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“For it is the soldier's disposition to offer obstinate resistance when surrounded, to fight hard when there is no alternative, and to follow the leader when he is in earnest.”
Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Chapter 11: The Nine Situations
Surrounding creates resistance.
What it means

Cornered men resist; leaderless men drift; earnest leaders are followed. Use all three knowingly.

Use it todaySurround the problem and be earnest, and resistance will appear.
Today’s questionAm I giving the team something to resist for, with an earnest lead?
#resolve#leadership#commitment
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