Posted on Jan 5, 2020
The U.S. Army Is Promoting A Contentious New Leadership Value. Here's Why Every Business Leader...
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“It's a word you've heard before but the Army has a very detailed way of describing what it really means...”
The U.S. Army Is Promoting A Contentious New Leadership Value. Here's Why Every Business Leader...
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Humility is all well and good in any number of professions. But I want my generals to kick ass and take names later, and slap a few shell-shocked soldiers around to motivate the troops.
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When Patton slapped a few shell-shocked soldiers around to motivate the troops, it didn’t exactly inspire motivation in the ranks, above or below.
If a leader has to hit a subordinate to motivate anyone, that leader ultimately doesn’t really understand motivation.
If a leader has to hit a subordinate to motivate anyone, that leader ultimately doesn’t really understand motivation.
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SGT (Join to see) ... You know what is said about opinions, especially the anonymous kind!?!?!?!
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SCPO (Join to see) if you need to slap a soldier to motivate them it’s because YOU failed as a leader a long time ago
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I suspect, for the soldier in question, it's a far better motivational technique than an Article 99 or a 104. Goddamn, a slap is so permanent. Heaven forbid.
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It's very simple. Organizations exist for a reason...leaders exist to keep organizations moving forward in a coordinated, purposeful direction. Leaders who do so with genuine respect and concern for the experience, talent, and well-being of those they lead get the most consistently positive results. Such persons have little to no time for ego-often because they realize "they" are nothing, outside of the successes of the whole.
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