📚: The Last Viking, Stephen Bown: Quotes: Seeing strengths and weaknesses of others
Most of his men were better than Amundsen at something, particularly skiing, dog running and dog tending. But he didn’t mind. The prime skill he had was his ability to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of others. This was furthered by an instinctive understanding of how to motivate people and keep the content and optimistic, an innate appreciation of their psychology and interpersonal relations, and the knowledge of how to keep things running smoothly and reduce grumbling and discontent.