I have always believed that success would be the inevitable result if the two services, the army and the navy, had fair play, and if we sent the right man to fill the right place.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Success is seen as a natural outcome when military services are treated fairly and the right people are in the right roles.
- In plain terms
- If you treat services fairly and pick the right leaders, success will follow.
- What can you take from it?
- Fair treatment and proper leadership lead to inevitable success.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are the right people in the right roles?
- Is your organization treated fairly?
Another view
Success depends on many factors beyond leadership and fairness.
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