Gen. Curtis LeMay knew about headaches.
His Strategic Air Command was powerful.
A SAC scramble was an awesome sight to see.
It would send a tingle up your spine.
LeMay was a tough taskmaster.
His pilots were ready to scramble 24 hours a day.
His leadership style was summed up in seven words.
“I don’t get headaches. I give them.”
LeMay was a member of the Warrior Class.
Business owners need to be warriors, too.
A publisher friend called the other day.
He had read something I had written in the trade press.We give our overseas troops a web site password.
This lets them keep up with news back home.
Subscribers pay for their passwords but not our heroes.
It’s a small contribution to helping them keep in touch.
My friend feared some of them might abuse it.
They might give the password to their friends.
Don’t worry about it, I said. If they do, so what?
You may lose a few dollars on subscriptions.
But you have no way to stop it.
Plus your advertisers get extra exposure.
Besides, military families already do plenty for us.
This seems like a small thing to do for them.
He needs to be either a warrior or a worrier.
He wants to be a warrior but he deals with worriers.
This is a test of his leadership.
He must set a warrior example.
Do you have to deal with worriers?
Work on them one at a time.
That way they can’t gang up on you in a group.
Show them your courage by tough decisions.
Encourage them to show their courage, too.
Remind yourself that you sign their pay checks.
Here are three quick questions for you.
1. Who are your warriors?
2. Who are your worriers?
3. How can you get the best from both?
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