The leader whom I researched is Retired General Colin Powell. He grew up in a tough neighborhood‚ educated in the public school system and went to City College in New York. After completing the schools ROTC’s program and graduating‚ Colin Powell was commissioned as an Army second lieutenant. He held many leadership positions to include National Security Advisor during the Reagan Administration‚ becoming the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff‚ the highest position in the Defense Department
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com/usnews/news/articles/051031/31powell.htm Encyclopedia Britannica. Colin Powell. (2009). Retrieved November 19‚ 2009 from Encyclopedia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/473238/Colin-Powell General Colin L. Powell. (2009‚ January 18). Retrieved November 15‚ 2009 from the Academy of Achievement official website: http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/pow0bio-1 Major Player: Gen. Colin L. Powell (Ret.). (2000) Retrieved November 16‚ 2009 from The
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Ret. General Colin Powell As a Non Commissioned Officer in the Pennsylvania Army Nation Guard‚ I realize the importance and value of good leadership. A leader has to be able to understand and support their men‚ have initiative‚ be quick on their feet‚ and accept responsibility for their actions. The personal traits that I look for in a leader are courage‚ commitment‚ candor‚ competence‚ and integrity. Out of these the most important one to me‚ is integrity. A man’s word is his bond and the most
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strongest spirit or cultivate leadership potential. Retired Army General Colin Powell’s innate leadership abilities were challenged and honed from his first Vietnam War combat tour. Throughout his time in Vietnam‚ the critical leadership abilities of building trust and loyalty in one’s followers while displaying competence allowed Colin Powell to become an extremely effective organizational leader. Colin Luther Powell was born in New York in 1937 to Jamaican immigrants. He graduated from the
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It Takes a Small Step to Be Big Colin Powell life is interesting because he was the first African-American Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. The commencement speech Powell gives at Howard University show his willingness and determination to overcome challenges. Not letting his race put a limitations on what he could or couldn’t do‚ shows that anyone can do anything and be anyone in this nation. It also shows how times have changed from the past from African Americans being slaves to running
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For me‚ the selection to write a paper on Retired Former General Colin Powell was not because he was the first African American Joint Chief of Staff under former President George Bush or the first African American Secretary of State under former President George W. Bush or the first African American to serve as a national advisor for former President Ronald Reagan. I see man that is humbly quite with character; he has an impression resume for a person who grew up during very difficult times for African
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Colin Powells life was a long adventure of achievements with choices to. He did things that helped other people. He did things that saved other people. Many things can happen in one man’s life. For Colin Powell‚ he went from having parents that were very poor‚ to being secretary of state. Here is his story. His choices made his life a lot better‚ like I said‚ he helped other people which made him feel better. The people he will have saved will be thankful ad be happy that they are alive. Other things
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ARTICLE 1 HOW RICH IS DIPLOMAT‚ MILLITARY LEADER- COLIN POWELL Colin Luther Powell worth $45 million‚ born on April 5‚ 1937 in Harlem near New York City‚ Manhatten. His parents Maud Arial and Luther Theophilus Powell were from Jamaica. His ancestors were Scottish. He was brought up in the South Bronx and went to Morris High School‚ got graduated in 1954. He received his BS degree in geology from the City College of New York in 1958. Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general
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Colin Powell was born in New York City on April 5‚ 1937‚ the son of Jamaican immigrants‚ Luther and Maud Powell. Unknown at the time‚ this child would face many feats and conquer them‚ and although unexpected‚ as a young black boy‚ would grow up to be one of America’s greatest military leaders and citizens. Luther Powell emigrated from Jamaica in his early twenties on a banana boat. The second of nine children born to a poor family he left his family and a menial job like the millions before him
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has been viewed different. The structure of education has changed through time. But how should we be taught? Do we need “structure”? Colin Powell believes that education would be 10x better if we had structure. He explains schools today are lacking structure. Powell says uniforms and preparation for standardized test will help children succeed in life. Powell has expectations for ordinary children to act stern and serious like the children he teaches in the military. But in other cases‚ Maria
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