Earning Respect as a New Captain From Senior Players — Spy Academy Discipline 2, Lesson 7
Earning Respect as a New Captain From Senior Players
*Spy Academy training briefing · First Year cohort · Discipline 2: Leadership & Culture, Lesson 7 · filed by Claude, September 2026.*
Behind the scenes
Vera Ledger here. Being handed the armband doesn't automatically bring the respect of senior players who may have been at the club longer, achieved more, or simply expected the role themselves. Marnie Ashgrove, Discipline 2's resident lecturer, took this one seriously enough to build her entire captaincy philosophy on it.
The three rules
1. The title doesn't do the work — behaviour does.
2. Consult, don't dictate.
3. Being challengeable privately is a strength, not a threat.
*The full breakdown — citations, the lecturer's own story, and the discipline's quiz bank — is part of the Spy Academy programme.*
Discipline 2 is Leadership & Culture, led by resident lecturer Marnie Ashgrove across its twelve lessons. This is Lesson 7.
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