Includes bibliographical references.

Powell principles -- Promote a clash of ideas -- Be prepared to piss people off -- Establish trust -- Walk the talk -- Pick the right people -- Listen -- Be vigilant in details -- Be a disorganizer -- Check your ego at the door -- Let change lead growth -- Seek consensus (but don't be ruled by it) -- Fit no stereotypes -- Simplify -- Let situation dictate strategy -- Push the envelope -- Close with the enemy -- View people as partners -- Challenge the pros -- Don't rely on charts and titles -- Trust those in the trenches -- Make optimism a top priority -- Have fun in your command -- Strive for balance -- Prepare to be lonely -- Notes and exercises for the trainer and/or human resource manager -- Other titles in the McGraw-Hill professional education series.

"The Powell Principles details two dozen mission- and people-based leadership skills that have guided Powell through his nearly half-century of service to the United States. Packed with refreshingly honest insights, this concise, no-nonsense book reveals the keys to Colin Powell's unprecedented success."--Jacket.

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