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While this is very heartfelt and well-written, the glaring issue is whether leadership is something that just falls into your lap, or something that you normally have to earn. Sometimes, it will mean performing better than everyone else on your team (if they're the type to follow the "alphas"). Sometimes, it will mean making people feel good about themselves. Sometimes, it will have to be you giving up a position or status, and just doing your best in the shadows.
Leadership is service, it's servant-hood to the those being led. It's not about power over others, or control, but about sharing and learning and growing together, and being the catalyst for that even at the cost of your own "self-respect."
Maybe the team is just full of too many "egos." But hey that's what people say about DK, Na'Vi, etc. and they're still able to function really well. At the end of the day, you have to be able to share yourself, share your vision, and do your best to make the others do the same. There is no manual for leadership. It's built gradually on a case-to-case basis.
EDIT: Forgot the most important part I'd like to share.
Fluff, just take responsibility. And show that you deserve that responsibility. You don't have to go off on teammates, or be a dictator, to get things done. Prove yourself, and earn that captaincy. But in all of it, you have to show that you have all their best interests at heart. You don't have to be best friends with them, as this is a professional team, but you have to be able to communicate that adage: "I've got your back, and I'll leave you to take care of mine."
I have to agree. I cant say that I dont think your leadership is the better one because I think it is. However, your blog seems very whiney and kid-like "I'm a leader that demands respect". I dont really know the specifics of the teams relationships but from watching past videos I say that your teamates respect you and know your capabilities as a leader. So my perception is that most of all of this falls on you. Sorry, I'm just giving you my honest opinion.
That being said, I hope that you can overcome and triumph over this issue. I believe in you, your leadership, and in the team that you lead. I really am a big fan of your leadership.
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On March 12 2014 15:03 Caladbolg wrote:
While this is very heartfelt and well-written, the glaring issue is whether leadership is something that just falls into your lap, or something that you normally have to earn. Sometimes, it will mean performing better than everyone else on your team (if they're the type to follow the "alphas"). Sometimes, it will mean making people feel good about themselves. Sometimes, it will have to be you giving up a position or status, and just doing your best in the shadows.
Leadership is service, it's servant-hood to the those being led. It's not about power over others, or control, but about sharing and learning and growing together, and being the catalyst for that even at the cost of your own "self-respect."
Maybe the team is just full of too many "egos." But hey that's what people say about DK, Na'Vi, etc. and they're still able to function really well. At the end of the day, you have to be able to share yourself, share your vision, and do your best to make the others do the same. There is no manual for leadership. It's built gradually on a case-to-case basis.
EDIT: Forgot the most important part I'd like to share.
Fluff, just take responsibility. And show that you deserve that responsibility. You don't have to go off on teammates, or be a dictator, to get things done. Prove yourself, and earn that captaincy. But in all of it, you have to show that you have all their best interests at heart. You don't have to be best friends with them, as this is a professional team, but you have to be able to communicate that adage: "I've got your back, and I'll leave you to take care of mine."
I'd like to note that there are a great many manuals on leadership. Given its importance in military matters it has been studied and discussed quite thoroughly, and several methods have been developed. I'm not that familiar with them myself, but the literature for them is out there.
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One of the most embarrassingly unprofessional things I've seen, the real leadership here will probably come from TL management when they sack him.
Publicly criticising your teammates but still claiming to be leadership material?
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it's too bad they can't have a separate coach slot for someone to just do the drafting and picks and planning and such.
I know i'd love to focus on that part, as strategy is my forte; game sense decent, and my mechanics are poor.
I volunteer to help if they want me 
Also they really need to look up some of the manuals on how to handle stuff like this, effective after action reviews, and such. It sounds like a serious lack of team communication.
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2 wins, 2 good drafts
So sweet
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On March 16 2014 08:41 govie wrote:2 wins, 2 good drafts So sweet
It's a good start, looking forward to seeing more!
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On March 12 2014 23:20 pcLume wrote:
I can't imagine any organization would keep a person with your mindset on the roster, and it's even more unimaginable that you expect teammates to follow you after posting some of the shit you've posted here.
Negativity and apprehension will kill every hope and dream you have ever had and unfortunately every word you wrote here sounds like you have been negative and hesitant from day 1.
Winners don't go into tournaments hoping to learn and grow. They don't "expect to fail" or "want to fail" when shit goes south.
If you don't want to be labeled as emo I suggest you go back and read what you've posted here and give us a reason to think otherwise. This post is absolutely ridiculous and it honestly sounds like the problem right from the beginning has been you.
Man enough to admit when I'm wrong. Good games, and good drafts against Cloud 9. Keep it up guys, lets see how far you can take this.
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To be honest after TI3 i was pretty sure that there is a problem, and the biggest part of it was Fluff.
I was called hater back then, and all most of the comments before games were "Go TL" and "Liquid Fighting", and "Bad Luck" after the games.
I am really happy that finally something is happening, and now when he is putting his head on the line, i think that FLUFF deserves the chance to try and make this team work.
After all he was drafting last February when Liquid Dota was stomping the western scene. He brought some really cool strats in to the meta, and showed the world that Visage is legit hero, because noone was picking him back then.
I am kind of scared that this might be too late, because if it fails it is going to be a lost year for the team, but i really, really hope that it can work. Remember - the fans don't want 100% wins, to believe in the team once again. All we want is solid stable draft with good execution and please TALK to eachother a lot in game, the games last month made me really doubt that.
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On March 16 2014 10:56 pcLume wrote:Show nested quote +On March 12 2014 23:20 pcLume wrote:
I can't imagine any organization would keep a person with your mindset on the roster, and it's even more unimaginable that you expect teammates to follow you after posting some of the shit you've posted here.
Negativity and apprehension will kill every hope and dream you have ever had and unfortunately every word you wrote here sounds like you have been negative and hesitant from day 1.
Winners don't go into tournaments hoping to learn and grow. They don't "expect to fail" or "want to fail" when shit goes south.
If you don't want to be labeled as emo I suggest you go back and read what you've posted here and give us a reason to think otherwise. This post is absolutely ridiculous and it honestly sounds like the problem right from the beginning has been you. Man enough to admit when I'm wrong. Good games, and good drafts against Cloud 9. Keep it up guys, lets see how far you can take this.
I don't think you were wrong at all.. Three facts we've learned about FLUFF:
1) He is a really, really good drafter and captain. Liquid has looked capable of beating Navi and Alliance with him at the helm in early 2013 (even did beat them at times). Even with Korok and ixmike, they were a top 5 in the world team in early 2013. And we know skill-wise, Qovjqa and wayto are superior than them.
2) FLUFF has major psychological/emotional issues that hinder him from being a good leader, most of it is all in his head.
3) Because said issues from FLUFF, and poor communication overall by the team, there is no surprise why they are doing so poorly lately when someone other than FLUFF has the responsibility. It's basically FLUFF's way or they fail because FLUFF won't buy in to anyone else drafting/captaining, yet he didn;t have the balls to take the helm himself and be a true leader
- Maybe this will be the awakening we have been waiting for, and maybe Liquid will start performing up to the "Liquid" standard (BW/SC2) but at the same token, the whole way this came about, public meltdown and all, is not the Nazgul way. I'm surprised they didn't fire FLUFF on the spot, but I'm not surprised we haven't heard any comments by anyone from the organization since.
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On March 17 2014 10:23 SnowfaLL wrote:Show nested quote +On March 16 2014 10:56 pcLume wrote:On March 12 2014 23:20 pcLume wrote:
I can't imagine any organization would keep a person with your mindset on the roster, and it's even more unimaginable that you expect teammates to follow you after posting some of the shit you've posted here.
Negativity and apprehension will kill every hope and dream you have ever had and unfortunately every word you wrote here sounds like you have been negative and hesitant from day 1.
Winners don't go into tournaments hoping to learn and grow. They don't "expect to fail" or "want to fail" when shit goes south.
If you don't want to be labeled as emo I suggest you go back and read what you've posted here and give us a reason to think otherwise. This post is absolutely ridiculous and it honestly sounds like the problem right from the beginning has been you. Man enough to admit when I'm wrong. Good games, and good drafts against Cloud 9. Keep it up guys, lets see how far you can take this. I don't think you were wrong at all.. Three facts we've learned about FLUFF: 1) He is a really, really good drafter and captain. Liquid has looked capable of beating Navi and Alliance with him at the helm in early 2013 (even did beat them at times). Even with Korok and ixmike, they were a top 5 in the world team in early 2013. And we know skill-wise, Qovjqa and wayto are superior than them. 2) FLUFF has major psychological/emotional issues that hinder him from being a good leader, most of it is all in his head. 3) Because said issues from FLUFF, and poor communication overall by the team, there is no surprise why they are doing so poorly lately when someone other than FLUFF has the responsibility. It's basically FLUFF's way or they fail because FLUFF won't buy in to anyone else drafting/captaining, yet he didn;t have the balls to take the helm himself and be a true leader - Maybe this will be the awakening we have been waiting for, and maybe Liquid will start performing up to the "Liquid" standard (BW/SC2) but at the same token, the whole way this came about, public meltdown and all, is not the Nazgul way. I'm surprised they didn't fire FLUFF on the spot, but I'm not surprised we haven't heard any comments by anyone from the organization since.
dude this is making liquid better. Teams become one when they understand each other and what fluff is doing now is rallying them and making them united under his leadership.One voice one action one body. I mean its working and I love it.This might look very grim and bad for the future of Liquid but it isn't . The only reason why Nazgul has risen his voice is because he understands what this team needs, a clear leader.
To quote robert baratheon: which is bigger? one or five? ONE or five. One army unified by one purpose by one leader or 5.
I completely agree on what FLUFF is trying to achieve here and the flaws of Liquid are very evident even in their games: they lack coordination, but in their most recent games vsCloud9, they showed improvements.
I want to wish Liquid all the best, they can take down EG as top dogs in America and they will
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this thread man
psychology 101 everybody
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rants like this have no place in dota 2 man. sc2 has its fair share lets not port that over.
tough times call for more open communications and im glad you got another change with TL. use it and prove urself or you will be the laughing stock for years to come.
good luck
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I can't freaking wait for the next match of Liquid against a Tier 1 team or, seeing them stomping others.
So far so good Liquid, I love this
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I don't know why people criticize FLUFF's expression, you know, he has anxiety issue which explain WHY he has to put it out here on the blog.
Sometimes, before you rise to the top you have to fall into the deepest of hell hole.
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You need to get team members that give you respect I suppose. I think I am searching for that at the moment. It's hard to find and I don't think I've managed to get as high as you in prominence because I couldn't tolerate disrespect like you forced yourself to.
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On March 21 2014 07:47 dcttr66 wrote:
You need to get team members that give you respect I suppose. I think I am searching for that at the moment. It's hard to find and I don't think I've managed to get as high as you in prominence because I couldn't tolerate disrespect like you forced yourself to.
The obvious solution to the problems of both of you would be to be humble but firm as a leader until you've earned yourself respect with your actions.
Demanding respect without earning it first is always risky, if you fail to pay back the respect your teammates have given you blindly with success, you'll lose their respect and maybe even your team.
(Note that respect doesn't equal listening to calls and sticking to your gameplan here, but if they don't do that then you're just not their leader.)
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You guys are doing bad right now, not that you are immortals or something special because eventually all of us will have to go through that period at some point of our life, that doesn't matter what matters is how you deal with it, how to fix it, maybe come up with different strategies get a different approach to it. the only thinks that you need to keep in your mind is to not give up because these are the best team in the world you are going against and they just out smarted you and that's nothing to be ashamed off.
maybe get a new player if that's possible, change leadership, sit with the team see what they want, watch your games see what you did wrong maybe you didn't ban the right hero? or you didn't go with the right lane? or your support didn't place a ward at needed moment? or thinks as simple as calling missing? as a new leader you SHOULD go through all of these thinks and try to fix what's broken which is your motivation which i can clearly see that you lost maybe take a little break from pro matches start from the bottom again, it doesn't matter if we think you can do it but do you believe that you can do it?
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team fire rebuild inc?
anyways good luck in life fluff, please try hard on ladder tho. I want to see you get 7k before demon
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