Eisenhower was a master of the 'hidden hand.' It's how he destroyed McCarthy.
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When Eisenhower entered the White House after his election, the chief usher gave him a sealed envelope. 'Never bring me a sealed envelope. That's what I have staff for.'
No soldier could face danger or responsibility more calmly than he. These qualities are more rarely found than genius or physical courage.
In WWII, Churchill switched his wardrobe to a series of 'rompers' which he could sleep in, work in, and easily change in and out of. The public loved it.
In the dog world, when a dog is in an unstable state and you try to reassure them by giving affection, the dog sees you as being in the weaker state than their own. The canine species can read human energy. They read sympathy as weak energy. With their primal instinct to have order in their pack, it…
The loyalty of followers comes from self-interest. When they determine that their leader is no longer acting in their self-interest, their sense of loyalty collapses.
— Cyrus, amazon.com
Allow me to pause and emphasize this general rule: Success always calls for greater generosity—though most people, lost in the darkness of their own egos, treat it as an occasion for greater greed.
Remember: Never be slow replenishing your supplies. You'll always be on better terms with your allies if you can secure your own provisions and you'll increase the loyalty of your soldiers. Give them all they need and your troops will follow you to the ends of the earth.
Don't summon people to your office. It frightens them. Go see them in their office. Makes you visible around the office.
My father once said 'Some officers get it backwards. They don't understand that we are responsible for our war, not the other way around. That's what forges trust and loyalty.
An officer must not confer his responsibilities on the men under his command. They are his alone.
After 14 years, I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
Do you decide what kind of leader you are based on who’s watching?
Whether I am meant to or not, I challenge assumptions about women. I do make some people uncomfortable, which I’m well aware of, but that’s just part of coming to grips with what I believe is still one of the most important pieces of unfinished business in human history—empowering women to be able t…
I love bossy women. Some people hate the word, and I understand how ‘bossy’ can seem like a shitty way to describe a woman with a determined point of view, but for me, a bossy woman is someone to search out and celebrate. A bossy woman is someone who cares and commits and is a natural leader.
The leaders would nod their heads, and say ‘thank you very much,’ but then nothing would change. Unless there was an economic benefit, nobody cared about protecting children, or empowering women, or stopping genocide.
Leaders, true leaders, take responsibility for the success of the team, and understand that they must also take responsibility for the failure.
Take action. Every story you've ever connected with, every leader you've ever admired, every puny little thing that you've ever accomplished is the result of taking action. You have a choice. You can either be a passive victim of circumstance or you can be the active hero of your own life. Action is…
One thing I’ve learned as a coach is that you can’t force your will on people. If you want them to act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves.
Taking initiative pays off. It is hard to visualize someone as a leader if she is always waiting to be told what to do.