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Machine generated contents note: PART 1: -- POWELL AS PROVOCATEUR 15 -- CH. 1: Know When to Piss People Off 17 -- CF. 2: Promote a Clash of Ideas 33 -- CH. 3: The Ego Trap 53 -- CH. 4: Don't Go Looking for "No" 65 -- CH. 5: The Chief "Dis-organizcr" 79 -- CH. 6: When to Challenge the Pros 93 -- PART II: -- POWELL ON STRATEGY AND EXECUTION 105 -- CH. 7: Close with the Enemy 107 -- CH. 8: People over Plans 125 -- CH. 9: Vigilance in Detail 141 -- CH. 10: Situation Dictates Strategy 155 -- CH. 11: POWCl's Rules for Picking People 167 -- CH. 12: Trust Those in the Trenches 181 -- PART III: -- THE POWELL CHARACTER 197 -- CH. 13: The Powell Way 199 -- CH. 14: Optimism Is a "Force Multiplier" 215 -- CH. 15: Take Leave when You've Earned It 229 -- CH. 16: Prepare for Loneliness 243 -- APPENDIX: "Quotations from Chairman Powell: -- A Leadership Primer" 255 -- SOURCES/NOTEs 263 -- INDEX 269.