The Need to Lead: A TOPGUN Instructor’s Lessons on How Leadership Solves Every Challenge

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Dave Berke Jocko Willink

The Need to Lead

Name: The Need to Lead
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ISBN: 9781761778964

A TOPGUN Instructor’s Lessons on How Leadership Solves Every Challenge

Dave Berke, Jocko Willink

$36.99

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English

Macmillan
28 January 2026

Economics & Business; Business & management; Management: leadership & motivation

The new book in the internationally bestselling Extreme Ownership series.

Leadership is a universal requirement for success, no matter the environment. This undeniable truth is something Dave Berke learned first-hand as a Marine Corps officer, fighter pilot, TOPGUN instructor, ground combat leader and now chief development officer at Echelon Front, the training company founded by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin.

By adopting the right leadership mindsets and behaviours, we gain the capacity to solve problems, support the people around us and correct our mistakes. How do we develop these necessary skills? By embracing the principles imparted to Berke from each humbling moment in the cockpit:

EVERYONE IS A LEADER Leadership isn't about rank, title, position or function. The more people see themselves as leaders, the more they want to contribute to the team's success.

EVERY PROBLEM WE FACE IS A LEADERSHIP PROBLEM Whatever the challenge, good leaders will take action. How we lead becomes the most critical factor affecting the outcome.

LEADERSHIP APPLIES IN EVERY SITUATION The same behaviours should guide us as parents, spouses, family members and friends of all kinds.

LEADERSHIP IS A SKILL Good leaders aren't simply born. Leadership can be learned, which means all of us can get better at it if we choose.

Through compelling stories from TOPGUN training and combat to the boardroom and at home, Berke gives readers the necessary tools to succeed.

'This book will change the way you think about leadership and it will make you a better leader in the C-Suite and a better person in life' Admiral William H. McRaven, US Navy (retired), No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed

By: Dave Berke
Contributions by: Jocko Willink
Imprint: Macmillan
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 23mm, Width: 233mm, Spine: 156mm
Weight: 356g
ISBN: 9781761778964
ISBN 10: 176177896X
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 28 January 2026
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Dave Berke is a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer, fighter pilot, and ground combat leader. A seasoned F/A-18 Hornet pilot, Dave deployed twice aboard aircraft carriers in support of combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. He became an Instructor Pilot at TOPGUN, where he qualified in the F-16 Fighting Falcon and served as the Training Officer, the senior instructor at TOPGUN. He went on to serve as a Forward Air Controller, become the only Marine ever to fly the F-22 Raptor, and command the world's first F-35B squadron. Since transitioning from the military, Dave has continued to apply his leadership expertise as the Chief Development Officer at Echelon Front, where he advises, instructs, and speaks on leadership and personal growth.