The great defence against aerial menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure.
Winston ChurchillRead
It's not the great stars that win; it's the great teams that win. It's the teams that subjugate their ego to the team and put the team first.
Interpretation
Teamwork is more important than individual talent in achieving success.
This quote emphasizes the idea that while individual greatness and talent may shine, it is the collaborative effort of a team that ultimately leads to victory. By prioritizing the team's goals over personal ego and ambitions, teams can create a cohesive unit that works together towards a common objective, thus ensuring greater success.
In practice
During a corporate meeting to emphasize the importance of collaboration.
The great defence against aerial menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure.
I want people to help take care of each other at work. That's what I want. Do you know how many hours we spend at work? We spend more time at work than we spend at home. When people are suffering, we don't help enough.
Public servants say, always with the best of intentions, 'What greater service we could render if only we had a little more money and a little more power.' But the truth is that outside of its legitimate function, government does nothing as well or as economically as the private sector.
Go to a playground: Little girls get called 'bossy' all the time, a word that's almost never used for boys. And that leads directly to the problems women face in the workforce. When a man does a good job, everyone says, 'That's great.' When a woman does that same thing, she'll get feedback that says things like, 'Your results are good, but your peers just don't like you as much' or 'maybe you were a little aggressive.'
Wise guidance never violates people's Free Will. A superior who demands obedience of his subordinates should show respect for their capacity to understand, and also for their Innate Right to their own Free Will.
In organizations, once you articulate how success will be measured, everybody tries to game the system so that they are measured in the best possible way.
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