Posted on Aug 24, 2018
MAJ Bryan Zeski
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Is it better to have a leader who "gets the job done" - regardless of how it gets done - OR - is it better to have a leader with integrity and character, but is less effective?

Who would you rather be as a leader?
Who would you rather have lead you?
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SGM Bill Frazer
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And why can't you be both? Are you saying that they are mutually supporting? Gee- I found them to be so.
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MAJ Bryan Zeski
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Sure, they COULD be both. But they often are not. Given the choice, which would you rather be? Or follow?
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SGT Geospatial Engineer
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Integrity/character is what will gain the most trust with your team and in the end make your team stronger. Doing whatever it takes to get the job done can lead you down the road of cutting regulation corners and get you in real trouble.
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This Question brings to mind George Patton in WW2. Yes he was an effective leader. He also got the job done. His integrity and character got him in trouble. He slapped a soldier for being a coward because he had what we call now PSTD. The soldier was in a hospital. Patton asked him why he was there. He said " General I cant I cant fight anymore. Patton slapped him pulled out his Pistol I"ll shoot you, you worthless coward. Then he told the doctor to get this man out of here away from these Hero,s.
He lost his command over it. Thought he was never going to get another command. Eisenhower Let him stew for awhile, then used him to set up a Phony Army to fool Hitler to let him think they were coming ashore at Cherbourg on D Day. Once the landing was made at Normandy. Eisenhower gave him and army to command. He was very successful but was a pain in the A--. After the war in Nov. 45 A Drunken enlisted man coming back after a night on the town hit Pattons Jeep with a deuce and a half Truck. Patton was Paraylized from the neck down. He died several weeks later. Semper Fi.
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