 [Larger view] | The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell
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 A model to emulate | |
| Oren Harari has pulled together some of Colin Powell's words of wisdom, many of which were already published in Powell's autobiography, and turned them into a useful leadership book. Harari fleshes out many of Powell's ideas and gives memorable examples of what he believes Powell means when he says, for example, that "being responsible sometimes means pissing people off." This book is a tribute to Powell and can at times come across as interpreting the teachings of the Messiah, but since Powell is one of the few leaders in today's world that is virtually universally respected, this is forgivable. The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell is a valuable addition to any leadership library. | |
 For me, not a Keeper | |
| I just finished reading "My American Journey" as preparation to reading "Leadership Secrets.." I was disappointed in the latter book: It seemed to pull together quotes from various times and situations, and force a book out of it. Although the author has met Powell, and is on great terms, the book has a feeling of studying something from a distance and forming concepts from a distance. I never got into it. I am trying to 80/20 my library, and this book ended up in the 80%. (Blast you amaxon.ca, the books are coming in faster than they are going out) | |
 So much common sense | |
| This book is a joke. It is written by a guy who has followed Colin Powell around and has taken a lot of notes on what he has said. He then put together a bunch of Powell's stories and comments into this book. The "secrets" are not secrets at all. They are common sense to most people. After the first couple of chapters I realized that I was wasting my time trying to read each word and just went to the summaries at the end of each chapter. It's all summed up there. Powell did not contribute to this book, he was merely a speaker who fed the author enough information to pull this book together. |
