build trust in any setting.

  • Welcome!Video
  • High Performance in ActionVideo
  • Reflection: High Performance in Action Reflection
  • What Businesses Get Wrong About High Performance Video
  • Reflection: What Businesses Get Wrong About High PerformanceReflection
  • The Three Dimensions of TrustVideo
  • Reflection: The Three Dimensions of TrustReflection
  • Applying the Three Dimensions of TrustVideo
  • Reflection: Applying the Three Dimensions of Trust Reflection
  • The Circle of SafetyVideo
  • Reflection: The Circle of SafetyReflection
  • Additional Resource GuideReading
  • Something Completely DifferentVideo

Meet Your Instructors

Simon Sinek

Simon Sinek

Eternal Optimist

Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Simon has devoted his professional life to help advance a vision of the world that does not yet exist; a world in which the vast majority of people wake up every single morning inspired, feel safe wherever they are, and end the day fulfilled by the work they do.

A trained ethnographer, Simon is fascinated by the people and organizations that make the greatest and longest-lasting impact. Over the years, he has discovered some remarkable patterns about how they think, act, and communicate, and also the environments in which people operate at their natural best.

Simon may be best known for his TED Talk on the concept of WHY, which has been viewed over 60 million times, and his video on millennials in the workplace—which reached 80 million views in its first week and has gone on to be seen hundreds of millions of times.

Rich Diviney

Rich Diviney

Retired Navy SEAL Captain

Rich wakes up every day to discover, inspire, and accelerate the potential of human beings. Rich draws upon 20+ years of experience as a Navy SEAL Officer where he has achieved multiple leadership positions, including the Commanding Officer of a Navy SEAL Command. This experience forged in him the belief that every human being has a purpose.

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