16 Leadership Lessons from a Four Star General

This a really good post about the leadership lessons learned by General Stanley McChrystal. I haven't read his book, but this links to a quick round up.

16 Leadership Lessons from a Four Star General

In the end, “there are few secrets to leadership.” 

It is mostly just hard work. More than anything else it requires self-discipline. Colorful, charismatic characters often fascinate people, even soldiers. But over time, effectiveness is what counts. Those who lead most successfully do so while looking out for their followers’ welfare. Self-discipline manifests itself in countless ways. In a leader I see it as doing those things that should be done, even when they are unpleasant, inconvenient, or dangerous; and refraining from those that shouldn’t, even when they are pleasant, easy, or safe.

10 Reasons You'll Never Raise A Dime For Your Startup

LOL. Pretty spot on overview of what not to do when fundraising.

10 Reasons You'll Never Raise A Dime For Your Startup- Forbes


1.) Your Leadership Skills Are Lacking
2.) Your Team Falls Short
3.) No Traction With Customers
4.) No Proven Business Model
5.) Your Approach With Investors Is Wrong
6.) Pitching The Wrong Investors
7.) You’re Not Coachable
8.) Lack Deep Domain Expertise
9.) Failure To Understand ‘Lean’
10.) Blindness To See You Need To Fix All Of This

Reading List!

Here are a few articles that caught my eye, for your light beach reading:

How to Destroy Teams and Become Losers - Leadership Freak

Five Ways to Improve Your B2B Social Marketing Strategy ROI- Inbound Marketing

How Startups Can Triple Their Custome Base in Year or Less-Tech Cocktail

The Monster list of startup submission sites for free listing -The Startup Videos