Here are the leadership lessons of a lifetime of service from the President of Israel and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres:
1. Leaders must not be afraid of being alone.
2. They must have the courage to be afraid.
3. A leader must decide. He should not agree or disagree. He says “yes” or “no.”
4. A leader must pioneer, not rule.
5. A leader is not on the top of his people but ahead of them in front.
6. Leadership is extremely hard work.
7. When you have a chosen a destiny . . . never give up.
8. Leadership is based on a moral call.
9. What is right today is different tomorrow.
10. It’s not enough to be up to date; you have to be up tomorrow.
11. To lead is to listen, to pay attention to every detail, to decide.
12. Everything that once was controversial ultimately becomes popular.