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13 Rules of Leadership First printed in the August 13, 1989, issue of Parade magazine,[41] these are Colin Powell's 13 Rules of Leadership.[42][43] It ain
by forgotmypw17 5y ago
13 Rules of Leadership
First printed in the August 13, 1989, issue of Parade magazine,[41] these are Colin Powell's 13 Rules of Leadership.[42][43]
It ain't as bad as you think.
Get mad, then get over it.
Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.
It can be done.
Be careful what you choose. You may get it.
Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
You can't make someone else's choices.
Check small things.
Share credit.
Remain calm. Be kind.
Have a vision.
Don't take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
(c)Wikipedia
- LurkingPenguin 5y ago> It ain't as bad as you think. It was for the people in Afghanistan and Iraq. > Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision. That one certainly didn't age well.
- galuggus 5y agoSee also- You can't make someone else's choices. (except who their president is)
- ikerdanzel 5y agoBasically rules to be a "yes-sir" man. Talk is cheap. Do the walk. And that failed at walk will be greatly remembered in American history. He could easily just resigned when being forced to act at UN. He choose to go on and display his wmd nonsense act in the process assisting Rumseld, blow 10+ trillions and gotten at least 8K American boys died on fabled WMD. He knows it is a lie showing he was a hypocrite or don't know which them absolute idiot. Either case, not a trait of a great man.
- gadders 5y agoThere was also the slide deck that elaborated on these. A lot of good sense in it, regardless of what you think of him: https://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=467329 https://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=467329 [PDF]
- csw-001 5y agoGiven the context, this list aged like milk. "Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision." So predetermine a decision is "good", then ignore facts to the contrary? Is this what we saw on display at the UN? Ignoring "adverse facts" seems to me to be one step away from simply adopting "alternative facts". Turns out it wasn't just one step away - it was a mere one administration away!