Colin Powells Rules – Lead High Performance

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Posted 28 January 201620 January 2016 Mickey AddisonLeave a commentPosted in Mickeys Rules, Throwback Thursday

For years I kept General Colin Powell’s “Rules” on a worn, type-written sheet of paper somewhere on my desk. His Rules had been published in a news magazine article, and I thought they were fabulous, so I typed them up and added a few of my own to the bottom. Over the years, I developed […]

Rule #6: Asking The Right Questions Is Better Than Knowing The Answer

Posted 12 October 201327 May 2020 Mickey AddisonLeave a commentPosted in Mickeys Rules

6. Asking the right questions is usually better than knowing the right answers. There’s an old saying in the Air Force that colonels rarely ask questions to which they don’t already know the answer. I never really understood that saying until I became a colonel, then the light came on. Everyone wants to show the […]

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#TBT Mickey’s Rules

Rule #6: Asking The Right Questions Is Better Than Knowing The Answer