dimanche 3 avril 2011

Counter-Machiavelli. Advice to Leaders.

1) A good narrative is a great source of soft power.
2) Accept crticism; it is a sign of emotional intelligence.
3) Get a vision; a vision can grow.
4) Keep your promises; nothing can do more damage than collapsed reputations.
5) Share hardship; failure to do so shows lack of committment.
6) Know your own limitations; acknowledge inadequacies.
7) Make loyalty the prime virtue and reward it; Loyalty is like gold, hard to find and easy to lose.
8) Make firm rules, and make them clear; apply them to high and low alike.
9) Get real; don't have illusions, and ignore information which shatters cherished assumptions.
10) In peace always prepare for war; best method is the exercise in cooperation.
11) Make the state's interest above yours; You are the symbol but the state has laws.
12) Allow for debate; especially at the highest echelons of power.
13) Hire only the best; though attitudes can seldom be taught, but skills can.
14) In victory always be magnanimous; surrendering to your will must have its benefits.
15) Pretend at least to philosophise; there are advantages in being seen as a thoughtful ruler committed to selfless service.
16) Cultivate humility; your ambition is for the institution and not for yourself.
17) Plan for eternity; after you is not the deluge.

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