From which movie where should the commander be. The famous film "Chapaev"

Only 32 years were allotted to him on earth. But posthumous fame surpassed all conceivable boundaries. He became a popular favorite, almost a folklore character - the hero of jokes about Vasily Ivanovich, Petka and Anka the machine gunner.

The sixth child in a peasant family was born on February 9, 1887 in the village of Budaika, Cheboksary district. Nobody expected to survive. But lucky. The boy got stronger, grew up to the joy of his parents. True, he did not differ in good health - in 1908, drafted into the army, he was commissioned due to illness.

And yet the military path was destined for him by fate. He fought in the First World War, receiving several St. George's crosses of three degrees and the St. George medal for courage. And after the revolution he joined the Bolsheviks. It was here that the talent of Chapai the commander was revealed. Near Saratov, he formed 14 detachments of the Red Guard, which successfully defeated the troops of General Kaledin. On their base in the spring of 1918, the Pugachev brigade appeared, recapturing the city of Nikolaevsk from the White Czechs under the command of Chapaev. A few months later, the self-taught commander led the 2nd Nikolaev division, which instilled fear in the enemy. His indomitable temper and unwillingness to obey began to frighten the red command. Chapaev was called to study at the Academy of the General Staff.

“Vasily Ivanovich, can you command an army? - I can, Petka. - What about the front? - And I can front. - And on a global scale? - No, Petka, I don’t know languages ... This anecdote from the notorious series about Vasily Ivanovich and Petka is the best illustration of who Chapaev was. Even enemies recognized in him the unique talent of a military nugget. Despite the fact that he did not graduate from any academies. And in the one where in November 1918 he was assigned to study, Chapaev did not stay long. He ran away in the winter of 1919 to the front - he saw his place there. By the summer, he led the 25th Infantry Division, which quickly became famous, as part of which he carried out brilliant operations against Admiral Kolchak. On June 9, 1919, the Chapaevs occupied Ufa, a month later - the city of Uralsk. Chapaev during the capture of Ufa was wounded in the head by a burst from a machine gun.

Chapaev's only military mistake cost him his life. It happened on September 5, 1919. His division literally raced, advancing, and broke away from the rear. The headquarters is located in the village of Lbischensk. This is where the enemy suddenly came in. The forces were clearly not equal: 2000 bayonets against several hundred Chapaevs. A separate detachment was to capture the divisional commander. But Chapaev managed to get out of the house and even gather about a hundred fighters who were retreating in disarray and organize a defense. The battle lasted several hours. Chapaev was wounded twice - in the arm and in the stomach. From these wounds he died.

For a long time, because of the book by his commissar Dmitry Furmanov and the iconic film Chapaev based on it, it was believed that the divisional commander drowned in the Ural River, fleeing the whites. In the 1960s, Chapaev's daughter was reported by surviving Hungarian fighters that her father died on a raft while the wounded man was being transported across the river. The commander was buried on the other side. Of course, no grave could be found. The fighters were afraid that enemies could abuse the body, so they disguised it. And later the river changed its course, and Chapai nevertheless ended up at the bottom of the Urals, although not in the same way as in the legend.
Until now, historians cannot decide what was the role of Chapaev in history. Was he really an iconic figure of the Civil War, or was his significance, so to speak, "inflated" and mythologized by literature and cinema. The answer still seems to be there. And this is the answer "from the future." If Chapaev had been an ordinary person, it is unlikely that so many famous people would have come out of his, as they say now, team.

The command staff and political workers of the 25th Infantry Division after the occupation of Ufa. June 1919. In the center is the division commander V. I. Chapaev, next to him on the left is commissar D. A. Furmanov, at the feet of Chapaev on the left is Pyotr Isaev (Petka)

The head of one of the divisions of the Chapaev division was Sidor Kovpak. During the Great Patriotic War, the name of this partisan unit commander terrified the Nazis. Chapaev began his military career as a platoon commander of an infantry company, the future Major General Ivan Panfilov, whose division's resilience helped defend Moscow in 1941. The writer was also a fighter of the Chapaev division Yaroslav Gashek- Author of The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schweik.

Worthy of the honor of the father and sons of Chapaev. Senior, Alexander, fought during the Great Patriotic War near Moscow, near Rzhev, near Voronezh. And in 1943, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, he participated in the famous battle of Prokhorovka. He completed his military service with the rank of Major General, Deputy Chief of Artillery of the Moscow Military District. Younger son, Arkady Chapaev, became a test pilot, worked with Valery Chkalov himself. At the age of 25, in 1939, he died while testing a new fighter.

All these people are Chapaevs. This is a continuation of what Vasily Ivanovich began and managed to do in such a short but cinematically vibrant life. (c)

“Where should the commander be? Ahead on a dashing horse, ”says Chapaev in the famous film by the Vasiliev brothers. He will forever remain so in the people's memory - ahead and on a dashing horse.

Here is what they say on the Internet:

Three of the weakest and sickest go ahead. If there is an ambush, those who go ahead will be killed. These weak wolves also have to tread the snow and save strength for the next ones. Behind them are five seasoned wolves - a mobile detachment of the avant-garde. In the middle - 11 she-wolves. Behind them, too, are five seasoned wolves - the rear guard.

And behind all goes a little in the distance the leader himself. He needs to see the entire flock and control, regulate, coordinate and give commands.

