Colonel Mickey Addison (USAF, ret)

Based on his powerful leadership book, the “Leading Leaders” session is straightforward advice for leaders at all levels on how to be successful through cultivating and deepening relationships. Developed over an almost three decade military career and a lifetime of leading, Colonel Mickey Addison lays out the foundation for character-based leadership. Using foundational principles of Integrity, Respect, Teamwork, Leaders Lead, and Little Things Matter, and illustrated through personal stories and historical anecdotes, this session is entertaining and enlightening!

Developed over a career spanning three decades, Colonel Mickey Addison gives leaders a "how-to" rule book for leading at any level. With Rules like "Don't Spook the Herd" and "The First Report is Usually Wrong", this is not your average leadership talk!

For years I kept General Colin Powell’s “Rules” on a worn, type-written sheet of paper somewhere on my desk. His Rules had been published in a news magazine article, and I thought they were fabulous, so I typed them up and added a few of my own to the bottom. Over the years, I developed my own “Rules” that gradually replaced “Colin Powell’s Rules” even though that worn piece of paper still adorns my desk.

I’ve found these rules to be very useful to me, and I’ve regretted it every time I’ve violated them. The eleven Rules are my guidelines for relating to other people and to my work and reminders about leading my organization.