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Leadership Process Four: Directing Symbols 121 29: Leading from the Front It was said that for breakfast, Alexander liked a long march and for dinner, a light breakfast. Leading requires showing the way. It requires that you do not ask others to do what you yourself would not do. If you lead the way by putting yourself in jeopardy, you can achieve near mythological proportions. Alexander was profligately careless with his own life, and this example, very late in the campaign, simply exudes leadership by example. After the battle at the River Hydaspes, the army proceeded down the Indus to battle the Mallians. At their strongest citadel, Alexander, who always led from the front, engaged in his most foolhardy act, nearly costing him his life. While on the wall, he jumped down into the city to avoid being shot by arrows, but there he encountered severe, nearly rabid attacks. A few Macedonians were able to reach him, but not until he was severely wounded. He was carried, near death, to the camp. So wild with anger was the army over the presumed death of Alexander that the city was reduced and all inhabitants—women and children included—were killed. This was the height of the army’s butchery. The army sorely feared for Alexander’s life—rightfully so because his demise would probably have led to the dissolution of his army. He did recover, despite his extensive loss of blood, and the army reveled in his recovery.
122 THE WISDOM OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT Inferences and Allegations Alexander led by example, in all circumstances. His example was commendable in that the more dire the situation, the more likely he was to be in the fray. Leading Lessons Lead from the front, but don’t be foolhardy about it. If you take stock options, see that all who contribute to the bottom line also get stock options. If the union is taking a pay reduction, so too should you. If productivity is an important initiative, be visibly more productive. If you reduce the number of dancers in your ballet, cut administrative staff, at least symbolically. In the Marine Corps Officer Training Program, officers are taught that soldiers come first, not the officer. After a tough march, the soldiers are fed and sheltered before the officers.
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