Rules of Leadership

In Colin Powell’s memoir It Worked For Me: In Life and Leadership he lists his 13 Rules of Leadership …

1. It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning. This is attitude, not prediction
2. Get mad, then get over it. Get over it quickly and never lose control of yourself.
3. Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it. Your position was faulty not your ego.
4. It can be done! Don't surround yourself with skeptics.
5. Be careful what you choose.  You may get it.
6. Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision. Superior Leaderships is a matter of superb instinct.
7. You can't make someone else's choices. Don’t let someone else make yours.
8. Check small things. Success ultimately rests on small things.
9. Share credit. People need recognition and a sense of worth.
10. Remain calm. Be kind.  Kindness, calmness, reassures followers.
11. Have a vision. Purpose is the destination of a vision.
12. Don't take counsel of your fears or naysayers. Fear is a normal human emotion.
13. Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Written by Anthony Davis