Thought 20NOV2007

A LEADERSHIP PRIMER - [lesson 16]
{this is the last in the series}
"The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise"
Too often, the reverse defines corporate culture. This is one of the main reasons why leaders like Ken Iverson of Nucor Steel, Percy Barnevik of Asea Brown Boveri, and Richard Branson of Virgin have kept their corporate staffs to a bare-bones minimum - how about fewer than 100 central corporate staffers for global $30 billion-plus ABB? Or around 25 and 3 for multi-billion Nucor and Virgin, respectively? Shift the power and the financial accountability to the folks who are bringing in the beans, not the ones who are counting or analyzing them.
General Colin Powell - Chairman (Ret), Joint Chiefs of Staff - Former Secretary of State - USA

Always talk big and you will never be forgotten - French Proverb