Tuesday, August 15, 2006

10 Leadership Principles

USAA Magazine this spring listed Kelly Perdew's 10 leadership rules from his new book, "Take Command: 10 Leadership Principles I learned in the Military and Put to Work for Donald Trump" (p. 15). I thought they were worthy of repeating:

  1. Integrity: Take the harder right over the easier wrong.
  2. Duty: Do what you're supposed to do, when you're supposed to do it.
  3. Passion: Be passionate about what you do, or do what you're passionate about.
  4. Impeccability: If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right.
  5. Teamwork: Teamwork: There is no "I" in TEAM.
  6. Selfless Services: Give back.
  7. Planning: Fail to plan, plan to fail.
  8. Loyalty: Up, down, and across your organization.
  9. Perseverance: It's not the size of the dog in the fight; it's the size of the fight in the dog.
  10. Flexibility: The person with the most varied responses wins.

They aren't the most unique ideas out there (what are, after all?) but they seem like good advice for anyone.

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