The photo seems to illustrate this whole scheme. Is this really how it all happens?

Let's find out for sure...

It would seem that everything is correct. Look what Vasily Ivanovich said:

Chapaev: "Wounded?"

Commander: "Wounded, Vasily Ivanovich!"

Chapaev: "What a fool! You are brigade commander-1, my combat deputy, and you have no right to expose your forehead to any stupid bullet."

Commander: "So, a bullet, Vasily Ivanovich, it does not make out who is a brigade commander and who ..."

Chapaev (interrupting): “Yes, the bullet doesn’t make out, but you yourself have to figure it out! That is, the head is on the shoulders ...”

Chapaev gets up from the sofa, throws an apple on the floor, goes to the table: "Go!"

He turns over a pot of potatoes on the table: "For example, a detachment is marching. Where should the commander be? Ahead on a dashing horse."

There are two rows of potatoes on the table and one large potato in front. On it is a Furmanov pipe.

Chapaev: "The enemy showed up and opened gunfire. Where should the commander be? Again, he could be ahead, because they won't fire guns at one person."

Chapaev takes a pipe from the table and puts it in Furmanov’s mouth: “The enemy opened machine-gun fire. Where should the commander be? Let’s say they (takes out cigarettes from the pack and puts them on the table) have ten machine guns here, and here are two ... Where? "

Commander: "There, where ten!"

Chapaev: "Too-oo-ut ... You need to think! Where is it easier for them to slap you? Here, where there are ten! Therefore, you should be where there are two, otherwise without a commander and the fighters there may be a cover. Now the enemy went to attack, where should the commander be?"

Commander: "Be ahead!"

Chapaev (interrupting): "He must go to the rear of his detachment! And from some elevated place observe the picture of the battle, otherwise the detachment can be outflanked."

Chapaev (continues): “By the decisive actions of the detachment and its commander, the enemy was driven back and put to flight (brushes all the potatoes off the table). Our detachment pursues the enemy retreating in panic. Where should the commander be? Again ahead on a dashing horse and be the first to break into the city on shoulders of the enemy. Here, you need to think!"

Commander: "Uh-uh, but you're lying, Vasily Ivanovich! If necessary, you always go ahead yourself!"
Chapaev (laughing): "Yes, but so-and-so, if necessary!"

Here's what the source of the photo says:

A huge pack of 25 wolves hunting bison in the Arctic Circle in northern Canada. In the middle of winter in Wood Buffalo National Park (reserve), the temperature reaches -40C. The wolf pack, led by their alpha wolf leader, marches through the deep snow in single file to conserve energy. The size of the pack testifies to the richness of their hunting territory during the winter, when the number of bison is limited due to poor food and deep snow. The packs of wolves in this National Park are the only wolves in the world that specialize in hunting bison that are ten times their own size. They became the biggest and strongest wolves on earth.

The nature of relations in the flock is altruistic. That is, each animal subordinates its personal interests to the interests of the entire "collective". With other relationships, the flock as a single organism cannot exist. The rank of an animal depends on the level of development of the psyche, and not only on physical data.

After all, as you know, it is not so much the strongest that survives, but the smartest. And the leader has to organize the hunt (wolves have a group driven type of hunting that requires good organization), make decisions about the division of prey. Therefore, peace and tranquility reign in the flock. The younger ones obey the elders and feel absolutely protected, while the elders bear the burden of responsibility for everyone.

The wolf pack has seven ranks, it is a well-organized society where everyone understands their rights and obligations. Management takes place without forceful methods, everything is clearly organized, roles are distributed, no one is holding anyone back, but for some reason everyone chooses to coexist. The allocation of social ranks in the pack is weakly related to sex and seniority by age. These factors, like physical strength, only ensure the performance of useful functions, nothing more.

After killing a deer, the wolves stop hunting until all the meat runs out and hunger forces them to get back to work.

The leader is the highest social rank. Assumes responsibility for the entire flock. The leader solves the issues of habitat, hunting, protection, organizes everyone, establishes ranks in the pack.

The leader uses his preferential right to food at his own discretion. For example, he gives his share to the puppies if there is not enough food. His task is to take care of everyone, and puppies are the future of the pack.

If the starving leader is unable to lead the pack, everyone will be in danger, so his pre-emptive right to food is not disputed. I myself would give the last piece, just to feel protected!

Interestingly, the leader is deprived of the right to protection, because in moments of danger only he makes responsible decisions, the rest of the pack members follow his orders.

Warrior - this rank can be occupied by individuals of any gender. If this is a she-wolf, then she should not be busy raising offspring.

Warriors are the leader's team, providing security and food for the pack. In the event of an attack, only warriors stand up for defense, the rest of the pack members have other tasks.

Senior warrior - organizes hunting and protection, a contender for the role of leader in the event of his death or the inability to lead the pack.

The mother is an adult she-wolf who has experience in raising cubs. She can perform the duties of a mother both in relation to her cubs and in relation to the children of less experienced mothers. The birth of "children" does not automatically transfer the she-wolf to the rank of mother. As for any other rank, a certain psychophysical development is required here, the ability to make decisions necessary for life.

The tasks of the mother include the cultivation and education of offspring. In the event of an attack on a flock, it is the mothers who take all the weak to a safe place, while the warriors hold the defense.

