–Below is a leadership bullet from Tom’s rifle named Shot–
CHICKENS TO A FARMER, like my best marksman, Rudy, are extremely valuable. A fox that takes them must be “reckoned with.” I trusted Rudy, everyone did. He was trustworthy. And he led our farm. When a fox took to our chickens, Rudy formed a plan: He would climb to the top of a bale stack early in the morning and—using me—would shoot the troublesome fox, sure to be venturing down our lane. Yep, he (might I say, we) reckoned with that fox.
Quite a story—and true too. The story conveys three beliefs that Willink and Babin (Extreme Ownership) say are necessary to be effective as a leader. Here they are: belief in the cause; belief in the plan; and belief in the leader. The story illustrates all three.