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Regardless of your politics and recent history notwithstanding, General Powell has some good points to make:
From the book, “ The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell" (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002), By Oren Harari

Lesson 1: "Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off."
Lesson 2: "The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is theday you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that youdo not care. Either case is a failure of leadership."
Lesson 3: "Don't be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts oftenpossess more data than judgment. Elites can become so inbred that they produce hemophiliacs who bleed to death as soon as they are nicked by the real world."
Lesson 4: "Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard."
Lesson 5: "Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant."
Lesson 6: "You don't know what you can get away with until you try."
Lesson 7: "Keep looking below surface appearances. Don't shrink from doing so (just) because you might not like what you find."
Lesson 8: "Organization doesn't really accomplish anything. Plansdon't accomplish anything, either. Theories of managementdon't much matter. Endeavors succeed or fail because ofthe people involved. Only by attracting the best people will you accomplish great deeds."
Lesson 9: "Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest managementfads.The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission."
Lesson 10: "Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier."
Lesson 11: "Powell's Rules for Picking People:” Look for intelligence and judgment, and most critically,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.
Lesson 12: "Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand."
Lesson 13: "Have fun in your command. Don't always run ata breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it: Spend time with your families. Corollary: surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard."
Lesson 14: "Command is lonely."
Conclusion: " Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management possible.”