Elder mother - if necessary, can take the rank of leader. Never competes with an older warrior. The vacated rank is occupied by the most worthy, capable of managing the pack. There are no fights to identify the stronger one.

During the period of feeding and raising children, all mothers of the flock are under special protection and guardianship.

Reproduction is with wolves and this side of life is organized very beautifully. Once a year, the flock breaks into families to give birth and raise offspring. Not all are allowed to breed. The main condition is to understand your place and role in a large family-flock. Therefore, those who do not have a couple live in a small wolf family as a third, helping to hunt and raise cubs.

Pairs of wolves - for life. If one of the partners dies, no new couple is created...

Guardian - is responsible for raising the cubs. There are two sub-ranks: the pestun and the uncle.

Pestun - young she-wolves or wolves who do not claim the rank of a warrior, grown up young of the previous litter. They are subordinate to their mothers and carry out their orders, gaining the skills of raising and training the growing wolf cubs. These are their first duties in the pack.

An uncle is an adult male who does not have a family of his own and helps raise wolf cubs.

Signalman - warning the flock of dangers. The decision is made by more responsible members of the pack.

A puppy is the sixth rank, no responsibility, except for the obedience of elders, but it gives a priority right to food and protection.

A disabled person is not crippled, but simply an old individual, has the right to food and protection. The wolves take care of their elders.

The article provides answers to the following questions: “Who is he, a motivating leader? How to become a motivating leader? How to motivate a group of different people and lead them as a team to achieve the best results? How to motivate yourself to create a first-class team?

What is a motivating leader? When trying to classify leaders, we suddenly realize that a true leader cannot be attributed to one group or another: he always behaves differently in different situations. It happens that a person does not show leadership traits, but suddenly the situation changes (for example, a Japanese delegation suddenly arrives, a solar eclipse occurs, etc.) - and he is already on horseback. Those around him understand that he is the leader: he knows what to do, sees more than others, motivates people to follow him. And they go. Thus, a true leader acts effectively in any situation.
In order to better imagine the actions of a situational motivating leader, let's recall a fragment of the film "Chapaev". This is really a classic of situational leadership and management.
Let us recall the scene in which Chapaev explains to Furmanov where the commander should be in different situations. For clarity, Chapaev uses potatoes laid out on the table, which symbolizes a detachment of the Red Army.
Chapaev: “For example, a detachment is marching, where should the commander be? Ahead on a dashing horse! The enemy showed up, opened gunfire, where should the commander be? Again, ahead, because they will not shoot at one person from the guns. The enemy opened gunfire, where should the commander be?
Here! - rearranges the potato, symbolizing the commander, to the rear flank. - You need to figure out where it is easier for them to slam you. Otherwise, without a commander and soldiers cover! ( Without a leader, the group is lost and does not move towards the goal. - Author's comment). The enemy went on the attack, where should the commander be?
Furmanov: "Be ahead!"
Chapaev: “No, the commander must move to the rear of his detachment, and from some elevated place observe the picture of the battle, otherwise the detachment can be bypassed from the flank! ( According to the principle of strategic planning, the leader must have an overview. - Author's comment). Now! By decisive actions of the detachment and its commander, the enemy was driven back and put to flight. Where should the commander be? Again, the commander must be ahead on a dashing horse and be the first to break into the city! ( The leader must motivate the group by personal example, as well as create an image for himself in the team. - Author's comment)».

Motivating Shepherd (2 lvl)

Where, after all, should a commander be in a constantly changing business environment? How should he behave? And what is a motivating leader? Is there a non-motivating leader? Let's try to answer these questions.
It is worth noting that if a person has leadership abilities, then he should be able to influence the choice of people with his behavior, encouraging them to embody the ideas of their leader. Such a person has no other tools than personal qualities (we do not take into account money or other measures, such as threats or blackmail). Thus, a leader cannot be non-motivating. And how to make sure that they follow you, listen to you?
Even in prehistoric times, our forefather, the then leader, hung with a bunch of bananas, sent a thirsty tribe of relatives to the water, so let's move closer to nature, to the mountains, where shepherds grazed sheep.
Let us turn to the story told by Radislav Gandapas about two shepherds who lived high in the mountains.
A long time ago, two shepherds lived in the high mountains. At dawn, they woke up, washed themselves with cold water in a sparkling mountain river and went to graze a flock of sheep. The first shepherd always went ahead. Everyone saw him and said: “It’s immediately obvious that the person is busy with business, leading the herd to the lush grass.”
The herd of the second shepherd moved as if by itself, and the owner always walked behind the flock, waving a twig.
Shepherds walked their flocks so that the sheep had good wool. The resources were the same - here and there there were lawns of sun-bleached grass, and only occasionally - lusher patches.
So whose sheep ended up with better wool as a result? Did the herd of the first or second shepherd reach the finish line as a winner? Definitely the second. Let's try to figure out why this happened, and analyze the pros and cons of the two strategies for the behavior of leaders.

Situation #1. “The shepherd is ahead of the flock, or Petka, where should the commander be? - Ahead, on a dashing horse! I propose such a design. (3 ur)
In the “Shepherd ahead of the flock” situation, the position of the commander can have both pluses and minuses (Fig. 1).

