Colin Powell seven laws of power
Colin Powell seven laws of power give clues to good leadership.
Behind Open Doors Colin Powell's seven laws of power by Oren Harari
He has commanded armies and headed government agencies--and now, as U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell is in every sense a world leader. Through the years, in each position of growing authority, he has followed a code of leadership that inspires confidence, trust and admiration.
Seven laws of power
1. Dare to be the skunk: "Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes--and in some cases that he's naked."
2. To get the real dirt, head for the trenches: "The people in the field are closest to the problem," Powell says. "Therefore, that's where the real wisdom is."
3. Share the power: "Plans don't accomplish work," says Powell. "It's people who get things done."
4. Know when to ignore your advisers: Experts, advisers and consultants will only get you so far. Eventually, the leader must make the final decision.
5. Develop selective amnesia: Too many leaders get so trapped in fixed ways of seeing things that they can't cope when the world changes.
6. Come up for air: Powell demands excellence from his staff members, but he also insists that they have lives outside the office.
7. Declare victory and quit: "Command is lonely," says Powell. And so is the decision to withdraw from the position of authority.
Behind Open Doors Colin Powell's seven laws of power by Oren Harari
He has commanded armies and headed government agencies--and now, as U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell is in every sense a world leader. Through the years, in each position of growing authority, he has followed a code of leadership that inspires confidence, trust and admiration.
Seven laws of power
1. Dare to be the skunk: "Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes--and in some cases that he's naked."
2. To get the real dirt, head for the trenches: "The people in the field are closest to the problem," Powell says. "Therefore, that's where the real wisdom is."
3. Share the power: "Plans don't accomplish work," says Powell. "It's people who get things done."
4. Know when to ignore your advisers: Experts, advisers and consultants will only get you so far. Eventually, the leader must make the final decision.
5. Develop selective amnesia: Too many leaders get so trapped in fixed ways of seeing things that they can't cope when the world changes.
6. Come up for air: Powell demands excellence from his staff members, but he also insists that they have lives outside the office.
7. Declare victory and quit: "Command is lonely," says Powell. And so is the decision to withdraw from the position of authority.
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