But if they don't have this ability to subordinate themselves to what we are trying to achieve, and what they need their area to achieve, that's where it breaks down for me.
What isn't included is the reality beneath the surface, the leader's demands for obedience from its members, the psychological pressure, the ability to subordinate all activities to the leader's will.
Punaro lauds the ability of his Senate colleagues to subordinate politics to the national interest--to make politics stop at the water's edge.
Power in Afghanistan is held by local military commanders, who have differing degrees of loyalty to the central government and whose ability to control subordinates is often limited.
"Meaningful authority might include the ability to discipline subordinates, assist in performance evaluations or participate in the process of hiring or terminating employees, as well as having input in the creation of employee work schedules".
"It was found that encouragement and support by leaders, their trust and clear vision, their consistent behavior in this regard and their ability to convince subordinates to acknowledge their vision can all influence employee job satisfaction".
The ability to cooperate, to make individuals subordinate their strong sense of self-interest to the needs of the group, lies at the root of human achievement.
The regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Company and Service Company were reorganized on 25 February 1949 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 411th Engineer Brigade, allowing them a larger staff with the ability to take command of more subordinate units.
Her regional manager and district manager had said she had "great energy" and "strong ability" to hold other managers and subordinates accountable in fulfilling their responsibilities.
Because of the dire consequences of dysfunctional performance management, I usually advise people to make very conservative assumptions about their ability to monitor the work of subordinates.
Some years later, one of his captains, Joel Pringle, would write: "[Callaghan's] devotion to duty, sound judgment and ability to inspire loyalty in his subordinates have resulted in a constant and steady increase in the efficiency of the above mentioned batteries.
