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Join Rob in another inspirational episode of Leader Manager Coach as he shares the works of Sebastian Junger and discusses how you can apply his teachings to your leadership style. Rob discusses how Junger discovered that people thrive when under hardship, how in ancient societies, leadership was simply a responsibility and why leadership should not only be a passageway to great riches. KEY TAKEAWAYS How do you become a man in a world that requires no courage? It seems that modern society is on a journey to make life easier and to ensure life is more comfortable, less stressful and less dangerous. However, people are massively unhappy and there are enormous amounts of mental health issues. Hardship is a blessing, people thrive on hardship. The modern quest of society is trying to perfect the art of making people unnecessary so that they do not have to fight for their survival. However, it was hardships that created the successful societies that Jugner refers to in his book. The leaders in ancient societies all had the same amount of goods, food and the same benefits as everyone else. Being a leader was a responsibility and the rewards of being a leader were being of service to their communities. These days, leadership is more often than not rewarded for great benefits, if there is anything that eats away at society it is when they see the unfairness. People have this sense of justice within them, it is a human thing. We all know what is just. We all know what feels right. If somebody is taking more than they deserve, it makes people sick inside and fragments society. The vision has to be there that if you are going to create something with longevity and with a culture that lasts, you have to get everybody on board. The whole group of the club has to be welcomed and has to understand what their contribution means. Only then, will you get people having a cause. Have leadership as a responsibility and a service, not as a passageway to great riches and to be in a better social position. Let’s reward the pro-social behaviours that promote the group. Let's be brutal with our consequences for the betrayal of those who are trying to destroy the culture of the club. BEST MOMENTS “Why is there no belonging anymore?” “We have decreased the role of community and we have replaced it with an elevated authority.” “People have this sense of justice within them, it is a human thing. We all know what is just. We all know what feels right.” “Often these things start with ourselves.” “Let’s be brutal with our consequences for betrayal.” ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sebastian Junger is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of ‘War, The Perfect Storm’, ‘Fire’ and ‘A Death In Belmont’.Sebastian and Tim Hetherington directed the film ‘Restrepeo’ which was nominated for an Academy Award. The film went on to win the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Sebastian is a contributing editor of Vanity Fair and has been awarded a National Magazine Award along with a SAIS Novartis Prize for journalism. Junger currently lives in New York City. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Ryles is a UEFA licensed coach with a League Managers Association qualification and a science and medicine background. He has worked in the football industry in Europe, the USA, and Africa; at International, Premiership, League, Non-League and grassroots levels with both World Cup and European Championship experience. Rob Ryles prides himself on having a forward-thinking and progressive approach to the game built through his own experience as well as lessons learned from several highly successful managers and coaches. The Leader Manager Coach Podcast is where we take a deep dive examining knowledge, philosophies, wisdom and insight to help you lead, manage and coach in football, sport and life. CONTACT METHOD https://www.robryles.co.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMPYDVzZVnA https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertryles/?originalSubdomain=uk Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/robryles See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.