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Leadership in the Trenches The Wisdom of General Collin Powell Chairman (Retired)

Leadership in the Trenches The Wisdom of General Collin Powell Chairman (Retired) Joint Chiefs of Staff. Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.

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Leadership in the Trenches The Wisdom of General Collin Powell Chairman (Retired)

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  1. Leadership in the Trenches The Wisdom of General Collin Powell Chairman (Retired) Joint Chiefs of Staff

  2. Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.

  3. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.

  4. “Experts” possess more data than judgment.

  5. Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.

  6. Never neglect details. When everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted a leader must be doubly vigilant.

  7. You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.

  8. Organizations don’t succeed. Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved. Only by attracting the best people will you accomplish great deeds.

  9. Organizational charts and fancy titles account for nothing.

  10. Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes your ego goes with it.

  11. Let the situation dictate which approach best accomplishes the teams mission.

  12. Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

  13. Picking people: Look for intelligence and judgment, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done.

  14. Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers.

  15. Use the formula P=40 to 70 P = Probability Numbers = percentage of information required When the information possessed is in the 40-70 range, go with your gut.

  16. The commander in the field is always right, the rear echelon is always wrong, unless proven otherwise.

  17. Take your work seriously, but not yourself. Work deliberately and relax with relaxation as your purpose.

  18. Command is lonely.

  19. Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.

  20. Colin Luther Powell born April 5, 1937 is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005, and the first African American to serve in that position. During his military career, Powell also served as National Security Advisor (1987–1989), as Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command (1989) and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993), holding the latter position during the Gulf War. He was the first, and so far the only, African American to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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