Rice. one. Situation "Shepherd ahead"

Note: The drawing was made by the author.

pros of this leadership style are obvious:

a shepherd a priori occupies a leading position (like Chapaev on a dashing horse with a flag in his hands or a top manager with a corporate sales plan with six zeros);

everyone sees him, everyone knows him, it's just hard not to notice him;

the shepherd points out the correct path to the meadow, where the grass is greener;

he has the privilege: the herd does not know where the grass is greener, because. review is not the same;

the shepherd can always change direction;

the shepherd chooses the pace based on his strength;

he is in relative safety: the herd covers him from the back;

he can escape when the situation becomes critical.

What are minuses such a tempting position.

the shepherd cannot control the situation, because he looks ahead, not knowing what the rear flanks are whispering about (perhaps they are looking out for where the greenest grass is);

the shepherd can turn around and see that there is no flock;

the flock may fall behind, but the shepherd will not notice this;

the flock can run away to another shepherd, to another herd: it just walked past, and the rhythm of the movement of both flocks coincided;

if the flock is swift-footed, then it can step on its heels;

someone especially nimble can butt from behind;

the shepherd can get tired, because he paves the way.

Situation #2. "Shepherd behind the flock, or Commander in the rear of the detachment" (3 lvl)

Rice. 2. Situation "Shepherd behind the flock"
Note: The drawing was made by the author.

Consider pros situations "Shepherd behind the flock":

the shepherd has everything under control;

the flock has the illusion that it is she who chooses the grass, which is partly true;

the flock is busy not only eating, but also choosing grass, therefore, there is a division of responsibility;

the shepherd is in relative safety: the blow of the wolves will be taken by the flock;

no one will butt the shepherd from behind;

the shepherd can control the situation: identify especially swift-footed and see who is tired, therefore, set the general pace of movement depending on the characteristics of each sheep;

the shepherd from time to time makes a stop on the way so that the young ones run, and those who are older rest: in this way he equalizes forces within the herd; that is why sheep's wool is excellent, tk. if sheep get tired or move little, their wool deteriorates (fact , like all of the above)

the shepherd delegates to lead the herd to the most active, and at this time he himself rests and makes plans for what kind of juicy clearing to turn.

Of course, this strategy has minuses:

the shepherd does not always see what is happening ahead;

he may not be able to manage the direction;

the shepherd has a "bare back";

he is not famous, has no status, i.e. the sheep do not know that he is the leader, or find out about it late.
The end result - superior quality wool - is a win. Let's turn again to the film "Chapaev". After all, it was the second strategy that provided the hero with world fame.
So, an effective leader behaves like Chapaev: always behind and only at the right moment breaks ahead.
How to become such a motivating, charismatic leader? It would seem that th about easier: chose the right position in the herd and go ahead, pasture! However, as the characters in David Lynch's Twin Peaks used to say, things are not as simple as they seem. It is worth noting that there is a lot of mysterious and unknown in the topic of leadership.
Many latent leaders who can't wait for their finest hour face two pitfalls on their way to the heights of leadership glory.
1. Status. If you were appointed director of a company that produces honey cakes, your status has undoubtedly risen. People listen to your comments, follow your instructions faster. It even seems to you that they sincerely support all your ideas. But recently you were just a senior specialist in Tula gingerbread. How fleeting and unpredictable life is. Just as quickly, your downgrade or transfer can be carried out. When a person is removed from office, life collapses. Relying on status is a mirage. After all, when a person, like Chapaev, is on a horse, then a few "dedicated" employees support him. And he is sure that this team will leave with him. But in fact, as soon as the “support group” sees the order to lower the commander, they immediately run over to a competitor.
2. Leadership built only on competence. Let's say you are a professional in your field. You are valued, the management of the company consults with you. However, this is until you make a financial mistake of $ 3 million. As a result, your authority falls and dissolves, like a hedgehog in the fog from the cartoon of the same name. Losers are not loved, and mistakes, as a rule, are not forgiven.

However, there is still an exception. A mistake can be forgiven to a charismatic leader. In this case, the criticality of perception falls, and mistakes seem like a great plan, part of a cunning plan in the fight against competitors, incomprehensible to mere mortals.
After analyzing the materials on leadership, in particular, the charisma of a leader, we identify nine steps in becoming a motivating leader.
1. Become a superhuman! It's not about dressing up in a Batman costume bought from a surprise store. It's about what you need to create a charismatic myth. You must have some quality, or something must happen to you that distinguishes you from others. It can be optional:

equestrian sports;

the ability to tell 532 funny anecdotes on the topic;

winning a million in Sportloto;

filming a movie;

the ability to open bottles with a glance;

the ability to sign a contract with your left hand (although you are a natural right-hander).
2. Fulfill your destiny, have a high intention to do something useful and worthwhile for a large number of people. In this case, the degree of your influence will automatically increase. People will be interested in making your plans come true, because. they will think that they will get some benefit from it. Remember, in the movie "Day Watch" the plane turned around from the strength of the people who had to get into this city.
3. Make sure that you are remembered and easily recognized: grow a mustache, beard, put on a cap, etc. It is important that you do not blend in with the crowd.
4. Defeat death or survive in extreme situations. You need to find an incident in your biography that would distinguish you from others: a car accident, a dangerous descent in the mountains, etc. People around you will think that you have the right to lead because you "defeated death."
5. Come from the side - the effect of "Budulay". Have you ever noticed that the experience (even a small one) of a foreign specialist is valued higher? Maybe you came from another country or, conversely, from the Russian hinterland? In other words, there must be some zest in the history of your origin. Dig into the pedigree - you will definitely find something.
6. Appear suddenly. The sudden appearance in the office, for example, of a new CEO, will not leave anyone indifferent.
7. Experience insight. Everyone had moments when they had to act quickly and boldly, and the decision came by itself, like an insight in the middle of the office bustle. The memory of such a situation will give you strength.
8. To be in good shape, in a state of struggle. No one will follow a weak person. Go in for sports, cheer for some football team. A person of power needs to sublimate aggression, and sport is a socially approved form of aggression.
9. Come up with a ritual. The most obvious rituals are associated with the use of various items with corporate symbols (flag, tambourine, honor roll), but we suggest going further and coming up with something of your own, for example, a meeting on Mondays, etc.
Now let's pay attention to special techniques that will help lead the team to the goal. How to form a single group of people who differ from each other and interest them in achieving the best results?

As much as all people are different, so they can be similar. The leader must be able to determine the values of everyone. If you are careful, then behind all the complaints and joys you can see those basic values of each team member that will help lay the common foundation of the group from individual bricks.
In other words, in order to lead people along, in fact, you need very little. Let's systematize the techniques that can be used to motivate people to achieve results.
1. In order to navigate the terrain, you need a map and a preliminary study of the territory. A correctly formulated goal should be marked on the map. In order to deliver it, the leader must have strategic thinking.
2. The leader must be clear about where the group is at a given time. There is a big difference at what speed to start when you need to go 5 km or 100 km.
3. The leader must be able to estimate the costs - not always a direct path uphill is shorter: "A smart one will not go uphill, a smart one will bypass the mountain." Unless, of course, you plan to throw half a team off this mountain.
4. The leader must be able to inspire the team, in time to remind the members of the group of their potential. Remember the experience of your victories: how you forded a river or how you beat your competitors and won the same tender. The memory of past successes is the key to present victories, and the leader is the bridge guide from the past to the present.
5. Recall the stories of other corporate teams, of which the leader must always have a great many (storytelling method). True leaders are great storytellers, and creating the right stories is a tool to influence the team.
6. Tell the group members who have already realized a similar goal, who conquered Everest, became the owner of 40% of the market.
7. Find an ally in the group who sincerely believes in you and supports you. There are always such people. After all, people are drawn to the leader like little sunflowers to the sun.
8. Say that spending the night in the forest, in your version, is impossible, because. hungry wolves roam around. Burn bridges to retreat. Swear on the charter of the company that you will open five branches in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Discard safety nets, fallback options.
9. Set a global goal, in relation to which today's one is just a stepping stone to the conquest of the Big Corporate Peak. The principle of strategic management: from a successful future to the present.
10. Finally quote Mao Zedong: "To swim, you have to swim." The road will be mastered by the walking one, you just need to take a step, then the second, and so gradually move towards the goal. You can be afraid and do something, or you can be afraid and do nothing. The leader must support the team in its quest to act.
Thus, we examined the main components of a leader's success: the skill of situational leadership, the ability to choose the right position, the ability to discover the power of a motivating leader in oneself, to look into oneself. And most importantly, the leader must be able to inspire the group, choose the right words and actions.

The article deals with the questions: Who is he, a motivating leader? How to become a motivating leader? How to motivate a group of different people and lead them as a team to achieve the best results? How do you motivate yourself to build (and build) a great team on time?

What is a motivating leader? When trying to classify leaders, we suddenly realize that a true leader defies classification. It is impossible to classify it and it is always different in different situations. It happens that now he does not show leadership traits at all, and suddenly, five minutes later, the situation changes, a Japanese delegation suddenly arrives, a solar eclipse sets in, and now he is already on horseback. And everyone understands that here he is, the leader. He knows what to do. He sees more, it is he who motivates people to follow him. And they go. That is, a real leader, he is effective in the situation here and now.

In order to better imagine the actions of a situational motivating leader, let's recall a fragment of the film "Chapaev". This is really a classic of situational leadership and management.

So, the scene where Chapaev explains to Furmanov where the commander should be in different situations. For clarity, Chapaev uses potatoes laid out on the table, which symbolizes the red army.

Chapaev leads the following dialogue:

“For example, a detachment is marching in marching order, where should the commander be? Ahead on a dashing horse!

The enemy showed up, opened gunfire, where should the commander be? Again, in front, because they won’t fire guns at one person.

The enemy opened gunfire, where should the commander be?

Here! (rearranges the potato, symbolizing the commander on the rear flank) You need to think about where it is easier for them to slam you.

Otherwise, without a commander and soldiers cover! ( author's comment: without a leader, the group is lost and does not move towards the goal)

The enemy went on the attack, where should the commander be?

Furmanov replies: "To be ahead!"

Chapaev: “No, the commander must go to the rear of his detachment, and from some elevated place observe the whole picture of the battle, otherwise the detachment can be bypassed from the flank! (author's comment: the leader must have an overview, strategic planning)

Now! By decisive actions of the detachment and its commander, the enemy was driven back and put to flight. Where should the commander be?

Again, the commander must be ahead, on a dashing horse and be the first to break into the city! That is, by personal example to motivate the group, as well as create PR for yourself in the team

Motivating shepherd

So where should a commander be in a constantly changing business? How should he behave? Who is a motivating leader anyway? Can a leader be unmotivating? If a person is a leader, then he is always motivating. That is, he has no other tools than his own personality. After all, he influences people with his behavior, prompting him to fulfill his ideas. We do not now take into account money or other measures, such as threats or blackmail. How to make them follow you, listen to you?

As when in prehistoric tribes our forefather, the then leader, hung with a bunch of bananas, sent a thirsty tribe of relatives to a watering place. Therefore, I propose to turn to the nature of this phenomenon, and therefore we will be transferred to nature, namely to the mountains. There, where shepherds always grazed sheep. Let's turn to one story about two Shepherds who lived in the High Mountains. I heard this story from the lips of Radislav Gandapas. And with pleasure, the reader, I will share with you.

A long time ago, two shepherds lived in the high mountains. At dawn, they woke up, washed themselves with cold water in a sparkling mountain river and went to graze a flock of sheep. The first shepherd always went ahead. He was visible to everyone and everyone said about him: “It’s immediately obvious, he’s doing his job, leading the herd to juicy grass.” The herd of the second shepherd moved by itself. But it was clear that the herd does not walk by itself. And only behind the flock was always the second shepherd, waving a twig. In conditions of fierce competition, shepherds walked their flocks so that the sheep had good wool. The resources were the same, here and there, lawns of sun-bleached grass. Although sometimes came across and areas posochnee. But always on the other side, as they say, the grass is greener. Nevertheless, let us return to our rams, that is, a herd of sheep.

Which herd do you think had the best quality wool? The herd of the First or the Second came to the finish line as a winner?

I will not bore you, I will only say that it was definitely the Second Shepherd. And why, let's look at the pros and cons of the two strategies, the two types of leaders. So where should the commander be? That is, a shepherd? So, for the brightness of the created image, I will describe in the same categories.

So situation #1. "Shepherd ahead." Rice. one. I just want to continue with a quote from the movie "Chapaev".

“Petya, where should the commander be?

"Ahead, on a dashing horse!"

Fig.1. "Shepherd ahead"

pros of this leadership style are obvious:

Shepherd is always a leader in position. A priori. Like Chapaev, on a dashing horse, with a flag in his hands or a corporate sales plan with six zeros.
Everyone sees him. Everyone knows him. It's just hard not to notice.
He points the right way, to where the grass is greener.
He has authority. After all, others do not know where the grass is greener. The review is not the same.
The shepherd can always change direction.
He chooses the pace based on his strength.
He's safe. They cover him from the back.
He can run away if the situation is critical.

What are minuses, such a tempting position? And they are:

He has no control over the situation. After all, he looks ahead, not knowing what they are whispering about on the rear flanks. Maybe they are looking for where the grass is greener.
The shepherd can turn around - but the flocks ... no
Otara may fall behind
The flock can run away... to another shepherd, to another herd. It just went by and they hit the pace.
If the flock is swift-footed, then it can step on its heels
Or someone particularly nimble can butt from behind
The shepherd can get tired, because he paves the way

So, situation number 2. "The shepherd behind the flock"

Fig.2. "Shepherd behind the flock"

Consider pros Shepherd behind or « commander in the rear of his detachment "

Everything's under control
The flock has the illusion that it chooses the grass. It's partly true
The flock is busy not only eating, but also choosing grass. Separation of responsibility
Chaban is safe. The blow of the wolves will be taken by the flock
No one butts him from behind
Can appreciate especially swift-footed and see who is tired
Therefore, it can more accurately set the pace of movement
Makes stops along the way from time to time. Let the young ones run, and those who are older will have a rest. So he levels the herd. That is why sheep have excellent wool. If sheep get tired or run short, their wool deteriorates. ( it is a fact, like all of the above)
Shepherd delegates to lead the herd to the most active
At this time, he himself is resting and making plans for what kind of juicy clearing he would still wrap.

Of course, this strategy has minuses:

Shepherd does not always see what lies ahead
May not control direction
"Bare back"
He's not famous. He has no status. The sheep do not know that he is the leader. Or find out later

And of course the result is quality. This is victory. Let's go back to Chapaev. If we remember, it was the second strategy that provided world fame.

So, an effective leader, he is like Chapaev, behind, and only at the right moment breaks ahead. How to become such a motivating, charismatic leader? It would seem that it would be easier to choose the right position in the herd - forward, to graze! But as the heroes of David Lynch's film "Twin Peaks" liked to repeat the ominous phrase, "things are not as simple as they seem ..." And by the way, judging by the pop-up mystical quotes, the topic of leadership is a lot of mysterious and unknown. As they often say "Leader from birth"

Where is the trap here? Many latent leaders who wait, can not wait for their finest hour, lie in wait for two cliffs on the way to the heights of leadership glory.

The first is status. If you are appointed director of the honey cakes division, your status will undoubtedly rise. People listen to you, instructions are followed faster. It even seems to you that they sincerely support all ideas. But recently you were just a senior in Tula gingerbread. How fleeting and unpredictable life is. Your downgrade or transfer can also be fleeting. When shoulder straps are removed, a person's life is ruined. Remember how many officials - generals are ready to put a bullet in their temples, just because they were deprived of their positions in one day, "removed their shoulder straps." So reliance on status is a mirage. In the history of corporations, stories about "friends" are very common. When you were on horseback like Chapaev, Petka and Anka were with you. And you were sure that your - that team will leave with you. But in fact, as soon as Petka saw the order to demote you (“well, it just didn’t work out”), he took out a chamomile from his buttonhole, handed it to Anka, and now they are already applauding your furious competitor. But just recently, you so mentally knocked down balls in a bowling alley, and swore to die in the eternal battle for your native gingerbread factory.

Another break is leadership built only on competence. You are in the gingerbread business "ate the dog." You are a great professional, you are a MASTER. CAM comes to you for a cup of tea for advice ... Until then, you made a financial mistake of three million dollars.

Your authority falls, and dissolves like a hedgehog in the fog, from the cartoon of the same name. "Horse" - you quietly call. And in response ... you know what. They don't like losers. Mistakes are not forgiven. Who is forgiven for mistakes? Who do they love? The answer is simple: a charismatic leader. In this case, the criticality of perception falls, and mistakes seem like a great plan, part of a cunning plan in the fight against competitors, incomprehensible to us mere mortals. And how can they become? After analyzing the materials on the charismatic leader, nine steps of formation can be distinguished. This, of course, is not a ready-made recipe, but if you are meticulous and strive for leadership, they may soon say about you “that’s another gingerbread, Tula!”

So, in order to have the influence of a motivating leader, you need to discover (create) several parameters in yourself:

1. Become a superhuman! It's not about dressing up in the Batman costume you bought at the Surprise Store. It's about what you need to create a charismatic myth. One quality that sets you apart from others. It can be optional:

you know how to ride a horse
The ability to tell 532 funny anecdotes and (everything in the subject!)
You won a million in "Sportloto"
At the age of 12, you acted in films, however, in the crowd of the October star
You open bottles with your eyes
You sign contracts with your left hand (even though you're right-handed by birth)

2. Have a mission, fulfill your destiny. Have a high intention - to do something useful and worthwhile for a large number of people. Then your influence will automatically increase. People will be interested in making your plans come true. After all, they directly benefit from this. Remember how in the movie, "Day Watch", the plane turned around from the force of the people who had to get into this city.

3. Get a memorable appearance. Or a detail, a "stigma". Napoleon was not born in a bandage. Grow a mustache, a beard, put on a cap, cut your hair bald, grow a ponytail. Anything but blend in with the crowd.

4. "Conquer death." Survive in extreme situations. Basically, stay alive. Maybe you were electrocuted, in the years of student youth, you rolled over on a kayak, but managed to pump up a life jacket a second before. Thanks to what remained alive. By the way, this is exactly what happened to me in a water trip in the Northern Urals. You need to find in your biography something that would give you strength, step over the line. It's like flying over an abyss on a bungee. You have the right to lead because you "defeated death."

5. Come from the side. "Budulay" effect. Have you noticed how often rising domestic stars imitate foreign ones? Take on imported names. Michael, Sabrina, Elektra. This principle also operates on a log only show - business. And business in all its diversity. For example, a foreign specialist will always be perceived as more authoritative, even if he is average in his profession in Italy. When V. Vysotsky married Marina Vladi, his status rose.

Perhaps you have an extraordinary appearance, like Elena Hanga. Or maybe you came from overseas, descended from the mountains (or maybe you are the same shepherd?). In other words, you must have some kind of zest. Finally dig into the pedigree - be sure to find something!

6. Appear suddenly. Like Putin on New Year's Eve, with Olivier salad and chimes. Walk into a new office, casually open the door, fill the room with BOSS fragrance and say "Hello, I'm your new CEO!".

7. Experience insight. Here is such a simple and unpretentious fad. In other words, everyone had moments when they had to act quickly and boldly, and the decision came by itself, like an inspiration, like a voice from heaven, in the middle of the office bustle. Just as Jesus in the wilderness had a vision. You've had those moments too. Remember. This will give you strength.

8. Be in good shape. Be able to fight. No one will ever reach for the scumbag. They follow the strong, the man of power. Go in for sports. Cheer for Spartak. A man of power needs to sublimate aggression. In general, sport is a socially approved form of aggression.

9. Come up with a ritual. If you are a leader. The most obvious rituals are the manipulation of various items with corporate symbols (flag, tambourine, honors board). But I suggest you go ahead and come up with something of your own. A meeting on Mondays can also be a ritual. Or something else. Dare!

So, we have sorted out how to become a motivating leader in yourself. Let's now turn our attention to special techniques that allow you to bring the group to the goal. How to motivate a group of different people and lead them as a team to achieve the best results?

The first news is sad - we are all different from each other. It is a fact. The second piece of good news is that as much as we are all different, we are all so similar. It's just that your group doesn't know it yet. Aerobatics - to scan the third eye of the leader of the value of the people in the group. And then proclaim these values, write on the flag, hoist it and yourself on a horse and go. The whole truth is that we cannot read minds, but we can distinguish what is important to a person by the words that he says. If we are attentive, then behind all the complaints and joys we will see those basic values of each person in the team in order to build the common foundation of the group from these bricks. The leader is attentive, he notices the details and weaves from them, as if from threads, a pattern of communications.

In other words, in order to lead people behind you, in fact, you need very little. Once I was engaged in sports tourism, I took children and adults across the vast expanses of our country. You can imagine: January, forest, mountains, dusk. Halt, the group relaxed and it already seems to them that they will never reach a warm hut. It’s scary to say, to me myself, at some point it already began to seem so. But I knew the purpose. And I had to lift a group of children from the snow, warm the frozen ones, put them on skis, and tell them something so that they would be inspired towards the goal. You can’t hesitate - spending the night in the forest is for the “Extreme” from the MTV program.

In general, everything is like in business. Let's systematize the techniques that can be used to motivate people and achieve results.

1. In order to navigate the area, you need a map and a preliminary analysis - the area or the market. The map should have a goal correctly formulated in terms of SMART parameters. In order to set such a goal, the leader must have strategic thinking.

2. The leader must be clear about where the group is at a given time. There is a big difference at what speed to start if you need to go 5 km or 100 km.

3. The leader must be able to estimate the costs - not always a direct path uphill is shorter. This confirms the folklore of the MBA: "The smart one will not go uphill, the smart one will bypass the mountain." Unless, of course, you plan to fold, fire half the team.

4. Open the resource state for the group. Remember the experience of your victories. How did you ford the river, or how did you beat your competitors and won the same tender. The memory of past successes is the key to present victories. And the leader is like a guide on this bridge from the past to the present.

5. Remember the stories of other teams - corporations. The leader should always have inexhaustible methods of Story telling in stock. True leaders are great storytellers. Creating the right stories is a tool to influence the team. When you talk about the mixed times that CHERRY Corporation or Kredtoffbank had, it becomes clear that these are all temporary difficulties.

6. Tell the group members who have already achieved a similar goal. Who conquered Everest, who achieved 40% market share.

7. Find an ally in the group who believes in you and supports you. There are always such people, you just need to see, see. After all, people are like little sunflowers, reaching out to you, they see the sun in you.

8. Say that spending the night in the forest, in your version, in view of the hungry wolves is impossible. Burn bridges to retreat. You will swear on the charter of the company that you will open 5 branches in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Discard safety nets, fallback options.

9. Set a global goal, in which today's goal is just a step to conquer the Big Corporate Top. The principle of strategic management: from a successful future to the present.

10. Finally, quote Mao Zedong, who said: "To swim, you have to swim." The road will be mastered by the walking one, just take a step. Then the second and so you will gradually move towards the goal. You can be afraid and do something, or you can be afraid and do nothing. Support the team in its quest to take action.

So, here we can say on our fingers - in the pictures we told you what makes up the success of a leader, and how to become one. The first is to have the skill of situational leadership, and to choose the right position. As Chapaev said, “Where should the commander be?” The second is to discover the power of a motivating leader in yourself, look into yourself and water the seeds of charisma that are so reaching out. And the last thing is to be able to inspire the group, to choose the right words, the right actions. In the end, like Chapaev, be ahead, on a dashing horse and be the first to break into the city!

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“I told Vaska: study, fool, otherwise they will laugh at you! So you didn’t listen!”- another legendary hero of the Civil War spoke about these jokes Semyon Budyonny . Himself Vasily Chapaev by that time, more than half a century had not been alive. However, what he happened to live could not happen. He was born at seven months old.

“Vasily Ivanovich, can you command an army? - I can, Petka. - What about the front? - And I can front. - And on a global scale? “No, Petka, I don’t know languages”… This anecdote from the notorious series about Vasily Ivanovich and Petka is the best illustration of who Chapaev was. Even enemies recognized in him the unique talent of a military nugget. Despite the fact that he did not graduate from any academies. And in the one where in November 1918 he was assigned to study, Chapaev did not stay long. He ran away in the winter of 1919 to the front - he saw his place there. By the summer, he led the 25th Infantry Division, which quickly became famous, as part of which he carried out brilliant operations against Admiral Kolchak. On June 9, 1919, the Chapaevs occupied Ufa, a month later - the city of Uralsk. Chapaev during the capture of Ufa was wounded in the head by a burst from a machine gun.

Until now, historians cannot decide what was the role of Chapaev in history. Was he really an iconic figure of the Civil War, or was his significance, so to speak, "inflated" and mythologized by literature and cinema. The answer still seems to be there. And this is the answer "from the future." If Chapaev had been an ordinary person, it is unlikely that so many famous people would have come out of his, as they say now, team.

The head of one of the divisions of the Chapaev division was Sidor Kovpak . During the Great Patriotic War, the name of this partisan unit commander terrified the Nazis. Chapaev began his military career as a platoon commander of an infantry company, the future Major General Ivan Panfilov , whose division's resilience helped defend Moscow in 1941. A fighter of the Chapaev division was and writer Yaroslav Gashek - Author of The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schweik.

Worthy of the honor of the father and sons of Chapaev. Senior, Alexander, fought during the Great Patriotic War near Moscow, near Rzhev, near Voronezh. And in 1943, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, he participated in the famous battle of Prokhorovka. He completed his military service with the rank of Major General, Deputy Chief of Artillery of the Moscow Military District. Younger son, Arkady Chapaev , became a test pilot, worked with Valery Chkalov himself. At the age of 25, in 1939, he died while testing a new fighter.

All these people are Chapaevs. This is a continuation of what Vasily Ivanovich began and managed to do in such a short, but cinematically vibrant life.

« Where should the commander be? Ahead on a dashing horse" , - says Chapaev in the famous film by the Vasiliev brothers. He will forever remain so in the memory of the people - ahead and on a dashing horse .