The brave does not advance alone, the coward does not retreat alone. One warrior, unable to withstand the tension of the upcoming battle, ran up to the enemy positions, cut off two heads, and returned with them. But the commander ordered to add the hero’s head to these two. Because there was no order to attack.
These three heads in a row are a symbol of the prohibition of attacking without an order. The brave do not advance alone. Discipline cannot be maintained if the brave advance without orders.
Here are the soldiers sitting in the trench. They are looking forward to the start of the battle. The brave man got up and, without waiting for an order, went on the offensive. Behind him is another, a third, and the whole company. Only a coward remained in the trench. He alone is disciplined and awaits orders. But there is no order, since everyone has already left.
How to evaluate the behavior of a coward? Like discipline, and reward! Or as cowardice, and punished? What if a year has passed and he still sits and waits for an order?
If every thing is in its place, every person is where he should be, and does what he should do - this is order.
If order is violated, then we can say who is the violator and what was violated - this is disorder.
If order is disrupted, but it is impossible to say who exactly is to blame and what exactly he violated, this is disorganization.
Disorganization is worse than disorder. With it, fear and fearlessness change places. It's scary to keep order. And there is no fear in breaking it. That's what disorganization is.
When a coward retreats alone, he creates disorder. When a brave man advances alone, he creates disorganization.
The path from disorganization to order lies through disorder. First, turn disorganization into disorder. Then punish the person responsible for this new disorder. To return the picture of the world when it is scary to disturb the order, and not scary not to disturb.
The army rushes about in panic in a sudden environment. Nobody listens to the commanders. The commander flies in on a horse. Shouts:
Here he is - a provocateur! Stop, you won't leave!
And he chops the first one he comes across in half. Everyone calms down. Discipline and combat effectiveness are restored. Because the picture of the world instantly returned. Everything found a quick explanation. Just as the prince found it for himself and quickly calmed down. Only he found the true explanation, and the general found a plausible one for the moment.
Do not succumb to the charm of the brave, those who get ahead of themselves, those who are too understanding, or those who are over-initiative. Otherwise, disorganization awaits.
That is why, of two candidates equally suitable for a given position, the more stupid one is chosen. Let the smart person do other work that requires more intelligence.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru