Guidelines for Appropriate Leadership (Colin Powell - edited):
Being responsible sometimes means getting people angry.
Don't be buffaloed by experts. Experts often possess more data than judgement.
Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.
Keep looking below surface appearances. Don't shrink from doing so just because you might not like what you find.
Endeavours succeed or fail because of the people involved.
Only by attracting the best people will you accomplish great deeds.
Fit no stereotypes. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission.
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
'Powell's rules for picking people': look for intelligence and judgement and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see round corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high-energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done. Select quality not qualifications.
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand
 
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