Lee's Lessons-2

•Know the ground. A leader must have a firm , clear grasp of his field so that he can outmaneuver his opponents.

•Do your own reconnaissance . A leader uses his own eyes and ears to investigate facts whenever possible. One true mark of a leader is the courage to pursue information to its logical conclusion and to have the cool-headed, clear-eyed good judgment not to mistake sheep for soldiers.

•Be indefatigable. A leader must have the endurance to out-think and outlast his opponents, and to take the hard road when it is the right road.

•Learn from your superiors. Leadership can be learned from successful exectives far different from oneself in temperament. Copy a successful leader's techniques and learn from his mistakes.

•Leadership is legitimized by success under fire . To be a leader , one cannot wait to the sidelines . One has to take responsibility, enter the fray, and prove that one has the resourcefulness, ability and character to get things done.

•Leadership requires moral responsibility. A leader is responsible not only for his own actions but for those of his subordinates and for the overall effect of his enterprise.