Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: PART 1:
  • POWELL AS PROVOCATEUR 15
  • CH. 1: Know When to Piss People Off 17
  • CF. 2: Promote a Clash of Ideas 33
  • CH. 3: The Ego Trap 53
  • CH. 4: Don't Go Looking for "No" 65
  • CH. 5: The Chief "Dis-organizcr" 79
  • CH. 6: When to Challenge the Pros 93
  • PART II:
  • POWELL ON STRATEGY AND EXECUTION 105
  • CH. 7: Close with the Enemy 107
  • CH. 8: People over Plans 125
  • CH. 9: Vigilance in Detail 141
  • CH. 10: Situation Dictates Strategy 155
  • CH. 11: POWCl's Rules for Picking People 167
  • CH. 12: Trust Those in the Trenches 181
  • PART III:
  • THE POWELL CHARACTER 197
  • CH. 13: The Powell Way 199
  • CH. 14: Optimism Is a "Force Multiplier" 215
  • CH. 15: Take Leave when You've Earned It 229
  • CH. 16: Prepare for Loneliness 243
  • APPENDIX: "Quotations from Chairman Powell:
  • A Leadership Primer" 255
  • SOURCES/NOTEs 263
  • INDEX 269.