I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSI would also urge leaders to remain humble. If you don’t worry about who gets the credit, you get a lot more done.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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Develop your team. If you know your people, are fair in setting realistic goals and expectations, and lead by example, you will develop teamwork.
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A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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There is no need to tell someone how to do his job if you have properly trained your team.
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I would also urge leaders to remain humble. If you don’t worry about who gets the credit, you get a lot more done.
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Anticipate problems and prepare to overcome obstacles. Don’t wait until you get to the top of the ridge and then make up your mind.
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If combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.
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Because I was in such good shape, my fatigue level never reached the point of physical exhaustion that contributes to mental exhaustion and, ultimately, to combat fatigue.
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Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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We all experienced sleep deprivation at times – hat is the nature of stress but a physically exhausted leader routinely makes poor decisions in times of crisis.
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Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Remain humble. Don’t worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head.
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The intensity of a fire, or a heavy concentration, to be a leader, you have to be able to concentrate on that fire and move just as soon as it stops or the last round hits.
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Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.
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A leader should strive to be an individual of flawless character, technical competence, and moral courage.
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