Solder Don't Cry: Utilize Pressure to Build a High-Performance Healthy Team

Author: Keli
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: A bestseller in the United States, the U.S. Army's stress relief training, widely used by world-renowned enterprises, jointly recommended by editors of dozens of well-known domestic and international media, entrepreneurs, and trainers! In today's era, it is an era of intense competition. Every individual, every enterprise, and every group faces immense competitive pressure. To win in competition and ensure that your thinking and abilities perform normally or even exceptionally under harsh conditions, you must possess strong psychological resilience to handle stress. This resilience is particularly evident in the military, as soldiers face life-or-death pressure. If you want to remain calm under intense pressure—not by crying but by smiling—then you should read this book carefully. —Hong Bing, Professor, Senior Colonel, and Strategic Expert at the Military Academy of Science
The gap between stress and motivation may be just a few micrometers, but transformation is not easy. In today's era, you need the ability to turn sorrow into strength. No one can crush you except yourself, but some people and books can help you better understand yourself. —Guo Xin, General Manager of Gallup Consulting Co., Ltd.
Stress can deform a person, while motivation drives progress. Outstanding leadership can transform stress into team dynamics. The Great Soldier Doesn’t Cry is a great work that teaches us how to become true leaders in adversity. —Wu Yuzhang, President and CEO of Volvo Trucks Greater China
Stress plays a peculiar role in our lives. In fact, many people succeed and advance under pressure, as passive learning and breakthroughs restrain our human laziness. However, excessive stress can also drive us to collapse or become distorted. Therefore, it is crucial to have a mechanism that balances the positive and negative effects of stress—it can help us transcend ourselves while fulfilling our potential. In stress management, The Great Soldier Doesn’t Cry is a practical and insightful guide that offers both inspiration and tools for managers and those under pressure. —Yuan Yue, Chairman of Horizon Research Group
Whether on the battlefield or in the marketplace, excessive stress can make us lose ourselves. Yet in fierce competition, stress is everywhere—how can we survive? The Great Soldier Doesn’t Cry is worth savoring! —Jiang Ruyang, President of Beijing Xinwen Management Consulting Co., Ltd.
This book will provide practical and effective help to managers at all levels, ordinary employees, and researchers and training personnel interested in stress management within enterprises. It is certain to bring positive changes to many companies and people's lives. Let’s start with this book to learn how to control stress! —Zhang Xichao, Chief Consultant of Beijing EPI Consulting Group
Under stress, it’s easy to lose your composure, and (concentrating on wisdom) is difficult. Even just maintaining your usual level of performance in a tight spot is commendable. Perhaps The Great Soldier Doesn’t Cry can help you think about how to achieve a higher level of "stress resilience." —Liu Zhouwei, Editor-in-Chief of 21st Century Business Herald
When sustained stress pushes marketers to their limits, and repeated success and failure have chilled their passion for their careers—new battles loom. Whether self-motivated or externally motivated, The Great Soldier Doesn’t Cry is timely for marketers facing a crossroads. —Li Yingsheng, President and Editor-in-Chief of Sales & Marketing
Every manager cannot escape the torment of stress, but successful people are masters of professional stress management. Learning management from the military is already a consensus in the business world. The Great Soldier Doesn’t Cry doesn’t deceitfully discuss stress relief but reveals the essence of stress management—control and balance. —Huang Xiang, Editor-in-Chief of Fortune Chinese Edition
If you must carry two heavy boxes, the easiest way is to find a pole. The weight of the boxes doesn’t decrease, but the pole changes how you carry the load. The Great Soldier Doesn’t Cry is like that pole. —Wang Lipeng, Editor-in-Chief of Business School
The negative effects of stress are being amplified by the media, but the market won’t reduce pressure on companies, the board won’t reduce pressure on CEOs, and CEOs won’t reduce pressure on middle management or employees. Therefore, stress management cannot be naively understood as "relief." It is actually a subtle management skill—not only must employees endure ever-increasing pressure greater than their competitors but also transform it into internal motivation—just as this book teaches. —Sun Honggang, Executive Editor of Human Capital
Forget the vulgar analogy of "business is war." Business leaders merely demand their subordinates earn more money and be more frugal, while military training demands your life. Don’t expect direct guidance for your business from this book. However, since the author paints a scene far more terrifying than doing business, reading this book can indeed alleviate stress—you should feel grateful for your current situation. —Xu Zhixuan, Editor-in-Chief of Economic Observer
On the battlefield, excessive stress manifests as combat fatigue, while in business, it manifests as absenteeism, rising medical costs, decreased productivity, poor collaboration, and declining performance. Employees face various pressures daily—harsh corporate goals, demanding management, departmental meetings, production failures, customer demands, constant changes, and heavy workloads. Business leaders face challenges similar to those on the battlefield. Like military commanders, business leaders need their teams to be ready to deploy at a moment’s notice and fight effectively to ensure victory. They cannot afford to lose personnel due to stress. Military leaders control stress, prevent combat fatigue, and lead their soldiers to victory. Similarly, business leaders can use stress control to boost company profits, maximize performance improvements, and help employees enhance their physical and mental well-being while eliminating the destructive consequences of negative stress.
U.S. Army commanders learned how to keep soldiers fighting under extreme pressure. Excellent business leaders can actively apply the same leadership, communication, and training strategies to transform excessive stimuli and energy into positive outcomes. Leaders have a responsibility to control stress. This book reveals the time-tested strategies of the U.S. Army in these areas, including excerpts from its unique action guidelines used to train leaders to manage stress and win battles. It not only contains authoritative theories on war and practical solutions designed for combat but also numerous historical and corporate case studies to show you how to apply these strategies in business. You will also see the following:
★ Techniques used by the U.S. Army to control the top ten sources of stress at work
★ Education, training, and post-action reviews (AAR) to reduce stress
★ Team cohesion and morale help control stress
★ The importance of teams and the ten major obstacles to team success
★ Ten methods for leaders to control stress sources
★ Using the U.S. Army’s nine war principles and five-step combat orders to control work processes and stress
★ The value of discipline, training, and resilience, using surprise tactics to control stress
★ Using the six elements of the "surprise" tactic to control stress and gain a competitive edge
★ The five key elements of winning in battle and how to apply them to achieve success in your career
★ Controlling your own stress and implementing effective leadership.