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Leadership Principles of the Warrior (Part 2)
        profound expression of self-                         Preparing people for above average
        determination and transformation. With  service within the organization is a vital

        a particular psychological orientation,              task. Leadership reinforces those efforts
        the leader gives the “organizational                 at every opportunity, designed to foster

        framework” a positive concept of                     productive operations so people get the job                 D
        authority and command presence.                      done. Willfulness, intelligence building,                   E
        For the moment, it may be or at least                skillset enhancement and well-tested                        C

        perceived as well defined. However,                  techniques develop over time, and remain                    E
        the reality is such that the leader is               a lifelong learning process. Even though a                  P

        transforming and changing in very                    hierarchy exists, with a chain of command,                  T
        dynamic ways. As such, to be “well-                  division of labor, subdivisions and so                      I
        defined” could be viewed as complete,  forth, effective executive insight focuses                                O

        unchangeable or fixed in place.                                                                                  N

                                                                “Immaturity in oppositional forces
        On the contrary, leadership is an                         contrives to prevent us for going
        ongoing process, requiring many wise                 forward with the mission we are called
        and mature factors. The effectiveness                                    to pursue.”

        of leadership unfolds from the style
        of “management and supervision”                      on the betterment of the people. That is

        that develops from a particular                      because leaders encourage a high sense of
        personality over time. By strenuous                  camaraderie within a special kind of
        effort of managerial capacity in mental              “family”. One must persevere to live by

        complexity, given one’s character traits,            the validity of the truth, by way of proven
        he or she promotes effectiveness and                 facts, experience and reliability, even

        efficiency through appropriate actions.              though risks are part of the gambit. Essen-
                                                             tial to proper motivational aspects is the
        This is an ongoing mission underscored               manner by which time is effectively man-

        by a proper vision of an action-oriented             aged within the organization and its vari-
        perspective. Such passionate energy is               ous subunits. There is a high probability

        critical to the leader, the organization             that in every organizational setting, you
        and the personnel within it. It is a                 will discover unwise misuses of the time
        process of that never ends. By good                  element.

        leadership, the organization is enhanced
        by competent strategies in recruiting,               Many of us constantly mismanage time by

        training, equipping, staffing and                    our own willful misguided choices. As a
        promotions.                                          result, once understood, much of

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