It Worked for Me (Enhanced Edition): In Life and Leadership

A natural storyteller, drawing on his experience in military leadership, Powell offers warm and engaging parables with wise advice on succeeding in the workplace and beyond. “Trust your people,” he counsels as he delegates presidential briefing responsibilities to two junior State Department desk officers. “Do your best—someone is watching,” he advises those just starting out, recalling his own teenage summer job mopping floors in a soda-bottling factory.

Powell combines the insights he has gained serving in the top ranks of the military and in four presidential administrations with the lessons he’s learned from his immigrant-family upbringing in the Bronx, his training in the ROTC, and his growth as an Army officer. The result is a powerful portrait of a leader who is reflective, self-effacing, and grateful for the contributions of everyone he works with.

Colin Powell’s It Worked for Me (Enhanced Edition) v2 EEB is bound to inspire, move, and surprise readers. Thoughtful and revealing, it is a brilliant and original leadership guide and blueprint for success.

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This powerful leadership guide is built on practical, real-world lessons:

• Powell’s Thirteen Rules: Discover the core principles Powell gathered throughout his career, including essential advice like “Get mad, then get over it” and “Share credit.”
• Lessons from the Top: Gain insights from Powell’s service in four presidential administrations and his time as a four-star general and Secretary of State.
• The Power of People: Learn why trusting your team is paramount, illustrated by stories of Powell delegating presidential briefing responsibilities to junior desk officers.
• From the Ground Up: Be inspired by lessons on hard work and humility, from his immigrant-family upbringing in the Bronx to a teenage summer job mopping floors.