You're one of the most natural and effective leaders I know.
FROM: varr.noh@cdc.org
Could you give me some advice?
[ It's high praise, or at least meant that way. He has to lead Orange tomorrow, and while Noh-Varr has experience in a great many things, leadership isn't one of them, and he hates going in blind. Like anything, he figures, this too can be learned. ]
[ This is a surprise. He knows Noh-Varr to be competent and efficient, and has never thought otherwise. It hadn’t been a surprise to see him slated for leadership. Still, he’ll try. ]
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
That’s flattering, coming from you. I’ll do my best. Are you worried about tomorrow?
[ Noh-Varr is more than confident in his own skills. But leadership isn't just about technical competence. And some people, like Sturmhond, are naturally magnetic. ]
FROM: varr.noh@cdc.org
Worrying isn't my style. I get ready instead.
FROM: varr.noh@cdc.org
It isn't idle flattery, Sturmhond. Leadership skills aren't something I've had cause to develop.
It isn’t so much about what you do, as the way that you act. Respect cannot be given, so don’t ask them for it. It has to be earned. They are all under your care – you owe them more than they owe you.
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
It’s harder when they see you as one of them. Get them to follow the little orders, and they’ll follow the big ones. You have your mission, your objectives. You have the picture that they don’t see.
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
Be confident and calm, because that’s what they’ll need from you. Weakness is a guise. Wear it when they need to see you’re human, but never when you feel it. Show them the face they need to see. If you win their support, half your job is done.
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[ Now that--that's a tall order. These are words that will stick with him, in the days ahead. He'll think on them more deeply later. He gets the meaning, and that's enough. ]
FROM: varr.noh@cdc.org
Spoken like someone who's been at this a long while. Thank you.
[ All his life, to be exact. He’d given Alina this same advice when she told him she wanted to lead the Second Army, despite never having held a command. It had seemed to help her. He doesn’t know if it will help Noh-Varr too, but he hopes so. ]
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
You’re welcome. If it helps, I’m glad. But you are good at what you do. You’re always calm, always competent. You may not have held command before, but there’s some things you can only learn by doing.
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
They wouldn’t have asked you to do it if they didn’t think you could. For what it’s worth, I think they’re right.
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It isn't that. It's a little more personal.
FROM: varr.noh@cdc.org
You're one of the most natural and effective leaders I know.
FROM: varr.noh@cdc.org
Could you give me some advice?
[ It's high praise, or at least meant that way. He has to lead Orange tomorrow, and while Noh-Varr has experience in a great many things, leadership isn't one of them, and he hates going in blind. Like anything, he figures, this too can be learned. ]
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FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
That’s flattering, coming from you. I’ll do my best. Are you worried about tomorrow?
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FROM: varr.noh@cdc.org
Worrying isn't my style. I get ready instead.
FROM: varr.noh@cdc.org
It isn't idle flattery, Sturmhond. Leadership skills aren't something I've had cause to develop.
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It isn’t so much about what you do, as the way that you act. Respect cannot be given, so don’t ask them for it. It has to be earned. They are all under your care – you owe them more than they owe you.
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
It’s harder when they see you as one of them. Get them to follow the little orders, and they’ll follow the big ones. You have your mission, your objectives. You have the picture that they don’t see.
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
Be confident and calm, because that’s what they’ll need from you. Weakness is a guise. Wear it when they need to see you’re human, but never when you feel it. Show them the face they need to see. If you win their support, half your job is done.
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FROM: varr.noh@cdc.org
Spoken like someone who's been at this a long while. Thank you.
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FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
You’re welcome. If it helps, I’m glad. But you are good at what you do. You’re always calm, always competent. You may not have held command before, but there’s some things you can only learn by doing.
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
They wouldn’t have asked you to do it if they didn’t think you could. For what it’s worth, I think they’re right.