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“Here's a secret: People don't go as far as they can. They don't work as hard as they can either. They aren't as disciplined as possible. They aren't as positive-minded or enthusiastic as they can be.
They're only as fast and disciplined as you are.
As a leader, you set the pace. You create the standards. It doesn't matter if you're leading salespeople, engineers, or creatives.
They will only be as disciplined, driven, focused, and consistent as the person leading them. The speed, quality and culture of the pace are determined by the leader. That means the most important, but also the most underused and violated principle of leadership is lead by example...
In 1944, the Allied generals gathered to discuss their battle plans for D-Day invasion of Normandy. After listening to how each general was going to send his soldiers into battle, an angered
Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander, slammed his fist down, stood up, and placed a piece of string in the middle of the table.
'Gentlemen,' he said. 'Do you see this string? This string is like an army. Push it from behind, and it doubles up on itself- you go nowhere. To drive it forward, you have to pull it from the front, and it will follow you in perfect order."
