Attendees of the Alltech REBELation, an international conference exploring innovation, inspiration and world-changing ideas, were treated to 13 lessons in leadership. Among the speakers at the conference, being held May 17-20, were Alltech Founder and President Dr. Pearse Lyons, former U.S. Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell, and Jim Stengel, former global marketing officer for Procter & Gamble.
The leaders advised:
1. Have a vision but at the same time, be demanding. – Lyons
2. Leaders need to set a purpose. The best leaders convey purpose to everyone in their organization. – Powell
3. When people are inspired, they are self-motivated. – Powell
4. There needs to be a purpose for inspiration to take hold. Sometimes purpose can be small. – Powell
5. Put followers in the best possible environment to get the job done. Make sure you take care of the troops. –Powell
6. You know you are a good leader if your troops follow you, even if only out of curiosity. – Powell
7. Recognize performance. – Powell
8. You have to constantly work on building bonds of trust in your organization. – Powell
9. Your job is to demonstrate that you have moral and physical courage. Everything you do is selfless not selfish. – Powell
10. You need to see where the future is. The best leaders are always looking for the opportunities of the future. – Powell
11. Getting people to believe is what leadership is all about. – Powell
12. In terms of execution of the plan, I require your complete loyalty. We are one team in one fight. – Powell
13. The standards we set say everything about us. – Jim Stengel
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