day no. 15,149: extracting a win from the situation you're in

"Therefore a skilled commander seeks victory from the situation and does not demand it of his subordinates." - Sun Tzu

A weak, unskilled leader will demand victory from his subordinates before he will expect it from himself. He will see the team's failure as their failure and himself as the coach who tried his best, but what are you going to do, amiright? 

A strong, skilled leader seeks victory in whatever situation his team finds itself. He knows his team and he knows his times. He sees the lay of the land and he knows the strengths of his squad and employs them in proportion to the playing field they find themselves on. He sees it as his job to understand the land and out of it demand victory. He takes the responsibility of extracting a win from the situation he's in. He doesn't blame his tools if it doesn't come together. He expects them to do what they were designed and trained to do, but accepts the state of the project of his own.