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People follow leaders they trust. #winning #trust #positivity

7 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker recounts a lesson taught at infantry school about the visual cues a leader must maintain. Trainees are instructed that regardless of personal discomfort—cold, hunger, or fear—they must never show these signs, because a leader’s visible vulnerability spreads to the troops. By appearing composed and confident, a leader cultivates trust, enabling soldiers to follow through extreme conditions such as darkness, valleys, or hills. The core message is that trust, built on an unflinching exterior, is essential for effective followership.

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They said, Lieutenant, you'll know you're a good leader when people follow you, if only out of curiosity. And so they would teach us at the infantry school, no matter how cold it is, Lieutenant, you must never look cold. No matter how hungry you all are, Lieutenant, you must never appear hungry. No matter how terrified you are, Lieutenant, you must never look terrified. Because if you are scared, terrified, hungry, and cold, they will be scared, terrified, hungry, and cold. And they'll follow you into the darkest night, down the deepest valley, up the highest hill if they trust you.