By the Editor – We often talk about overdrawing the personal metaphoric bank account when it comes to individual capacities but do we, in any leadership role, really consider the limits in others in crafting courses of action? Even in peacetime I have observed commanders pushing people, in extreme or dangerous conditions, in pursuit of plaudits from higher authority that only results in self-defeating overload. In the third of the series of articles on Courage, the author considers such limits to courage. The bank balance of courage – courage is a limited resource In the 16th century, Niccolo…
