Ten rules for leaders

I like to make lists and especially lists of ten points. Many times I’ll write a long list of points about a topic and stew over it for a while, then do some sorting and arranging, trying to understand the relationships. If possible, I’ll boil the list down to ten points.Cutting the list shorter risks blurring distinctions In 1973, when I became CEO of Emerson, I was thirty-seven years old and had a tough act to follow. My predecessor,W. R.“Buck” Persons, had led the company for 19 years and initiated its continuing transformation from a medium-sized producer of electric motors and fans with a defense contracting business into a strong, diversified manufacturing corporation.The Persons era was a time of great prosperity for the company, its employees, and its stockholders.