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I am looking for a quote i heard a while ago that basically says a leader must be able to do everything those he commands does. Note this is NOT a quote saying a leader must not be a hypocrite (ie must hold himself to the same standards he holds his subordinates to) or that leaders always have to do everything, just that they be able to. Does anybody recognize it? For my purposes I'm not looking for a specific quote--there is one I have seen but a similar one will work just as well. Thanks, 24.92.85.35 ( talk) 04:33, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
Indeed it is often a point of honour that senior officers can still shoot straight, complete an assault course, etc, and wouldnt expect their subordinates to respect them if they couldnt. You see obituaries which say "never asked his men to do anything he couldnt do himself", for example. It used to apply to a certain extent in civilian life where the boss's son was expected to "start at the bottom", "get his hands dirty", (albeit briefly) before taking on a managerial role and ultimately inheriting the company. I imagine the rationale was that he wouldnt be able to judge the efficiency (or otherwise) of an employee unless he himself could do their job competently. But nowadays, presumably since the advent of management schools, "bossing" seems to be seen as a separate job in itself where senior managers switch from one company to another (even if they are making quite different products) rather than always staying in the same sector all their lives. (Unlike in the military, where an Army tank commander would not be headhunted by the Navy and given a battleship to command) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.172.239.226 ( talk) 01:31, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
I was wondering if any of you found any of those "dream dictionaries" helpful? By "helpful" I mean whether they've helped you to understand veiled psychological or perhaps spiritual symbolism of your dreamscape. Some people have argued that symbolic contents of dreams are far too personal/individual to assign generalized dictionary definitions to them. What do you think? -- BorgQueen ( talk) 11:54, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
This entry makes a reasonably good sense, don't you think? -- BorgQueen ( talk) 13:21, 17 December 2011 (UTC)Naked: ... They can also represent the fear of others knowing your private thoughts and feelings. (snip) If you are uncomfortable, ashamed, or embarrased, then a dream of being naked is telling you to do some ego intergration work, and begin the process of releasing your own judgments and criticisms.
What are the main differences between Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhists besides being geographical different? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.92.153.212 ( talk) 16:45, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
I think that it is also important to emphasize matters of historical attitude as well. The Theravada sect was driven primarily by a sense of conservatism and a need to preserve what they believed to be the teachings of the historical Buddha as taught in the Suttas, so you find a lot of the material of the Theravada sect is in the form of commentaries on the Pali suttas as found in the Pali Nikayas. The Mahayana and Vajrayana groups were less focused on stressing such a historical link and so composed new works in diferent styles and genres. Rabuve ( talk) 22:46, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
What would happen if Charles, Prince of Wales decided to style himself Charles IV in recognization of the Jacobite Charles III? It can be possible like Napoleon III could have styled himself Napoleon II instead and Louis XVIII, Louis XVII, both disregarding their precarious predecessors. Also on another note how big is the Jacobite movement today. Does it still even exist?-- Queen Elizabeth II's Little Spy ( talk) 17:23, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
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I am looking for a quote i heard a while ago that basically says a leader must be able to do everything those he commands does. Note this is NOT a quote saying a leader must not be a hypocrite (ie must hold himself to the same standards he holds his subordinates to) or that leaders always have to do everything, just that they be able to. Does anybody recognize it? For my purposes I'm not looking for a specific quote--there is one I have seen but a similar one will work just as well. Thanks, 24.92.85.35 ( talk) 04:33, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
Indeed it is often a point of honour that senior officers can still shoot straight, complete an assault course, etc, and wouldnt expect their subordinates to respect them if they couldnt. You see obituaries which say "never asked his men to do anything he couldnt do himself", for example. It used to apply to a certain extent in civilian life where the boss's son was expected to "start at the bottom", "get his hands dirty", (albeit briefly) before taking on a managerial role and ultimately inheriting the company. I imagine the rationale was that he wouldnt be able to judge the efficiency (or otherwise) of an employee unless he himself could do their job competently. But nowadays, presumably since the advent of management schools, "bossing" seems to be seen as a separate job in itself where senior managers switch from one company to another (even if they are making quite different products) rather than always staying in the same sector all their lives. (Unlike in the military, where an Army tank commander would not be headhunted by the Navy and given a battleship to command) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.172.239.226 ( talk) 01:31, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
I was wondering if any of you found any of those "dream dictionaries" helpful? By "helpful" I mean whether they've helped you to understand veiled psychological or perhaps spiritual symbolism of your dreamscape. Some people have argued that symbolic contents of dreams are far too personal/individual to assign generalized dictionary definitions to them. What do you think? -- BorgQueen ( talk) 11:54, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
This entry makes a reasonably good sense, don't you think? -- BorgQueen ( talk) 13:21, 17 December 2011 (UTC)Naked: ... They can also represent the fear of others knowing your private thoughts and feelings. (snip) If you are uncomfortable, ashamed, or embarrased, then a dream of being naked is telling you to do some ego intergration work, and begin the process of releasing your own judgments and criticisms.
What are the main differences between Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhists besides being geographical different? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.92.153.212 ( talk) 16:45, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
I think that it is also important to emphasize matters of historical attitude as well. The Theravada sect was driven primarily by a sense of conservatism and a need to preserve what they believed to be the teachings of the historical Buddha as taught in the Suttas, so you find a lot of the material of the Theravada sect is in the form of commentaries on the Pali suttas as found in the Pali Nikayas. The Mahayana and Vajrayana groups were less focused on stressing such a historical link and so composed new works in diferent styles and genres. Rabuve ( talk) 22:46, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
What would happen if Charles, Prince of Wales decided to style himself Charles IV in recognization of the Jacobite Charles III? It can be possible like Napoleon III could have styled himself Napoleon II instead and Louis XVIII, Louis XVII, both disregarding their precarious predecessors. Also on another note how big is the Jacobite movement today. Does it still even exist?-- Queen Elizabeth II's Little Spy ( talk) 17:23, 17 December 2011 (UTC)