Example is better than precept.
I think we have a lot of leaders who took lessons at the same schools as Vizzini (the bald Sicilian) and Prince Humperdinck.
Originally Posted by The Princess Bride
I further think The Princess Bride ought to be mandatory viewing in every senior service academy, along with Dr. Strangelove and Forrest Gump or Being There.
So that's another lesson learned--many senior leaders do not seem to have a real clue.
I think Dave summed up all the ones I was thinking, and a lot more. A few to add though are these:
-Sometimes it's okay to bring in an outsider to offer some commonsense insight into what is being done wrong and what could be done better (Kilcullen).
-An "oh ####" (Haditha) will negate just about every attaboy if it's bad enough.
-Layering warriors with all the pillows of force protection ignores the basic premise that sometimes we have to assume some occupational hazards to accomplish the mission (the IED fight). Doing so may actually hurt the troops.
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