Jocko Podcast
Hosted by Echo Charles & Jocko Willink · 16 decoded episodes · newest Oct 7, 2026
<p>Retired Navy SEAL, Jocko Willink and Director, Echo Charles discuss discipline and leadership in business, war, relationships and everyday life.</p>
Episodes 16
- Oct 7, 2026 · 1h 18mCommand demands judgment, initiative, and genuine careThe episode reframes leadership as a practiced discipline of creating opportunity, listening closely, and pushing people without losing sight of their humanity.
- Oct 5, 2026 · 10 minJocko defends courage beyond the battlefieldThe episode challenges narrow ideas of military courage while connecting service, parenting, resilience, and disciplined recovery.
- Sep 30, 2026 · 2h 29mLeadership improves when organizations train ownershipThe episode argues that leadership failures often reflect untrained responsibility, making deliberate practice central to performance, trust, and problem-solving.
- Sep 28, 2026 · 14 minJocko separates rank from trust when leaders disappointThe episode examines how professionalism and mission focus can preserve team cohesion when a promoted colleague lacks honesty or competence.
- Sep 23, 2026 · 2h 24mDebbie Lee turns Marc’s loss into a mission for veteransThe conversation shows how grief can become sustained service while confronting the long-term burdens carried by veterans and Gold Star families.
- Sep 16, 2026 · 3h 9mJohn Spencer turns near-death experiences into a code for actionThe conversation connects combat experience and war research to the judgment, humility, duty, and values required when pressure leaves little room for error.
- Sep 14, 2026 · 11 minJocko argues dependability matters more than a perfect SEAL planThe episode reframes preparation for the SEAL pipeline as a test of discipline, commitment, motivation, and trustworthiness rather than a guaranteed formula.
- Sep 9, 2026 · 1h 37mAct decisively without mistaking motion for adaptationThe episode examines how leaders can act under uncertainty while using feedback, reflection, and consistency to avoid paralysis or overcorrection.
- Sep 7, 2026 · 21 minJocko argues competition beats martial-arts calloutsThe discussion examines how public challenges, rank, etiquette, and ego can turn a test of skill into a damaging rivalry.
- Sep 2, 2026 · 1h 21mLeadership survives when courage becomes judgmentThe episode argues that organizations endure pressure not through boldness alone, but through leaders who assess danger clearly, delegate authority, and build successors.
- Aug 26, 2026 · 1h 30mJocko and Echo test war’s place in human natureThe discussion examines whether competition, sacrifice, discipline, and respect are independent human values or expressions of an underlying martial instinct.
- Aug 24, 2026 · 12 minParents turn teen independence into a safety systemThe episode frames adolescent freedom as a practical trust exercise, built through preparation, communication, and judgment rather than blanket restriction.