Colin Powell: Impeccable Leader with Humble Beginnings
Yesterday I shared the first in a series on this year's Global Leadership Summit. Well, today I share one of the Summit's special treats for me: former - and the first African American - US Secretary of State Colin Powell. When I hear a person speak in this kind of forum, I always learn things about them I didn't know. General Powell mentioned that people often ask him to share all the great military schools he attended. Some even ask him, "So what year did you graduate from West Point?" Actually, General Powell admitted he wasn't a great student. Segregation forbade him from attending the best military schools. And he'd graduated as a rather average student from City College in New York. I was floored to hear this. But I was also inspired and encouraged as a Mama. General Powell's admission to a mediocre school career gave me hope for my children - some who make wonderful grades, and one who struggles through school for average r...