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BUILD REAL BONDS
“To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.”
—GEORGE MACDONALD
Principle 2: Without Strong Relationships, You Can’t Lead
In recent years, the US military has been in the midst of fighting wars all over the world; its primary target has been Al-Qaeda and ISIS in the Middle East. In 2013, an American general named Robert Caslen was called on by the United States Military Academy to return to his alma mater and serve as the 59th Superintendent of West Point. Not only was this a dream job for him because of what the Academy had done for him in his career, but the position carried a large amount of responsibility and honor. The institution boasted a number of former cadets as accomplished American leaders in their ...
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