"Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates."
"Leadership is understanding people and involving them to help you do a job. That takes all of the good characteristics, like integrity, dedication of purpose, selflessness, knowledge, skill, implacability, as well as determination not to accept failure."
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Source: Naval Leadership : Voices of Experience. Book by Karel Montor (p. 18), 1998.
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